Seek the Lord while he still may be found; call to him when he is close at hand. | Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. |
Put your trust in the Lord and do good, that you may dwell in the land and be secure. | Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. |
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I further pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know the hope to which he has called you, how rich and glorious is his inheritance in the saints. | The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints. |
Whatever you ask in my name I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. | And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
Continue in all of the ways that the Lord, your God, has commanded you. Continue in them so that you may live and prosper and that you may long dwell on the land of your inheritance. | You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess. |
For I am longing to see you so that I may bestow on you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— or, rather, so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. | For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established— that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. |
Teach us to comprehend how few our days are so that our hearts may be filled with wisdom. | So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. |
I ask that from the riches of his glory he may grant through his Spirit that you be strengthened with power in your inner being and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. | That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love. |
May the Lord guide your hearts to the love of God and the steadfastness of Christ. | Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. |
Although the mountains may be shaken and the hills may totter, my steadfast love will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace will never be shaken, says the Lord who has compassion on you. | “For the mountains shall depart And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you, Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” Says the Lord, who has mercy on you. |
O Lord, do not withhold your mercy from me; may your kindness and your truth keep me safe forever. | Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me. |
I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you already have so that no one may rob you of your crown. | Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. |
May the God of peace—who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant— make you perfect in every respect so that you may do his will. And may he enable us to achieve what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. | Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. |
Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that at the proper time he may exalt you. | Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time. |
If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you may ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. | If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. |
Like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may advance on the path to salvation. | As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby. |
By these he has given us his precious promises, great beyond all price, so that through them you may escape from the corruption with which evil desires have infected the world and thereby may come to share in the divine nature. | By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. |
Teach me your ways, O Lord, so that I may walk in your truth; let me worship your name with an undivided heart. | Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. |
Seek good and not evil, so that you may live. Then the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you as you claim he is. | Seek good and not evil, That you may live; So the Lord God of hosts will be with you, As you have spoken. |
A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in abundance. | The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. |
Until now, in my name, you have not asked for anything. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. | Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. |
May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. | Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. |
Stay awake and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak. | Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. |
And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask him, we may be sure that all we ask of him will be ours. | And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. |
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. | These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. |