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. |
Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. | Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. |
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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 heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors! | Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased! |
Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. | Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. |
Or can one walk on hot coals without scorching the feet? | Or can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched? |
To the one who conquers I will give a place with me on my throne, just as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. | 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. |
Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. | And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. |
For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall 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 does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” | 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.” |
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. | 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. |
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning. | As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. |
You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. | You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. |
With the Lord on my side I do not fear. What can mortals do to me? | The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? |
Until a spirit from on high is poured out on us, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest. | 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. |
On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. | 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. |
Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. | Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. |
May my teaching drop like the rain, my speech condense like the dew; like gentle rain on grass, like showers on new growth. | May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb. |
Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. | Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. |
And now why do you delay? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name. | And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name. |
How much more valuable is a human being than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath. | Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. |
The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it. | The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. |
Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. | Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. |
Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. | Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. |
Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. | But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. |