Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. | Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God. |
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.” | Jesus looked at them and said, “For men it is impossible, but not for God. For God all things are possible.” |
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So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. | God created mankind in his image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them. |
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. | God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. |
Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments. | Keep in mind, therefore, that the Lord, your God, is God. He is a faithful God who keeps his covenant of mercy to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and observe his commandments. |
So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. | Those who live according to the flesh can never be pleasing to God. |
But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. | Our God is in heaven; he does whatever he pleases. |
Yet I am the Lord your God Ever since the land of Egypt, And you shall know no God but Me; For there is no savior besides Me. | I am the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. You know no God but me, nor any savior other than me. |
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. | While experiencing temptation, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. |
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? | Do you not realize that you are God’s temple, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? |
But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. | However, God has revealed these things to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit explores everything, even the depths of God. |
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. | Hence, be imitators of God, as beloved children. |
Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is with those who uphold my life. | Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the one who sustains me. |
Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. | To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. |
Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. | In God alone is my soul at rest; it is from him that my salvation comes. |
Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. |
And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them. | God gave the midwives numerous families because they had feared God. |
Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble. | Arise, O Lord! Lift up your hand, O God! Do not forget the afflicted. |
There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. | Therefore, a Sabbath rest still remains for the people of God, since those who enter into God’s rest also cease from their own labors as God did from his. |
No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. | No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, who has made him known. |
God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and our strength, a well-proved help in times of trouble. |
My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. | In God alone be at rest, O my soul; it is from him that my hope comes. |
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God. | Why are you so disheartened, O my soul? Why do you sigh within me? Place your hope in God; for I will once again praise him, my Savior and my God. |
God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. | May God continue to bless us and be revered to the ends of the earth. |
I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart. | To do your will, O God, is my delight; your law is in my heart. |