For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. | For the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. |
You, Yahweh, remain forever. Your throne is from generation to generation. | You, Lord, rule forever; Your throne is from generation to generation. |
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But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream. | But let justice roll out like waters, And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. |
For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. | For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. |
Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him. | Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. |
So then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober. | So then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober. |
Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth! | Be exalted above the heavens, God; May Your glory be above all the earth. |
Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth. | Be exalted above the heavens, God, And may Your glory be above all the earth. |
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. | But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. |
He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh. | He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. |
A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence. | A fool rejects his father’s discipline, But he who complies with rebuke is sensible. |
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. | Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. |
Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth. | Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. |
For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. | For You bless the righteous person, Lord, You surround him with favor as with a shield. |
The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. | And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. |
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him. | So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made to God intensely by the church. |
He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life. | The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. |
Sing to Yahweh, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the earth! | Praise the Lord in song, for He has done glorious things; Let this be known throughout the earth. |
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. | For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus. |
Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do. | Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, just as you also are doing. |
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. | For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light. |
But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one. | But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin. |
It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment. | It goes well for a person who is gracious and lends; He will maintain his cause in judgment. |
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you. | For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all who call upon You. |
Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good. Abstain from every form of evil. | But examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good, abstain from every form of evil. |