The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. | The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. |
Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! | Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief. |
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For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. | For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. |
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. | For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. |
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus. | In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. |
If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. | If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. |
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. |
Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. | Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. |
Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. | Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. |
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” | Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” |
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. | Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. |
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. | Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. |
May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! | The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. |
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” | Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” |
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak. | But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. |
You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.” | On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.” |
But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” | Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” |
He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? | He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? |
The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.” | The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.” |
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all. | Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. |
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. | You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. |
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” | “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” |
And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” | “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” |
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! | Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. |