So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. | So we must not fall asleep as the others do, but we must stay alert and sober. |
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but those who hate to be rebuked are stupid. | Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates correction is stupid. |
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A fool despises a parent's instruction, but the one who heeds admonition is prudent. | A fool spurns his father’s correction, but whoever heeds admonition is prudent. |
Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out. | Anyone who leads an honorable life walks in safety, but whoever pursues wicked ways will be found out. |
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. | But now in Christ Jesus, you who once were far off have been brought near through the blood of Christ. |
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. | For sin is no longer to have any power over you, since you are not under the Law but under grace. |
For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. | For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but rather a spirit of power and of love and of wisdom. |
And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God live forever. | And the world with all its enticements is passing away, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. |
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray. | Whoever heeds admonition is on the path to life, but anyone who rejects correction goes astray. |
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. | For the wages of sin is death, but the gift freely given by God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend. | One who forgives a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who divulges it separates good friends. |
Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil, but those who counsel peace have joy. | Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who counsel peace have joy. |
I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. | I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I do ask you to protect them from the evil one. |
Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith. | The proud man’s heart is not upright, but the righteous man will live because of his faith. |
Yet I have been the Lord your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and besides me there is no savior. | I am the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. You know no God but me, nor any savior other than me. |
It is honorable to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. | It is honorable to avoid strife, but every fool is quarrelsome. |
House and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. | A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is a gift from the Lord. |
But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. | However, the Lord is faithful. He will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. |
Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.” | Jesus looked at them and said, “For men it is impossible, but not for God. For God all things are possible.” |
Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. | Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword. |
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. | The lips of the righteous utter words of kindness, but the mouth of the wicked knows only how to pervert. |
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!” | Jesus replied, “Blessed, rather, are those who hear the word of God and obey it!” |
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. | Be on guard against false prophets who come to you disguised in sheep’s clothing, but who inwardly are ravenous wolves. |
But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. | Rather, let justice flow like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. |
For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many. | For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. |