| The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. | The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. |
| For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. | Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. |
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| The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. |
| Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. | Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble. |
| And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. | And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” |
| And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. | You shall serve the Lord your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you. |
| Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. | Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. |
| And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. | And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” |
| As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. | Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. |
| Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets. | And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces. |
| The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. | The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. |
| Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again. | See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day. |
| And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. | For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. |
| He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. | Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. |
| He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. | Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him. |
| I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. |
| But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. | But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. |
| For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. | For the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true. |
| 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. |
| For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. | For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. |
| For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. | For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me. |
| If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. | If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. |
| Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. |
| Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. | Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. |
| And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. | And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. |
