| I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. | I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. |
| You must faithfully keep all my commands by putting them into practice, for I am the Lord. | Thus you shall keep my commandments and observe them: I am the Lord. |
| I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed. I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions. | I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven, and will give to your offspring all these lands; and all the nations of the earth shall gain blessing for themselves through your offspring, because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. |
| Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil. | Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. |
| Timothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus. | You then, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth. | I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth. |
| Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.” | 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.” |
| I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman. | I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin? |
| Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them. | 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. |
| Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. 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.” |
| I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. | I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. |
| For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them. | For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. |
| Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. | By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. |
| My son, obey your father’s commands, and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. | My child, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching. |
| But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last. | For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth. |
| Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them. | Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. |
| Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. | 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 a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.” | And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” |
| “For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken,” says the Lord, who has mercy on you. | For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you. |
| It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send 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. |
| Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me. | Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor. |
| In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles. | This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord, and was saved from every trouble. |
| Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you. | Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. |
| I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. | I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. |
| You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. | I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
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