| Therefore, strive to be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect. | Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. |
| Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. |
| Then he sat down, summoned the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he must become the last of all and the servant of all.” | He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” |
| Be joyful in your hope. Be patient in times of affliction. Persevere in prayer. | Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. |
| Do not let your hearts be troubled. You place your trust in God. Trust also in me. | Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. |
| Let your kindness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. | Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. |
| Finally, all of you should be united in spirit, sympathetic, filled with love for one another, compassionate, and humble. | Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind. |
| Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled; be not afraid. | Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. |
| As Scripture asserts, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” | The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” |
| Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops. | Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops. |
| Be strong and courageous in your hearts, all you who place your hope in the Lord. | Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord. |
| The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the child to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.” | The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God.” |
| Just as in Adam all die, so all will be brought to life in Christ. | For as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ. |
| You are the light of the world. A city built upon a mountain cannot be hidden. | You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. |
| One person may consider one day to be more sacred than another, while another may judge all days to be alike. Let everyone be convinced in his own beliefs. | Some judge one day to be better than another, while others judge all days to be alike. Let all be fully convinced in their own minds. |
| Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified of them, for the Lord, your God, is going forth with you. He will never leave you or abandon you. | Be strong and bold; have no fear or dread of them, because it is the Lord your God who goes with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. |
| Do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewal of your minds, so that you will be able to discern the will of God and to know what is good and acceptable and perfect. | Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. |
| My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad. | My child, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad. |
| And I heard a loud voice proclaim from the throne: “Behold, God’s dwelling is with mankind; he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and he will be their God, God-with-them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will no longer be death. Neither will there be any mourning or crying or pain, for the old order has passed away.” | And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” |
| Seek the Lord while he still may be found; call to him when he is close at hand. | Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. |
| Ensure that the path you tread is level, and then your ways will be sure. | Keep straight the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure. |
| Restore us, O Lord of hosts; let your face shine upon us, and we will be saved. | Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved. |
| Although the mountains may be shaken and the hills may totter, my steadfast love will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace will never be shaken, says the Lord who has compassion on you. | For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you. |
| Let your love be sincere. Loathe what is evil and hold fast to what is good. | Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good. |
| A man’s attraction is his kindness; it is far better to be poor than to be a liar. | What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar. |
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