| The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. | The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. |
| Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. | Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. |
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| And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. | And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. |
| Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. | Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. |
| Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity. | So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. |
| God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. | God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. |
| I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. | I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. |
| The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. | And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. |
| But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen. | But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. |
| Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. | Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. |
| So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. | Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away. |
| I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. | I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. |
| For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. | For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. |
| In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. | In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
| Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. | Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. |
| Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. | He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor. |
| Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. | Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. |
| Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. | As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. |
| They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” | So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” |
| Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble. | Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down. |
| For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. | For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. |
| Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. | Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. |
| It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. | You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him. |
| Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy. |
| Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. | But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. |
