I lifted up my voice in prayer to him; his praise was on my tongue. | I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue. |
This saying can be trusted: If we have died with him, we shall also live with him. | The saying is sure: If we have died with him, we will also live with him. |
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The Lord makes a man’s steps secure when he approves of his conduct. | Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way. |
Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” | Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.” |
In God alone is my soul at rest; it is from him that my salvation comes. | For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. |
God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth. | God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. |
Through him all things came into existence, and without him there was nothing. That which came to be. | All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being. |
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may grow rich in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. | May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
You who abide in the shelter of the Most High, who rest in the shadow of the Almighty, say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I place my trust.” | You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.” |
It is the Lord, your God, whom you are to follow. You must fear him and observe his commandments and obey what he tells you and serve him and hold fast to him. | The Lord your God you shall follow, him alone you shall fear, his commandments you shall keep, his voice you shall obey, him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast. |
If you know me, then you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him. You have seen him. | If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him. |
Jesus answered him, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him.” | Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.” |
We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners, yet we know that a man is justified not by the works of the Law but through faith in Jesus Christ. So we too came to believe in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in him and not by the works of the Law, for no one will be justified by the works of the Law. | We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law. |
Behold, he is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him. All the peoples of the earth will mourn him. So shall it be. Amen. | Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Amen. |
Therefore, observe the commandments of the Lord, your God. Walk in his ways and fear him. | Therefore keep the commandments of the Lord your God, by walking in his ways and by fearing him. |
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those who trust in his kindness. | Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. |
While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. | While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. |
However, to those who did accept him and who believed in his name he granted the power to become children of God. | But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God. |
And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask him, we may be sure that all we ask of him will be ours. | And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. |
What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? | What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? |
Rather, professing truth and love, we will in all things grow into him who is the head, Christ. | But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ. |
And whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. | And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. |
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall also be united with him in his resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be destroyed and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. | For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. |
Seek the Lord while he still may be found; call to him when he is close at hand. | Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. |
He did not spare his own Son but gave him up for all of us. How then can he fail also to give us everything else along with him? | He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? |