| Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. | Then, after completing their fasting and prayer, they laid their hands on them and sent them off. |
| Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me. | Behold, I am standing at the door, knocking. If one of you hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with that person and that person with me. |
| Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. | Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. |
| Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor. | Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor too. |
| So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. | We have come to know and to believe in the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him. |
| In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. | In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
| And ‘to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength,’ and ‘to love one's neighbor as oneself,’—this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. | And ‘to love him with all your heart, and with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself,’ is worth more than any burnt offerings and sacrifices. |
| And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. And all ate and were filled. What was left over was gathered up, twelve baskets of broken pieces. | Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke them and gave them to the disciples to distribute among the people. They all ate and were satisfied. Then they gathered up what was left over—twelve baskets of fragments. |
| Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are truth, and his ways are justice; and he is able to bring low those who walk in pride. | Therefore, now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven. For all of his works are right, and all of his ways are just. Also, he is able to humble all those who follow the path of pride. |
| But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. | Rather, grow in the grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for all eternity. Amen. |
| They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them. | Anyone who has received my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him. |
| They answered, “Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” | They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, and so too will your household.” |
| May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance. | May mercy, peace, and love be granted you in abundance. |
| The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. |
| The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. | The fear of the Lord implies hatred of evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil ways and perverse speech. |
| Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. | Examine me, O God, and know my heart; test me and understand my thoughts. See if I follow an evil way, and guide me on the way to eternity. |
| I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent. | I reprove and discipline all those whom I love. Therefore, be sincere in your desire to repent. |
| I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances. | I will put my Spirit in you and make you follow my statutes and my ordinances. |
| Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. | Come to me, all you who are weary and overburdened, and I will give you rest. |
| You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name's sake lead me and guide me. | You are truly my rock and my fortress; for the sake of your name, lead and guide me. |
| For the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. | For light produces all goodness and righteousness and truth. |
| I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he set me free from all my fears. |
| Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. | Grant justice to the weak and the orphan; defend the rights of the lowly and the poor. |
| He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” | He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” |
| Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. | Then you will understand equity and justice as well as righteousness—every good path. |
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