| Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. | Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. |
| Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. | Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. |
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| Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. | Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. |
| It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. | It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. |
| Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust 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. |
| Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. | Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. |
| Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. | Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. |
| In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches. | I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. |
| Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. | Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. |
| The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works. | The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does. |
| Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. | Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. |
| So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. | And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. |
| For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. | For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. |
| Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. | Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. |
| Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. | As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. |
| Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. | If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. |
| By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. | This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. |
| You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. | You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. |
| Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. | The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us. |
| When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. | When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. |
| A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. | Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. |
| In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. | In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. |
| Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, 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. |
| The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him. | The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. |
| In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? | In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? |
