| “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “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.” |
| So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. | I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you. |
| And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. | When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment. |
| You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. | You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am. |
| Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. | Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen. |
| But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. | But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. |
| Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. | Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know. |
| I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. | I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture. |
| He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. | He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him. |
| I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. | I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever. |
| We have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. | We have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from your precepts and from your ordinances. |
| And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. | The Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth. |
| Both riches and honor come from You, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all. | Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all! In your hand is power and might! It is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all! |
| Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the Lord. | Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh. |
| And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. | We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. |
| For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. | For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart. |
| Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. | Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with me. |
| And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. | Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ. |
| Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. | Yahweh God made garments of animal skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them. |
| So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer. | So we fasted and begged our God for this, and he granted our request. |
| The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up. | Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up. |
| So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. | Tear your heart and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity. |
| Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. | Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free. |
| Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away. | Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. |
| God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. | God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. |
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