| Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors! | Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to all those on whom his favor rests. |
| Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart. | Blessed are those who observe his statutes and seek him with their whole heart. |
| For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. | For the Lord himself is the one who bestows wisdom; from his mouth come forth knowledge and understanding. |
| Indeed, we live as human beings, but we do not wage war according to human standards. | Although we are human beings, we do not engage in battle according to human standards. |
| Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. | Then you will understand equity and justice as well as righteousness—every good path. |
| Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. | Indeed, persecution will afflict all who want to lead a godly life in Christ Jesus. |
| A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion. | A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only delights in expressing his own opinions. |
| To you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. | For this day in the city of David there has been born to you a Savior who is Christ, the Lord. |
| You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder. | You believe that there is one God. You do well to assert that. But even the demons believe and tremble. |
| Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. | Treasures obtained by wicked means profit nothing, but a righteous life brings delivery from death. |
| With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love. | With all humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another in a spirit of love. |
| He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand ever unshaken. |
| I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. | I will rejoice and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. |
| Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. | Now this Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. |
| But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. | However, the Lord is faithful. He will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. |
| I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ himself. | I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love so that they may grow rich in their complete understanding as they come to the knowledge of the mystery of God, that is, Christ. |
| He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly. | He reserves his wisdom for the upright and is a shield to those who lead blameless lives. |
| My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? | My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come to behold the face of God? |
| For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human. | For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and man, Christ Jesus, himself a man. |
| Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. | There is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing secret that will not become known. |
| And every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. | And every tongue should proclaim to the glory of God the Father: Jesus Christ is Lord. |
| For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. | For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but rather a spirit of power and of love and of wisdom. |
| And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God live forever. | And the world with all its enticements is passing away, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. |
| When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. | When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all assembled together in one place. Suddenly, there came from heaven a sound similar to that of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were sitting. |
| No one who denies the Son has the Father; everyone who confesses the Son has the Father also. | Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also. |
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