| My child, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching. | My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. |
| Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray. | Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. |
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| Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. | Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. |
| Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” | Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” |
| So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. | So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. |
| What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! | What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! |
| Those who withhold kindness from a friend forsake the fear of the Almighty. | Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. |
| Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their parents. | Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. |
| For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. | For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. |
| But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. | But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. |
| Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. | Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. |
| For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. | For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. |
| This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord, and was saved from every trouble. | This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. |
| To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. | The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. |
| Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. | Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. |
| By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. |
| Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. | Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. |
| Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. | Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. |
| Therefore keep the commandments of the Lord your God, by walking in his ways and by fearing him. | Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him. |
| For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. | For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
| Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. | Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. |
| So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?” | So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” |
| If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. | And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. |
| Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” | Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” |
| Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? | Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? |
