| Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. | So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. |
| But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. | But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. |
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| By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life. | The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life. |
| Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. | Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. |
| Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. | Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. |
| And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. | So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. |
| Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. | Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. |
| Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. | Riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might; and it is in your hand to make great and to give strength to all. |
| And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. | And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment. |
| Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. | You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. |
| I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which 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. |
| And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. | 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 air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” |
| Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. | To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. |
| Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. | 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 have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments. | We have sinned and done wrong, acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and ordinances. |
| I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. | I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. |
| And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. | Rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing. |
| And the Word was made 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. | And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth. |
| Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. | May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance. |
| Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. | Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord. |
| Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. | I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances. |
| He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. | Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. |
| And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ. | And every day in the temple and at home they did not cease to teach and proclaim Jesus as the Messiah. |
| Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. | Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. |
