If your brother wrongs you, go and take up the matter with him when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. | Now if your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother. |
Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.” | And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.” |
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But when you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees everything that is done in secret will reward you. | But as for you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. |
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful in small matters, I will give you much greater responsibilities. Come and share your master’s joy.’ | His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’ |
I will make haste and not delay to observe your precepts. | I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments. |
Wealth hastily acquired will dwindle away, but when amassed little by little, it will increase. | Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it. |
For as it is written, “Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has the human heart imagined what 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.” |
He said to them in reply, “Anyone who has two coats must share with the person who has none, and whoever has food must do likewise.” | And he would answer and say to them, “The one who has two tunics is to share with the one who has none; and the one who has food is to do likewise.” |
Blessed is the person who has found wisdom, the one who has gained understanding. | Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding. |
Arise and shine forth, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you. | Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. |
As a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him. | Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. |
No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, who has made him known. | No one has seen God at any time; God the only Son, who is in the arms of the Father, He has explained Him. |
Consequently, anyone united to Christ is a new creation. The old order has passed away. Behold, all has become new. | Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. |
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. Upon his shoulders dominion rests, and this is the name he has been given: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. | For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. |
He has made everything suitable for its time, and he has given men a sense of past and future, but they never have the slightest comprehension of what God has wrought from beginning to end. | He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, without the possibility that mankind will find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end. |
All this has been done by God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and entrusted us with the ministry of reconciliation. | Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. |
For the Son of Man has come to seek out and to save what was lost. | For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. |
He has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things. | For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And He has filled the hungry soul with what is good. |
Bear with one another, and forgive one another if anyone has reason to be offended with another. You must forgive just as the Lord has forgiven you. | Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so must you do also. |
Such hope will not be doomed to disappointment, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. | And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. |
But Jesus has now received a ministry that is far superior, for he is the mediator of a far better covenant that has been established on better promises. | But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, to the extent that He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises. |
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us exult and rejoice in it. | This is the day which the Lord has made; Let’s rejoice and be glad in it. |
Cure the sick who are there, and say, ‘The kingdom of God has come unto you.’ | And heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ |
I love the Lord because he has heard my voice and listened to my cry for mercy, because he has inclined his ear to me on the day when I called out to him. | I love the Lord, because He hears My voice and my pleas. Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. |
Fear not, little flock, for your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom. | Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom. |