| This is what the Lord of armies has said: ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother; and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’ | Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart. |
| Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal. | Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. |
| Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back. | Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. |
| Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. | Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. |
| Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? | Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? |
| Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. | Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. |
| And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. | And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. |
| Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. | Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. |
| Act as free people, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bond-servants of God. | Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. |
| Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did 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. |
| Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will also help you, I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand. | Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. |
| My son, comply with the commandment of your father, And do not ignore the teaching of your mother. | My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching. |
| Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary. | And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. |
| With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. | With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! |
| Whom do I have in heaven but You? And with You, I desire nothing on earth. | Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. |
| He has told you, mortal one, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? | He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? |
| Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? | Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? |
| Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name. | And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name. |
| Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil. | Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil. |
| And who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? | Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? |
| Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. | Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. |
| Now whenever you fast, do not make a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they distort their faces so that they will be noticed by people when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. | And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. |
| Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know. | Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. |
| And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you. | And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you. |
| Riches do not benefit on the day of wrath, But righteousness rescues from death. | Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
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