And let us consider how to spur one another to love and good works. Do not neglect to attend your assemblies, as some do, but rather encourage one another, especially since you can see the Day approaching. | And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. |
May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. | Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. |
Come to me, all you who are weary and overburdened, and I will give you rest. | Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. |
I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything impossible for me to accomplish? | Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? |
It is honorable to avoid strife, but every fool is quarrelsome. | It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. |
In all of your prayers and entreaties, pray always in the Spirit. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. | Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints. |
Whatever you ask in my name I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. | And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for a life of good works that God had prepared for us to do. | For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. |
No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. | Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. |
But what I tell you is this: Do not swear at all, either by heaven, since it is God’s throne, or by earth, since that is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the great King. | But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. |
Above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth, or use any oaths at all. Let your “Yes” mean “Yes” and your “No” mean “No.” Otherwise you may be condemned. | But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment. |
I understand that man’s greatest happiness is to be glad and do well throughout his life. And when we eat and drink and find satisfaction in all our labors, this is a gift of God. | I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God. |
In my anguish I cried out; the Lord heard my plea, and I was saved from all my troubles. | This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. |
The face of the Lord is turned against those who do evil, to erase all memory of them from the earth. | The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. |
Guide me in your truth and instruct me, for you are God, my Savior, and in you I hope all the day long. | Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day. |
Just as you do not know the path of the wind or how the body is formed in a woman’s womb, so you do not know the work of God, the Creator of all. | As you do not know what is the way of the wind, Or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, So you do not know the works of God who makes everything. |
Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares about you. | Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. |
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? | Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? |
For the entire Law can be summed up in a single commandment: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” | For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” |
Hatred stirs up strife, but love overlooks all offenses. | Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. |
Some friends can lead us to ruin, but a true friend is closer than a brother. | A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
For I will provide the weary with all they need, and I will restore the strength of all those who have grown faint with hunger. | For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. |
Nor would someone light a lamp and then put it under a basket; rather, it is placed upon a lampstand so that it may afford light to all in the house. In the same way, your light must shine so that it can be seen by others; this will enable them to observe your good works and give praise to your Father in heaven. | Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. |
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. | Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down. |
You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, what can be done to make it salty once again? It is no longer good for anything, and thus it is cast out and trampled underfoot. | You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. |
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