| I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths. | I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. |
| Being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. | Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. |
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| I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh 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. |
| “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” | “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” |
| Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. | And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
| I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. | I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. |
| Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace. | Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy. |
| It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. | It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. |
| I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches. | I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. |
| For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. | For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light. |
| You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ. | 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. |
| Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting. | In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. |
| “For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!” | For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live! |
| Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart. | Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. |
| Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. | Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. |
| Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
| For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh. | For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. |
| Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly. | In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. |
| Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. | Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. | Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. |
| Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of Yahweh our God. | Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. |
| For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night. | A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. |
| You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you than he who is 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. |
| He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. | He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him. |
