God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? | God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? |
Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. | Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. |
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Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. | But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. |
The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. | The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up. |
He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber. | He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. |
When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. | And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. |
We love because He first loved us. | We love Him because He first loved us. |
The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us. | Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. |
He must become greater; I must become less. | He must increase, but I must decrease. |
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. |
This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. | By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. |
When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment. | And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. |
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.” | But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.” |
He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless. | He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly. |
“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.” | But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.” |
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. | Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. |
Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. | He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. |
After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. | Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. |
He declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he commanded you to follow and then wrote them on two stone tablets. | So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone. |
He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him. | He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him. |
Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. | He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. |
He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. | He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. |
May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us nor forsake us. | May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us. |
When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. | So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. |
And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. | And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. |