Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. | Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. |
To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. | To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. |
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So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. | And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. |
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” | “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” |
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. | About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. |
You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. | You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. |
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. | Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. |
We have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. | We have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. |
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. | Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. |
Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. | Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord! |
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. | And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. |
When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment. | And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment. |
The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. | And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. |
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. | Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. |
The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. | The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts. |
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. | Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. |
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” | And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” |
Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. | Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. |
And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. | And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. |
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer. | So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty. |
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. | The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. |
Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. | Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. |
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. | So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. |
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. | Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven. |
Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity. | And rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster. |