| For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. | For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. |
| Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. | May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. |
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| 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. |
| 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.” |
| Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. | Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up. |
| Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord. | You shall keep my Sabbaths, and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am Yahweh. |
| A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. | Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts. |
| For he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. | That he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints. |
