Yet I am the Lord your God Ever since the land of Egypt, And you shall know no God but Me; For there is no savior besides Me. | Yet I have been the Lord your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and besides me there is no savior. |
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. | No one, when tempted, should say, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one. |
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Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? | Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? |
But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. | These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. |
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. | Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. |
Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is with those who uphold my life. | But surely, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. |
Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. | To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. |
Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. | For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. |
Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. |
And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them. | And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. |
Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble. | Rise up, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; do not forget the oppressed. |
There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased 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. |
No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. | No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father's heart, who has made him known. |
God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. |
My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. | For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. |
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God. | Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. |
God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. | May God continue to bless us; let all the ends of the earth revere him. |
I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart. | I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. |
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. | Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. |
O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty 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. |
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined. | For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. |
Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men! | Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors! |
But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” | He replied, “What is impossible for mortals is possible for God.” |
Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but God is one. | Now a mediator involves more than one party; but God is one. |
Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. | Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. |