| Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them. | And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. |
| In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. | In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
| As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. | This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. |
| How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? | How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. |
| For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” | For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” |
| Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass. | May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb. |
| As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. | This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. |
| So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. | Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. |
| Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering. | Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. |
| And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. | And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. |
| For with God nothing will be impossible. | For nothing will be impossible with God. |
| In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other, So that man can find out nothing that will come after him. | In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him. |
| For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. | For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. |
| And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. | And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. |
| And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day. | And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are this day. |
| See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. | Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. |
| As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. | Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God. |
| Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. | Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. |
| In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. | On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. |
| In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? | In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? |
| And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ | And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. |
| If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. | If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple. |
| Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. | You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. |
| Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. | Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. |
| But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” | But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him” |
Related topics
Word of God
For the word of...
Protection
Put on the whole...
God
The LORD your God...
Joy
Rejoice always, pray without...
Trust
Trust in the LORD...
Praise
O LORD, You are...