| Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. | Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has 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 who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
| 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, saying, ‘I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles, so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ |
| For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. | For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children 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, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly. |
| For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. | For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human. |
| Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. | Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in 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 God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. |
| Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord! | Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord. |
| So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. | So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be 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 God's temple, God will destroy that person. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple. |
| And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. | So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. |
| 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. | As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. |
| 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 every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God through us. |
| For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. | For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. |
| Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. | Whoever does not love does not know God, for 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. | 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. |
| 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. | So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God; for those who enter God's rest also cease from their labors 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 children 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. | His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. |
| And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. | And the Lord God made garments of skins for the man and for his wife, and clothed them. |
| So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty. | So we fasted and petitioned our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty. |
| Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” | Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.” |
| So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. |
| For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. | I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. |
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