Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. | Let’s hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. |
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. | If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
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For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ | For so the Lord has commanded us, ‘I have appointed You as a light to the Gentiles, That You may bring salvation to the end of the earth.’ |
For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. | For the eagerly awaiting creation waits for the revealing of the sons and daughters of God. |
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age. | For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner in the present age. |
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. | For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus. |
Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. | Let Your favor, Lord, be upon us, Just as we have waited for You. |
And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. | And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. |
Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord! | Let’s examine and search out our ways, And let’s return to the Lord. |
So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. | So then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober. |
If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple. | If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy that person; for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are. |
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. | Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary. |
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. | Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. |
You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. | You will be enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing thanksgiving to God. |
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. | It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. |
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. | The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love. |
O God, you are my God; earnestly 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. | God, You are my God; I shall be watching for You; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and exhausted land where there is no water. |
So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. | Consequently, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. |
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. |
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence. | For His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. |
And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. | And the Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. |
So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty. | So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our pleading. |
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” | Looking at them, Jesus said, “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” |
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. |
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. | For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. |