I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. Now waiting for me is the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day—and not only to me, but to all those who have eagerly longed for his appearance. | I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing. |
I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. | I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. |
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I have told you this so that in me you may be in peace. In the world you will endure suffering. But take courage! I have overcome the world. | I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. |
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” | I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” |
Does God give you the Spirit and work mighty deeds among you because you have kept the Law or because you believed what you have heard? | Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith? |
In the same way, faith by itself is dead if it does not have works. | So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. |
I will walk in complete freedom because I have sought your commands. | And I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts. |
No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. | Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. |
I have made a covenant with my eyes not to look with desire upon a virgin. | I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin? |
Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops. | Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. |
O Lord, let your kindness rest upon us, for we have placed our hope in you. | Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. |
Never will I forget your commands, for through them you have given me life. | I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life. |
Those who love your law have great peace; they encounter no stumbling blocks. | Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. |
For from the beginning you have heard the message that we should love one another. | For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. |
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will have their fill. | Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. |
When Jesus heard this, he said, “Do not be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be saved.” | But Jesus on hearing this answered him, “Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well.” |
This saying can be trusted: If we have died with him, we shall also live with him. | The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him. |
For God would not be so unjust as to ignore your work and the love that you have shown for his name by the services you have rendered to the saints and still continue to render. | For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. |
When I sing to you, my lips will rejoice, and so will my soul, which you have redeemed. | My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed. |
You want something that you cannot have, so you commit murder. And you covet something but cannot obtain it, so you engage in quarrels and fights. You do not have because you do not ask. | You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. |
Father, allow those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they may behold my glory, which you have bestowed on me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. | 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. |
Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you have faith you will see the glory of God?” | Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” |
It is rash to pledge a sacred gift, or to make a vow and then have second thoughts. | It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows. |
You have given me the shield of your salvation; your right hand sustains me, and your goodness makes me great. You broadened the path beneath me so that my feet have never stumbled. | You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip. |
I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. | These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. |