| 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. |
| Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. | Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. |
| Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. | You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. |
| Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. | Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! |
| For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. | For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. |
| For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them. | For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. |
| I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them. | And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them. |
| For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. | Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. |
| For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. | For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. |
| I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. | I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. |
| And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. | And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. |
| Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. | Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. |
| I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. | I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. |
| Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. | So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. |
| 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 all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. |
| Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. | Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content. |
| But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? | But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? |
| God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. | God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. |
| I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. |
| Let all that you do be done in love. | Let all that you do be done with love. |
| Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. | Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. |
| God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. |
| Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. | Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. |
| Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! | Hear my prayer, O Lord, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness. |
| May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. | Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
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