| The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. | The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it. |
| And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. | Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver. |
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| Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. | Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path. |
| And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! | They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” |
| And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you. | May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as we also do toward you. |
| 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 Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth. |
| For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. | For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. |
| And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. | If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing. |
| He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. | He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves. |
| He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. | He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him. |
| For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen. | For of him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen. |
| And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. | I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. |
| And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. | He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me isn’t worthy of me. |
| And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. | Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. |
| Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. | So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit. |
| And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. | The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. |
| For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. | For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. |
| A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. | A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it. |
| And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. | He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.” |
| Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. | Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all. |
| And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. | The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them. |
| Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God. | Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. |
| For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. | For, “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.” |
| And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. | Their eyes were opened, and they both knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for themselves. |
| The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. | And saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.” |
