| But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. | But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. |
| Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops. | Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. |
| Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus. | Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus. |
| Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. | Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me. |
| In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. | In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! |
| Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good. | Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. |
| Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil. | Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. |
| Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord. | Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord! |
| And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. | And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. |
| My child, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. | My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. |
| So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. | So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. |
| Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. | Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. |
| Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! | Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! |
| Let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. | Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. |
| Let all that you do be done in love. | Let all that you do be done in love. |
| To this day I have had help from God, and so I stand here, testifying to both small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would take place: that the Messiah must suffer, and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles. | To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles. |
| Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. | Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. |
| But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. | But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. |
| Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. | Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. |
| If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. | If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. |
| Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and of people. | Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. |
| Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. | 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. |
| Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth. | Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. |
| Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. | Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. |
| Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.” | Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” |
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