He must increase; I must decrease. | He must increase, but I must decrease. |
I keep the Lord always before me, for with him at my right hand I will never fall. | I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. |
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Whom do I have in heaven except you? And besides you there is nothing else I desire on earth. | Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you. |
Does it now appear to you that I am trying to gain the approval of human beings rather than the approval of God? Am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. | Am I now seeking human approval, or God's approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ. |
If I give away everything to feed the poor and hand over my body to be burned, but do not have love, I achieve nothing. | If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. |
I will extol you, my God and King; I will bless your name forever and ever. | I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. |
I will offer praise to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all your wondrous deeds. | I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. |
At dawn let me experience your kindness, for in you I place my trust. Show me the path I must walk, for to you I lift up my soul. | Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. |
For this reason, I rejoice when I endure weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and distress for the sake of Christ. For it is when I am weak that I am strong. | Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong. |
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” | I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” |
I will give thanks to you among the peoples, O Lord; I will sing your praises among the nations. | I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to you among the nations. |
But as for me, I will look to the Lord. I place my hope in God my savior; my God will hear me. | But as for me, I will look to the Lord, I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. |
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled; be not afraid. | Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. |
I shall forgive them for their wicked deeds, and I shall remember their sins no more. | For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more. |
I have made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I in them. | I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them. |
Jesus then said, “I will remain with you only for a short time longer, and then I shall return to him who sent me.” | Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little while longer, and then I am going to him who sent me.” |
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. |
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. | I will satisfy the weary, and all who are faint I will replenish. |
Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword. | Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. |
I have made a covenant with my eyes not to look with desire upon a virgin. | I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin? |
I will instruct you and guide you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and keep my eyes upon you. | I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. |
Amen, amen, I say to you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do, and indeed will do even greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father. | Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. |
I came from the Father and have come into the world. Now I am leaving the world and returning to the Father. | I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and am going to the Father. |
And now it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. The life I live now in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me. | And it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. |
The Lord is my portion, I say to myself; therefore, I will place my hope in him. | “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” |