| The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise the wife also to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise the husband also does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. | A husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise a wife should fulfill her conjugal obligations to her husband. For a wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, a husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. |
| Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor those habitually drunk, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. | Are you not aware that wrongdoers will never inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, sodomites, thieves, extortioners, drunkards, slanderers, swindlers—none of these will inherit the kingdom of God. |
| You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | As for you, my child, take strength from the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| The statement is trustworthy: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him. | This saying can be trusted: If we have died with him, we shall also live with him. |
| And like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation. | Like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may advance on the path to salvation. |
| There is no one holy like the Lord, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God. | There is no holy one like the Lord, there is none beside you, nor is there a rock like our God. |
| May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. | May mercy, peace, and love be granted you in abundance. |
| And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. | He is himself the sacrifice for our sins— and not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world. |
| Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. | Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand. |
| It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. | It was for this purpose that he called you through our gospel so that you might come to share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Who will repay each person according to his deeds. | For God will repay everyone in accordance with what his deeds deserve. |
| Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction. | Preach the message; be persistent in doing so, whether in season or out of season; convince, reprove, and encourage, but with great patience and instruction. |
| But as for you, proclaim the things which are fitting for sound doctrine. | As for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine. |
| Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from a trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment. | Therefore, the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials and to hold the wicked for punishment until the Day of Judgment. |
| Rescue my soul, Lord, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue. | Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. |
| Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. | Turn away from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart. |
| In the same way, faith also, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. | In the same way, faith by itself is dead if it does not have works. |
| The Lord makes poor and rich; He humbles, He also exalts. | The Lord makes poor and makes rich, he humbles and he also exalts. |
| Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus. | Let your attitude be identical to that of Christ Jesus. |
| Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a worker who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. | Make every effort to present yourself before God as one who is worthy of his approval, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, but who imparts the word of truth without any alteration. |
| For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? | For who is God except the Lord? Who is a rock aside from our God? |
| Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. | Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. |
| When pride comes, then comes dishonor; But with the humble there is wisdom. | When pride is nurtured, disgrace soon follows, but wisdom is the hallmark of the humble. |
| Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving. | Persevere in prayer, with alert minds and thankful hearts. |
| I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides You.” | I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” |
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