The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. | The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. |
Our God is in the heavens, and he does as he wishes. | Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. |
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. | Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. |
That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God. | Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God. |
Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. | I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. |
Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. | Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. |
I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. | I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. |
In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents. | In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. |
Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.” | Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah. |
Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. | In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. |
Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased. | Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests. |
So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord! | Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. |
I will teach you wisdom’s ways and lead you in straight paths. | I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. |
So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. | So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. |
Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the Lord our God. | Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. |
You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. | And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.” | They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” |
Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen. | But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen. |
But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. | You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. |
Deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil; joy fills hearts that are planning peace! | Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy. |
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. | Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. |
For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! | For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light. |
The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! | Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. |
I have rejoiced in your laws as much as in riches. | I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. |
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“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord.“And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.”
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