| Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight. | Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. |
| Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. | Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. |
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| God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? | God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? |
| Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. | Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil. |
| He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? | He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? |
| Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. | Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. |
| Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. | Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. |
| Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. | Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. |
| Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. | Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. |
| Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. | Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! |
| And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. | As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. |
| But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. | But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. |
| And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. | Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. |
| I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. | I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. |
| And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. | And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” |
| And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. | And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. |
| And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ. | And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus. |
| And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. | About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. |
| And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? | And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ |
| And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent. | The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. |
| This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. | This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. |
| Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. | So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. |
| And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. | And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name. |
| Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. | Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. |
| Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? | Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have? |
