| I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. | I have instructed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths. |
| I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father. | I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father. |
| But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside. | But He knows the way I take; When He has put me to the test, I will come out as gold. My foot has held on to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside. |
| If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. | If I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. |
| A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. | I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. |
| And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord. | So I will prove Myself great, show Myself holy, and make Myself known in the sight of many nations; and they will know that I am the Lord. |
| I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” | “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I wait for Him.” |
| For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more. | For I will be merciful toward their wrongdoings, And their sins I will no longer remember. |
| But I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you. | But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you shall walk entirely in the way which I command you, so that it may go well for you.’ |
| Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. | Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. |
| I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them. | And I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them. |
| I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. | Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. |
| I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. | I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah |
| I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you. | I have wiped out your wrongdoings like a thick cloud And your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you. |
| Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings. | Turn to my rebuke, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. |
| Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish. | Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants also will fast in the same way. And then I will go in to the king, which is not in accordance with the law; and if I perish, I perish. |
| I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. | I have not failed the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food. |
| I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands. | I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments. |
| The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? | The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom should I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom should I dread? |
| I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mere mortals, human beings who are but grass. | I, I Myself, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you are afraid of mortal man, And of a son of man who is made like grass. |
| My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? | In My Father’s house are many rooms; if that were not so, I would have told you, because I am going there to prepare a place for you. |
| For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. | For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. |
| I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. | I cried to Him with my mouth, And He was exalted with my tongue. |
| I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. | As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. |
| One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. | One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord And to meditate in His temple. |
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