| Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. | “Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, and don’t give place to the devil. |
| Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. | Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. |
| I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that was not called by my name. | I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name. |
| You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. | You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask. |
| I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments. | I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments. |
| I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. | I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. |
| And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the Lord has not spoken?’— when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him. | You may say in your heart, “How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?” When a prophet speaks in Yahweh’s name, if the thing doesn’t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which Yahweh has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him. |
| “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. | “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the power of anything. |
| A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. | A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies. |
| Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. | Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth. |
| So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.” | Jesus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.” |
| For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. | For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have. |
| He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? | He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things? |
| For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. | For sin will not have dominion over you, for you are not under law, but under grace. |
| It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. | Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged. |
| Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. | Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill. |
| What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! | What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! |
| You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. | You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me. |
| Return, faithless Israel, declares the Lord. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the Lord; I will not be angry forever. | ‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says Yahweh; ‘I will not look in anger on you, for I am merciful,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will not keep anger forever.’ |
| But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. | But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint. |
| Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. | Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful. |
| For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. | For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast. |
| Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted. | Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless. |
| Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. | Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go. |
| I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. | I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. |
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Who is this King of glory?The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory! Selah