Bible Verses about 'Act'
“They shall be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts, “On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him.” | They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. |
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are His delight. | Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. |
Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice 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. |
God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will 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 the 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 has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your 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, stand fast in the faith, be brave, 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 comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or 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, made white, and refined, 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. |
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so. | Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. |
Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away. | Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. |
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes 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! |
But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. | 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 it shall come to pass That whoever calls 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 as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as upon us at the beginning. | As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. |
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to 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. |
So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” | And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” |
This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ | This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. |
Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent. | The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. |
And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ | And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ |
Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. | So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. |
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. | 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. |
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the 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 now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your 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. |
Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have? | Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have? |
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