You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him. | This saying is trustworthy: “For if we died with him, we will also live with him.” |
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Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation. | As newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow. |
There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. | There is no one as holy as Yahweh, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God. |
Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. | May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. |
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. | And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world. |
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. | Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! |
He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. | To which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” | Who “will pay back to everyone according to their works.” |
You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. | But say the things which fit sound doctrine. |
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. | Preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching. |
Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. | Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. |
If this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. | Then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment. |
Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. | Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. |
In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. | Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself. |
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. | Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving. |
The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. | Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up. |
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. | Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus. |
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. | Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth. |
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. | Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth. |
For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? | For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God? |
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. | When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom. |
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. | It will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved. |
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. | Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. |
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” | My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.” |