Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid. | Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. |
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. | He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end. |
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As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. | Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. |
Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth. | Sing to Yahweh, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the earth! |
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. |
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. | Who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love, in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins. |
By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. | By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. |
And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. | The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. |
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip. | You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great. You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped. |
A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And a word spoken in due season, how good it is! | Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time! |
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. | For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. |
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” | Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” |
Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years. | Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years. |
When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war or be charged with any business; he shall be free at home one year, and bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken. | When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be assigned any business. He shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken. |
Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. | Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. |
Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls. | Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint. |
Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” | Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” |
And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’— when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him. | You may say in your heart, “How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?” When a prophet speaks in Yahweh’s name, if the thing doesn’t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which Yahweh has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him. |
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. | He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water. |
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance. | Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. |
As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. | As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on me will also live because of me. |
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. | No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us. |
And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him. | We are his witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him. |
A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. | A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. | Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife her husband. The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does. |