| 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: ‘Execute true justice, Show mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.’ |
| 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 asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. |
| Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. | Let not your heart be troubled; you 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? | Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with 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. | And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. |
| And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. | And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. |
| Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. | Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. |
| Act as free people, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bond-servants of God. | As free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants 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 came to bring peace on earth. I did 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, Yes, 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 command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. |
| 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 while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. |
| With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. | With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, 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 none upon 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 shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, 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 the temple of God and that the Spirit of God 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 are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord. |
| Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil. | Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil. |
| And who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? | And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of 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 came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. |
| 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. | Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have 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 show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. |
| 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 to one another and to all, just as we do to 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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