| Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. | Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. |
| You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. | For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. |
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| Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. | For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me. |
| Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? | Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? |
| No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. | No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. |
| Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. | House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. |
| A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. | For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. |
| For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. | For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. |
| Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? | Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? |
| Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. | The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. |
| For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. | For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. |
| For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light. | For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. |
| For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. | For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. |
| The Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous. | The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. |
| God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. | God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. |
| On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” | But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.” |
| Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. | Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. |
| We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him. | And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him. |
| Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. | Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground! |
| Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. | Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise. |
| Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. | Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. |
| Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. | Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. |
| ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ | For ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are indeed his offspring.’ |
| Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. | Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. |
| This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. | For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. |
