| I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. | I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you. |
| He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. | He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God. |
| Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not inquire wisely concerning this. | Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this. |
| You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. | You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name. |
| Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. | Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. |
| All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify. | “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up. |
| 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 be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season if we don’t give up. |
| For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. | For sin will not have dominion over you, for you are not under law, but under grace. |
| Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. | Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword. |
| What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! | What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! |
| But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. | But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. |
| “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. | “Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, and don’t give place to the devil. |
| I was sought by those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ To a nation that was not called by My name. | I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name. |
| You shall not make anything to be with Me—gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves. | You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me. |
| Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. | Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. |
| You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. | You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask. |
| I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. | I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. |
| Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. | Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth. |
| I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments. | I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments. |
| All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. | “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the power of anything. |
| When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. | When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you. |
| A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies. | A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies. |
| Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. | Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill. |
| He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? | He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things? |
| For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have. | For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have. |
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