In love there is no fear; indeed, perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not yet achieved perfection in love. | There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. |
Who has performed these deeds and accomplished this? Who has summoned the nations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am the first, and I will be there with the last. | Who has performed and done it, Calling the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the Lord, am the first; And with the last I am He.’ |
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Jesus replied, “This is the work of God: to believe in the one whom he has sent.” | Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” |
Blessed is the man who perseveres when he is tempted, for when he has been proven, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. | Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. |
Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you should arm yourselves also with the same intention. For anyone who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin. | Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin. |
This is ‘the stone rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.’ | This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ |
Jesus answered, “If it is possible! All things are possible for one who has faith.” | Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” |
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has been unable to overcome it. | And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. |
I am now about to go the way of all upon the earth. You know very well in your hearts and your souls that not one of the good things that the Lord, your God, promised you has failed to take place. Every promise has been fulfilled, not one of them has been broken. | Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed. |
If someone says, “I love God,” but at the same time hates his brother, he is a liar. For whoever does not love the brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. | If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? |
When someone sins and does any of the things that the Lord has forbidden, even if he does not realize he did it, he has still committed an offense and must bear his guilt. | If a person sins, and commits any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord, though he does not know it, yet he is guilty and shall bear his iniquity. |
The vine has withered; the fig tree droops. The pomegranate, the palm, and the apple tree— all the trees of the field have dried up. And the joy of the people has also withered away. | The vine has dried up, And the fig tree has withered; The pomegranate tree, The palm tree also, And the apple tree— All the trees of the field are withered; Surely joy has withered away from the sons of men. |
“Peace be with you,” Jesus said to them again. “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” | So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” |
Therefore, accept one another for the glory of God, just as Christ has accepted you. | Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. |
Every word of God has proved to be true; he is a shield to those who trust in him. | Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. |
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. | As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. |
For it has been granted you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him. | For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake. |
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. | Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance. |
For this day in the city of David there has been born to you a Savior who is Christ, the Lord. | For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. |
The tongue has the power over life and death; those who cherish it will enjoy its fruits. | Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. |
Through the grace that God has bestowed upon me, I advise every one of you not to think of yourself too highly, but to regard yourself objectively, based on the measure of faith that God has granted. | For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. |
Like a city that has been breached and made defenseless is the man devoid of self-control. | Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls. |
You need to be steadfast if you want to do the will of God and receive what he has promised. | For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise. |
Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, ‘Streams of living water shall flow from within him.’ | He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. |
God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, but now he commands people everywhere to repent. | Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent. |