| Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. | You lust and do not have, so you commit murder. And you are envious and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. |
| I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. | I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’ To a nation which did not call on My name. |
| Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. | Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. |
| I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. | I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners. |
| But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. | Now go and learn what this means: ‘I desire compassion, rather than sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners. |
| I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. | I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments. |
| Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. | Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. |
| And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him. | And if you say in your heart, ‘How will we recognize the word which the Lord has not spoken?’ When the prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, and the thing does not happen or come true, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you are not to be afraid of him. |
| Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. | You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. |
| All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. | All things are permitted for me, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. |
| Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. | Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth. |
| He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? | He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? |
| A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. | A trustworthy witness will not lie, But a false witness declares lies. |
| For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. | For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. |
| And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. | And the Lord is the One who is going ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not desert you or abandon you. Do not fear and do not be dismayed. |
| When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. | When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. |
| Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. | So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not My own, but His who sent Me.” |
| What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. | What then? Are we to sin because we are not under the Law but under grace? Far from it! |
| For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. | For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast. |
| Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. | Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor fearful. |
| Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. | Arise, Lord; God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the humble. |
| Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. | ‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord; ‘I will not look at you in anger. For I am gracious,’ declares the Lord; ‘I will not be angry forever.’ |
| Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? | Or can a person walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched? |
| But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. | Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary. |
| Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. | I have treasured Your word in my heart, So that I may not sin against You. |
Bible verse of the day
Defend the poor and fatherless:do justice to the afflicted and needy.