And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.” | God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.” |
For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. | For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. |
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I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. | I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. |
Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. | Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. |
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. | For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. |
And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. | The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also. |
The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him. | The saying is sure: If we have died with him, we will also live with him. |
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy. | Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil, but those who counsel peace have joy. |
Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. | Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you. |
By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. | By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. |
For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; so turn, and live. | For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Turn, then, and live. |
I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. | I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. |
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. | I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. |
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. | Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. |
My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed. | My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have rescued. |
Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. | Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward. |
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. | I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. |
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. | Ever since the creation of the world his eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things he has made. So they are without excuse. |
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. | Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind. |
For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. | For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. |
If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. | So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. |
For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end. | For we have become partners of Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end. |
I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. | I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. |
And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. | And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. |
What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” | What then should we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet, if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” |