But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. | Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. |
Give us this day our daily bread. | Give us today the food we need. |
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Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. | You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate. |
Who will repay each person according to his deeds. | He will judge everyone according to what they have done. |
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. | Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. |
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. | And forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. |
Or can a person walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched? | Can he walk on hot coals and not blister his feet? |
The Lord is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me? | The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? |
Everything that has breath shall praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! | Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord! |
A fool’s lips bring strife, And his mouth invites beatings. | Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. |
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. | A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. |
Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. | Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near. |
Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. | Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. |
The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him. | Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. |
What then if you see the Son of Man ascending to where He was before? | Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again? |
Come, let’s worship and bow down, Let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker. | Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker. |
For he will never be shaken; The righteous will be remembered forever. | Such people will not be overcome by evil. Those who are righteous will be long remembered. |
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. | And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one. |
But as for you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. | But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. |
I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah | I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. |
For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. | For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, My refuge; I will not be shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. |
For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. | When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. |
So then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober. | So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. |
That which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit. | Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. |