| My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. | At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For when the earth experiences Your judgments, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. |
| You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. | You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. |
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| For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. | For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. |
| But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. | But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and as far as the remotest part of the earth. |
| But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. | But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. |
| Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the poor and needy. |
| They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. | That they were saying to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.” These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit. |
| May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him. | God blesses us, So that all the ends of the earth may fear Him. |
| He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. | He gives strength to the weary, And to the one who lacks might He increases power. |
| Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers. | So the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace, as it was being built up; and as it continued in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it kept increasing. |
| The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. | The hope of the righteous is gladness, But the expectation of the wicked perishes. |
| The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. | It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it. |
| The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot. | The mentioning of the righteous is a blessing, But the name of the wicked will rot. |
| A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones. |
| For he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. | Guarding the paths of justice, And He watches over the way of His godly ones. |
| For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. | For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, even penetrating as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. |
| You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. | You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. |
| On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. | When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying. |
| I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. | I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. |
| For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. | For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in faithfulness. |
| Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life. | The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches, honor, and life. |
| Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. | Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. |
| The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. | The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little. |
| Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. | For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not abandon the fear of the Almighty. |
