The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever. | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; All those who follow His commandments have a good understanding; His praise endures forever. |
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us. | No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us. |
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God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. | God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. |
He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” | And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.” |
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their lights. |
Then Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine but his who sent me.” | So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not My own, but His who sent Me.” |
Just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many. | Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many. |
When one will not listen to the law, even one's prayers are an abomination. | One who turns his ear away from listening to the Law, Even his prayer is an abomination. |
I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. | That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner self, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love. |
The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. | The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise the wife also to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise the husband also does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. |
He is the reflection of God's glory and the exact imprint of God's very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. | And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. |
So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. | So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. |
In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side. He called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in agony in these flames.’ | And in Hades he raised his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his arms. And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’ |
And the Lord will become king over all the earth; on that day the Lord will be one and his name one. | And the Lord will be King over all the earth; on that day the Lord will be the only one, and His name the only one. |
Each of you, however, should love his wife as himself, and a wife should respect her husband. | Nevertheless, as for you individually, each husband is to love his own wife the same as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband. |
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. | The Lord’s acts of mercy indeed do not end, For His compassions do not fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. |
The wealth of the rich is their strong city; in their imagination it is like a high wall. | A rich person’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination. |
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!” | And they stripped Him and put a red cloak on Him. And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” |
God's love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. | By this the love of God was revealed in us, that God has sent His only Son into the world so that we may live through Him. |
A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother's grief. | A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. |
Therefore keep the commandments of the Lord your God, by walking in his ways and by fearing him. | Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him. |
For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. | For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in faithfulness. |
As they came from their mother's womb, so they shall go again, naked as they came; they shall take nothing for their toil, which they may carry away with their hands. | As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand. |
For ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we too are his offspring.’ | For in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His descendants.’ |
When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways. | God raised up His Servant for you first, and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways. |