When I am terrified, I place my trust in you. | When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. |
You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. | You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. |
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For this reason, I rejoice when I endure weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and distress for the sake of Christ. For it is when I am weak that I am strong. | Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong. |
You shall observe my commandments and obey them. I am the Lord. | Thus you shall keep my commandments and observe them: I am the Lord. |
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and give you help, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. | Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. |
Observe my Sabbaths and stand in awe before my sanctuary. I am the Lord. | You shall keep my sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. |
Be still and acknowledge that I am God, exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth. | Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth. |
I was eager to respond to those who did not consult me. I was anxious to be approached by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am! Here I am!” to a nation that did not summon me. | I was ready to be sought out by those who did not ask, to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that did not call on my name. |
I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything impossible for me to accomplish? | See, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too hard for me? |
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst. | For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. |
I, the Lord, am your God. You must obey my laws and be careful to observe my ordinances. Keep holy my Sabbaths as a sign between me and you so that you will know that I am the Lord, your God. | I the Lord am your God; follow my statutes, and be careful to observe my ordinances, and hallow my sabbaths that they may be a sign between me and you, so that you may know that I the Lord am your God. |
And a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” | And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” |
Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” | Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” |
I am the gate. Anyone who enters through me will be saved. He will go in and out and will find pasture. | I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. |
I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you already have so that no one may rob you of your crown. | I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. |
The one who gives this testimony says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! | The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! |
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” | “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. |
I then heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me!” | Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!” |
Behold, I am coming soon, and I will bring with me my reward to repay everyone as his deeds deserve. | See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone's work. |
You shall be holy, for I, the Lord, am holy. I have chosen you from among all people that you shall be mine. | You shall be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy, and I have separated you from the other peoples to be mine. |
“But you,” he said to them, “who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” | He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” |
Who has performed these deeds and accomplished this? Who has summoned the nations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am the first, and I will be there with the last. | Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am first, and will be with the last. |
Does it now appear to you that I am trying to gain the approval of human beings rather than the approval of God? Am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. | Am I now seeking human approval, or God's approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ. |
I, I alone, am the one who comforts you. Why then do you fear mortal men who must die, human beings who must perish like grass? | I, I am he who comforts you; why then are you afraid of a mere mortal who must die, a human being who fades like grass? |
I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever abides in me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. Apart from me you can do nothing. | I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. |