| If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. | If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. |
| Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers. | Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers. |
| Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. | What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. |
| And in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’ | In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ |
| For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. | Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. |
| Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? | Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? |
| You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. | No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. |
| In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! | In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. |
| Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. | Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. |
| Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. |
| Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ. | Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. |
| Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. | Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life. |
| O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. | In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. |
| Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus. | In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. |
| God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. | God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. |
| Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, 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.’ |
| If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. | If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. |
| Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. | Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. |
| Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. | Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. |
| He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” | Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” |
| Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. | Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! |
| I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. | I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. |
| Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. | Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory. |
| Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. | You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. |
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