| Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. | Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. |
| As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. | As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning. |
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| Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. | But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love. |
| The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. | The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. |
| Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased! | Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests. |
| Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. | So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. |
| Or can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched? | Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched? |
| The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. | To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. |
| For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” | For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” |
| But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” | But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” |
| I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. | I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. |
| You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. | You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. |
| On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying. | On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. |
| The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? | The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? |
| Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. | Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. |
| And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name. | And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name. |
| Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. | How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. |
| Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. | Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. |
| Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. | Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. |
| The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. | The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. |
| Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest. | Till the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest. |
| And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. | And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. |
| But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. | Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. |
| And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” | Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!” |
| And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. | And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. |
