| For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. | For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire. |
| So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. | Those who are in the flesh can’t please God. |
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| Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations. | Know therefore that Yahweh your God himself is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness to a thousand generations with those who love him and keep his commandments. |
| Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me. | Yet I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt; and you shall acknowledge no god but me, and besides me there is no savior. |
| Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man. | Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. |
| Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? | Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? |
| For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. | For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building. |
| But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. | But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases. |
| But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. | But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. |
| Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children. | Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. |
| Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. | Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul. |
| Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. | My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him. |
| No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. | No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him. |
| Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. | Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless. |
| Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. | Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen. |
| My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. | My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him. |
| And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. | Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. |
| God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. |
| God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. | God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him. |
| I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. | I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart. |
| Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. |
| There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. | There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For he who has entered into his rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from his. |
| Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. | Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. |
| Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. | Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God. |
| Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. | Now a mediator is not between one, but God is one. |
