| I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought your precepts. | I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. |
| I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing. | I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store 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 longed for his appearing. |
| The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still. | The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. |
| I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. | I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. |
| I have come to call not the righteous but sinners to repentance. | I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. |
| 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; apart from you I have no good thing.” |
| And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. | And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. |
| All who have sinned apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. | All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. |
| This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. | My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. |
| I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin? | I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman. |
| I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life. | I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life. |
| I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your ordinances before me. | I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws. |
| Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops. | What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. |
| Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. | Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble. |
| The saying is sure: If we have died with him, we will also live with him. | Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him. |
| For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. | For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. |
| 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.” | Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.” |
| Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. | Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. |
| But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold. My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. | But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside. |
| I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth. | I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. |
| Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. | Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. |
| 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. | Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. |
| For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. | For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. |
| 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. | For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. |
| I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. | I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. |
Bible verse of the day
Be still, and know that I am God!I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth.