To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone, and a word in season, how good it is! | A man is joyful when he utters apt answers, and even more satisfying is a word in season. |
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. | An honorable name is more to be desired than great riches, and high esteem is preferable to silver and gold. |
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But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. | But what I tell you is this: Do not swear at all, either by heaven, since it is God’s throne, or by earth, since that is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the great King. |
There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved. | There is no salvation in anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to men by which we can be saved. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand unshaken. |
Yours, O Lord, are the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. | Yours, O Lord, are greatness, power, glory, strength, and majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. |
Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife just as Christ is the head of the church, the body of which he is the Savior. | Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church, the body of which he is the Savior. |
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it. | Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and those who find it are few in number. |
Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases. | Our God is in heaven; he does whatever he pleases. |
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? | The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom should I be afraid? |
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. | Every word of God has proved to be true; he is a shield to those who trust in him. |
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world. | This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the Antichrist, about whose coming you have been told, and that it is already in the world. |
Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. | Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. |
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city. | It is better to be a patient man rather than a warrior, one who controls his temper rather than one who captures a city. |
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. | Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light to my path. |
He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. | He is the head of the body, that is, the Church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that in every way he should be supreme. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand ever unshaken. |
For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human. | For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and man, Christ Jesus, himself a man. |
The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it. | The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world and all who live in it. |
For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. | For one believes in the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. |
And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.” | And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be poured out for you.” |
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. | Therefore, strive to be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect. |
On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is in God. | My deliverance and my glory depend on God; he is my mighty rock and my refuge. |
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. | For where your treasure is, there will your heart also be. |
The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. | The Lord is righteous in all his ways and merciful in everything he does. |