| I was ready to be sought out by those who did not ask, to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that did not call on my name. | 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. |
| Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world. | 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. |
| When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. | When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. |
| I hurry and do not delay to keep your commandments. | I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments. |
| I have come to call not the righteous but sinners to repentance. | I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. |
| You may say to yourself, “How can we recognize a word that the Lord has not spoken?” If a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord but the thing does not take place or prove true, it is a word that the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously; do not be frightened by it. | 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. |
| “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “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 helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. |
| Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. | 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. |
| A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. | A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. |
| He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? | 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? |
| Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. | Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. |
| Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. | 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. |
| Then Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine but his who sent me.” | So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.” |
| For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—not according to what one does not have. | For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. |
| For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. | For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. |
| It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. | 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. |
| You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet something and cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have, because you do not ask. | 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 shall not make gods of silver alongside me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. | You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. |
| What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! | What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! |
| Return, faithless Israel, says the Lord. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, says the Lord; I will not be angry forever. | 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. |
| But those 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 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. |
| For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— not the result of works, so that no one may boast. | 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. |
| I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. | I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. |
| Rise up, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; do not forget the oppressed. | Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted. |
| He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. | He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. |
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