| Diligent labor always yields profit, but idle conversation only leads to poverty. | All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. |
| Be doers of the word and not just hearers who only deceive themselves. | Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. |
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| And eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent, Jesus Christ. | Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. |
| He is himself the sacrifice for our sins— and not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world. | He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. |
| For it has been granted you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him. | For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him. |
| No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, who has made him known. | No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. |
| God’s love was revealed to us in this way: God sent his only-begotten Son into the world so that we might have life through him. | This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. |
| For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may attain eternal life. | For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. |
| Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with your whole heart, considering the great things he has done for you. | But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. |
| And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. And we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth. | The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. |
| To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. | Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. |
| A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only delights in expressing his own opinions. | Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. |
| When Jesus heard this, he said, “Do not be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be saved.” | Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” |
| And not only that, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we realize that suffering develops perseverance, and perseverance produces character, and character produces hope. | Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. |
| Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe in him already stands condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God. | Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. |
| A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in abundance. | The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. |
| Now an intermediary is not necessary when there is only one party, and God is one. | A mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one. |
| He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand unshaken. | Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. |
| In peace I lie down and sleep, for only with your help, O Lord, can I rest secure. | In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. |
| The Lord will become king over the whole earth. When that day comes, he will be the only Lord, and his name will be the only name. | The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name. |
| There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save or to destroy. Who then are you to pass judgment on a neighbor? | There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor? |
| Let no foul word ever pass your lips. Say only what is useful for edification, so that your words may benefit your listeners. | Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. |
| Jesus answered them, “Amen, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what has been done to this fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be accomplished.” | Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.” |
| Brethren, you were called to freedom. However, make sure that you do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Instead, serve one another in love. | You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. |
| He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand ever unshaken. | Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. |
