| For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen. | For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. |
| The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. | The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. |
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| 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. |
| The Lord is with you, while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you. | The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. |
| All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being. | Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. |
| The Lord your God you shall follow, him alone you shall fear, his commandments you shall keep, his voice you shall obey, him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast. | It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. |
| If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him. | If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him. |
| I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue. | I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. |
| They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” | They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. |
| Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Amen. | “Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen. |
| Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. | Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. |
| Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. | Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. |
| All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. | All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. |
| This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. | This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. |
| He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? | He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? |
| For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. | Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. |
| Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.” | Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.” |
| For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. | Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. |
| From there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and soul. | But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
| For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. | God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. |
| And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming. | And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. |
| Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. | Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. |
| The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. | The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. |
| And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. | And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. |
| May God continue to bless us; let all the ends of the earth revere him. | May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him. |
