| Do you think I cannot call on 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 exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. | And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. |
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| Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. | Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. |
| My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. | My child, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching. |
| Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. | As servants of God, live as free people, yet do not use your freedom as a pretext for evil. |
| You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. | You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder. |
| Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. | Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. |
| Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. | Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly. |
| If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him. | If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him. |
| So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. | Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. |
| I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. | With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. |
| Keep my commands and follow them. I am the Lord. | Thus you shall keep my commandments and observe them: I am the Lord. |
| For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. | For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life. |
| Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to 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. |
| When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. | And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. |
| Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. | So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. |
| But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. | But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. |
| Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. | Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil. |
| Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence. | Do not envy the violent and do not choose any of their ways; for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence. |
| Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things 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. |
| Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold. | You shall not make gods of silver alongside me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. |
| When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. | When you make a vow to God, do not delay fulfilling it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you vow. |
| The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands. | The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. |
| Observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go. | And keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn. |
| For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.” | For “Those who desire life and desire to see good days, let them keep their tongues from evil and their lips from speaking deceit; let them turn away from evil and do good; let them seek peace and pursue it.” |
