| That I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest. | So that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. |
| For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise. | For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. | I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
| Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him. | Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. |
| But speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ. | But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ. |
| Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. | Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. |
| May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ. | May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ. |
| May Yahweh our God be with us as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us or forsake us. | The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors; may he not leave us or abandon us. |
| Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. | Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. |
| I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever. | And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. |
| That their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ. | I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ himself. |
| A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. | Some friends play at friendship but a true friend sticks closer than one's nearest kin. |
| Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say. | Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, just as you have said. |
| Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full. | Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. |
| Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control. | Do not deprive one another except perhaps by agreement for a set time, to devote yourselves to prayer, and then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. |
| But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God. | But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God. |
| Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you. | Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. |
| Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all. | Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with all of you. |
| Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness and not be ashamed before him at his coming. | And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming. |
| I made known to them your name, and will make it known; that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I in them. | I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them. |
| That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love. | I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. |
| For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning. | For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. |
| Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. | Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. |
| Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. | Discipline yourselves, keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour. |
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