| Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. | Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back. |
| My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. | My son, comply with the commandment of your father, And do not ignore the teaching of your mother. |
| Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. | Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. |
| And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. | Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. |
| But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.” | But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be in dread. |
| For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ. | For am I now seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ. |
| Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord. | So you shall keep My commandments, and do them; I am the Lord. |
| Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. | Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. |
| And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. | Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary. |
| 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? | 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? |
| I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And I wait for His word. |
| But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. | But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God, nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. |
| 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.’ | 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.’ |
| And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you. | 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. |
| Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? | Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? |
| And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? | And who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? |
| Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. | Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know. |
| But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.” | But when Jesus heard this, He responded to him, “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well.” |
| Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. | Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. |
| Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. | Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. |
| For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it.” | For, “The one who desires life, to love and see good days, Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. He must turn away from evil and do good; He must seek peace and pursue it.” |
| Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death. | Riches do not benefit on the day of wrath, But righteousness rescues from death. |
| Do not envy the oppressor, And choose none of his ways; For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, But His secret counsel is with the upright. | Do not envy a violent person, And do not choose any of his ways. For the devious are an abomination to the Lord; But He is intimate with the upright. |
| For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. | For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things just as we are, yet without sin. |
| Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. | For this reason you must be ready as well; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will. |
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