| O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. | 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. |
| But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine. | As for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine. |
| For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. | For the Son of Man has come to seek out and to save what was lost. |
| For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps. | This, in fact, is what you have been called to do, because Christ himself suffered for you and left an example for you to follow in his footsteps. |
| For in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’ | For ‘In him we live and move and have our being.’ As even your own poets have said, ‘We are all his offspring.’ |
| Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. |
| Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” | Then he took a cup, and after offering thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from this, all of you. For this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins.” |
| Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. | Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with your whole heart, considering the great things he has done for you. |
| Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. | Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
| For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. | For I know that through your prayers and with the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will result in deliverance for me. |
| Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. | At dawn let me experience your kindness, for in you I place my trust. Show me the path I must walk, for to you I lift up my soul. |
| And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts. | I will walk in complete freedom because I have sought your commands. |
| For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. | For where your treasure is, there will your heart also be. |
| 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 what I tell you is this: Do not swear at all, either by heaven, since it is God’s throne, or by earth, since that is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the great King. |
| For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? | For who is God except the Lord? Who is a rock aside from our God? |
| Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. | The Lord God made clothing for the man and woman out of animal skins and he clothed them. |
| Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. | Rejoice always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. |
| For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord. | For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord. |
| I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain. | I do not set aside the grace of God, for if justification comes through the Law, then Christ died for nothing. |
| You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. | You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. |
| For so the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’ | For so has the Lord commanded us to do, saying, ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles so that you may bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’ |
| I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. | I wait for the Lord in anxious expectation; I place my hope in his word. |
| For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” | Indeed, “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” |
| And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. | We know that God makes all things work together for good for those who love him and who are called according to his purpose. |
| And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” | Above all, maintain the fervor of your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. |
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