| Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand. | Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. |
| But as for me, I will look to the Lord. I place my hope in God my savior; my God will hear me. | But as for me, I will look to the Lord, I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. |
| For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. | For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. |
| For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. | For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. |
| The Lord will battle for you. Be calm! | The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still. |
| For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. | For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen. |
| Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. | Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. |
| He gave himself for us in order to deliver us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people as his own who are eager to do good. | He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds. |
| For it has been granted you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him. | For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well. |
| May the Lord cause your love to increase and overflow for one another and for everyone else, just as our love does for you. | And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. |
| For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the sake of the gospel will save it. | For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. |
| Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God. | Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. |
| Our temporary light afflictions are preparing for us an incomparable weight of eternal glory. | For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure. |
| O God, you are my God, for whom I have been searching earnestly. My soul yearns for you and my body thirsts for you, like the earth when it is parched, arid and without water. | O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. |
| Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. | Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. |
| This is how we know what love is: he laid down his life for us, and we in turn must be prepared to lay down our lives for our brethren. | We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. |
| You are truly my rock and my fortress; for the sake of your name, lead and guide me. | You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name's sake lead me and guide me. |
| Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of justice, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. | Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
| In God alone be at rest, O my soul; it is from him that my hope comes. | For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. |
| Indeed, creation itself eagerly awaits the revelation of the children of God. | For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God. |
| That is why you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, and they devote themselves to this service. | For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, busy with this very thing. |
| I do not set aside the grace of God, for if justification comes through the Law, then Christ died for nothing. | I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing. |
| For I am not ashamed of the gospel, since it is the power of God that offers salvation to everyone who has faith—to Jews first, and then to Gentiles as well. | For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. |
| In the same way, even the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs that cannot be put into words. | Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. |
| For the Son of Man has come to seek out and to save what was lost. | For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost. |
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