The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen. | The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen. |
Keep my commands and follow them. I am the Lord. | Thus you shall keep my commandments and observe them: I am the Lord. |
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And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ | And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ |
May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. | Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. |
For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? | For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? |
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. | Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive. |
The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. | The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. |
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. | For as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ. |
Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life. | The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life. |
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender. | The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. |
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. | But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. |
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. | He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord. |
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. | Without counsel, plans go wrong, but with many advisers they succeed. |
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. |
What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. | What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar. |
The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy. | Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. |
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’ | I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ |
But test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. | But test everything; hold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil. |
He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. | The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! |
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. | Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray. |
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us. | For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our ruler, the Lord is our king; he will save us. |
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name. | And now why do you delay? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name. |
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. | A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. |
He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him. | He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with him. |
Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. | See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone's work. |