| Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. | Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. |
| So you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off. | Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. |
| I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you. | So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. |
| Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. | And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. |
| The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. | The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. |
| For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. | For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. |
| The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen. | The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen. |
| He sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.” | Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.” |
| But just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior, because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” | But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” |
| A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called “The Holy Way”. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools shall not go there. | And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it. |
| The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. | The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. |
| For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.” | For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” |
| Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits. | Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. |
| Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.’ | This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.’ |
| I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full. | I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. |
| Let all that you do be done in love. | Do everything in love. |
| Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. | Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. |
| Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. | Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. |
| So then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober. | So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. |
| Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous. | Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. |
| Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. | Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. |
| Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. | Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. |
| Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you. | Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. |
| Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. |
| Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh. | Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. |
Bible verse of the day
In my distress I called on Yahweh,and cried to my God.
He heard my voice out of his temple.
My cry before him came into his ears.