| All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you. | O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. |
| Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. | He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. |
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| He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. | The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. |
| How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore 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. |
| Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. | Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. |
| It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. | It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. |
| The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these. | The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. |
| Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. | Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. |
| In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. | So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. |
| “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.” |
| The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. | For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. |
| Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. |
| So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. | As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. |
| For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” | For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” |
| To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. | To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
| A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. | A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. |
| 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? | There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor? |
| Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. | By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom. |
| This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. | By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already. |
| But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. | But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. |
| Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. | Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. |
| Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. | And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. |
| Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. | Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. |
| Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. | Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. |
| The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? | The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? |
