| He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.” | And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” |
| Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. | Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. |
| Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction. He opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God. | Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. |
| Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. | Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. |
| Behold, today I am going the way of all the earth. You know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which Yahweh your God spoke concerning you. All have happened to you. Not one thing has failed of it. | And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. |
| Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor’s good. | Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. |
| For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also. | For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. |
| Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah! | Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! |
| For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come. | For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. |
| Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up. | Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. |
| You are all beautiful, my love. There is no spot in you. | You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you. |
| Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. | Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. |
| My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.” | I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” |
| For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. | For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. |
| This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. | This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. |
| Doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. | It does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. |
| A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. | The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way. |
| For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith. | For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. |
| Give to everyone who asks you, and don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again. | Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. |
| The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent. | The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. |
| If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit. | If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. |
| Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward person is decaying, yet our inward person is renewed day by day. | So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. |
| Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth. | Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! |
| Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. | Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. |
| Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord. | Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. |
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