| Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me? | I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me? |
| Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah | Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. |
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| But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” | He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” |
| Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God. | Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. |
| You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. | You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. |
| The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. | The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever. |
| Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. | Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. |
| Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. | Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. |
| Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. | Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. |
| What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? | What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? |
| And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. | The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. |
| You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder! | You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. |
| Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” | Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” |
| Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. | Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. |
| And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. | And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. |
| Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ | Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ |
| For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. | For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. |
| But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. | But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. | Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. |
| Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” | Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” |
| How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. | How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! |
| So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. | So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. |
| Restore us, O Lord God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved! | Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. |
| And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. | And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister. |
| For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. | For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. |
