Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will follow My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him.” | Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.” |
Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain. | Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. |
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Because Your favor is better than life, My lips will praise You. So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. | Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on your name. |
And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. | But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. |
You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You then, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
I will exalt You, my God, the King, And I will bless Your name forever and ever. | I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. |
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. | I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth. |
If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me. | When I thought, “My foot is slipping,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. |
I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I look at a virgin? | I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin? |
My mouth is filled with Your praise And with Your glory all day long. | My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all day long. |
And if I give away all my possessions to charity, and if I surrender my body so that I may glory, but do not have love, it does me no good. | If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. |
Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I get up; You understand my thought from far away. | O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. |
The one who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and the one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will reveal Myself to him. | They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them. |
Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, Lord, You know it all. | Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. |
So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the purpose for which I sent it. | So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it. |
I have treasured Your word in my heart, So that I may not sin against You. | I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. |
So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” | Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” |
Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any wrongdoing have power over me. | Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. |
For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst. | For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. |
By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another. | By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. |
Yet as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last, He will take His stand on the earth. | For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth. |
Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? | Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? |
My son, comply with the commandment of your father, And do not ignore the teaching of your mother. | My child, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching. |
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. | I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. |
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. |