| 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 went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as 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. | As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is refined; He is a shield to all 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, cleanse your 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 to faith; as it is written: “But the righteous one will 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 drip as the rain, My speech trickle as the dew, As droplets on the fresh grass, And as the showers on the vegetation. |
| As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. | As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is refined; He is a shield to all 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 do just 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. | So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, 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. | On the day of prosperity be happy, But on the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other So that a person will not discover anything that will come after him. |
| For there is one God and 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. |
| 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. | The Lord also restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord increased double all that Job had. |
| 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. | So the Lord commanded us to follow all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God for our own good always and for our survival, as it is today. |
| See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. | So then, be careful how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of your 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. | Furthermore, as for every person to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also given him the opportunity to enjoy them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; 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, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. And everyone who has this hope set on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. |
| In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. | My salvation and my glory rest on God; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in 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 have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? |
| And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ | The 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 the temple of God, God will destroy that person; for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are. |
| Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. | Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. |
| Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. | Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You. |
| 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 just as it is written: “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, And which have not entered the human heart, All that God has prepared for those who love Him.” |
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