Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. | Blessings are showered on the head of the righteous, but sorrow will cover the face of the wicked. |
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. | The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. |
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I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. | I am confident that I will behold the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. |
Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. | Grant justice to the weak and the orphan; defend the rights of the lowly and the poor. |
Let me hear Your faithfulness in the morning, For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul. | At dawn let me experience your kindness, for in you I place my trust. Show me the path I must walk, for to you I lift up my soul. |
The vine has dried up And the fig tree has withered; The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree, All the trees of the field have dried up. Indeed, joy has dried up From the sons of mankind. | The vine has withered; the fig tree droops. The pomegranate, the palm, and the apple tree— all the trees of the field have dried up. And the joy of the people has also withered away. |
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law. | The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law. |
“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, “the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” |
Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous. | Preferable is the little that the righteous possess than the great wealth of the wicked. For the power of the wicked will be overcome, but the Lord protects the righteous. |
But the gracious gift is not like the offense. For if by the offense of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many. | However, the gift is not like the transgression. For if the transgression of one man led to the death of the many, how much greater was the overflowing effect of the grace of God and the gift of the one man Jesus Christ that has abounded for the many. |
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.” | Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” |
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked, what is perverted. | The lips of the righteous utter words of kindness, but the mouth of the wicked knows only how to pervert. |
And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not grasp it. | The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has been unable to overcome it. |
I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. | I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. |
The one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. | Everyone who sins comes from the devil, for the devil has been a sinner from the very beginning. The Son of God appeared for this very purpose: to destroy the work of the devil. |
The One who builds His upper chambers in the heavens And has founded His vaulted dome over the earth, He who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth, The Lord is His name. | He builds his upper chambers in the heavens and establishes his vault of the sky over the earth— the Lord is his name. |
I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father. | I came from the Father and have come into the world. Now I am leaving the world and returning to the Father. |
Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! | Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the company of scoffers. |
The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, But ruin to the workers of injustice. | The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, but destruction for evildoers. |
The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever. | The grass may wither and the flower may fade, but the word of our God will endure forever. |
Being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. | Make every possible effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. |
The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, 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. |
And the one sown with seed among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. | The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but worldly cares and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit. |
Who has performed and accomplished it, Summoning the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’ | Who has performed these deeds and accomplished this? Who has summoned the nations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am the first, and I will be there with the last. |
The face of the Lord is against evildoers, To eliminate the memory of them from the earth. | The face of the Lord is turned against those who do evil, to erase all memory of them from the earth. |