| 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. | Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears 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.” | Then 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 bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.” |
| 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 you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. |
| 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 lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ |
| I will make haste and not delay to observe your precepts. | I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments. |
| Wealth hastily acquired will dwindle away, but when amassed little by little, it will increase. | Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase. |
| 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 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.” |
| 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.” | He answered and said to them, “He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise.” |
| Blessed is the person who has found wisdom, the one who has gained understanding. | Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains 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 is risen upon you. |
| As a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him. | As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities 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. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared 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, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. |
| 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 unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting 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 beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to 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 things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given 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 satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness. |
| 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 one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. |
| 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. | Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by 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, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. |
| This is the day that the Lord has made; let us exult and rejoice in it. | This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. |
| Cure the sick who are there, and say, ‘The kingdom of God has come unto you.’ | And heal the sick there, 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 has heard My voice and my supplications. 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 fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. |
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