Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. | How happy is the one whom God reproves; therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. |
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. | It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice. |
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And, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. | And having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. |
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. | Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. |
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. | May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ. |
For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” | For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” |
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. | Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. | Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. |
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. | O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch. |
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. | Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him. | And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him. |
And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. | And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. |
Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you. | Know then in your heart that as a parent disciplines a child so the Lord your God disciplines you. |
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. | And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. |
For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. | For just as the sufferings of Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ. |
For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. | For whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. |
Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. | Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, just as you have said. |
However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. | Each of you, however, should love his wife as himself, and a wife should respect her husband. |
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! | So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! |
When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. | When you make a vow to God, do not delay fulfilling it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you vow. |
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. | In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. |
You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. | You who want to be justified by the law have cut yourselves off from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. |
Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah. | And every day in the temple and at home they did not cease to teach and proclaim Jesus as the Messiah. |
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. | Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. |
Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.” | Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.” |