| The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” | As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” |
| “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” | I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” |
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| The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. | The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. |
| God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. | God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. |
| Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.” | The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” |
| Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart. | Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. |
| O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him. | Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. |
| While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him. | So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. |
| Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. | Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. |
| But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God. | Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. |
| 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. |
| Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. | “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. |
| And having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. | And, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. |
| Therefore keep the commandments of the Lord your God, by walking in his ways and by fearing him. | Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him. |
| By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. | This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. |
| Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him. | Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. |
| Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. | But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love. |
| Those who eat must not despise those who abstain, and those who abstain must not pass judgment on those who eat; for God has welcomed them. | The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. |
| A gift opens doors; it gives access to the great. | A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great. |
| Jesus said to him, “If you are able!—All things can be done for the one who believes.” | “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” |
| The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of trouble; he protects those who take refuge in him. | The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. |
| What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? | What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? |
| As a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him. | As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. |
| For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have come to fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority. | For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. |
| This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord, and was saved from every trouble. | This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. |
