Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife just as Christ is the head of the church, the body of which he is the Savior. | Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church, the body of which he is the Savior. |
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city. | It is better to be a patient man rather than a warrior, one who controls his temper rather than one who captures a city. |
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Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. | Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. |
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. | Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light to my path. |
It is a snare for one to say rashly, “It is holy,” and begin to reflect only after making a vow. | It is rash to pledge a sacred gift, or to make a vow and then have second thoughts. |
He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. | He is the head of the body, that is, the Church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that in every way he should be supreme. |
And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.” | And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be poured out for you.” |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand ever unshaken. |
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. | For where your treasure is, there will your heart also be. |
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. | Therefore, strive to be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect. |
What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? | What then can we say in response to all this? If God is for us, who can be against us? |
So acknowledge today and take to heart that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. | So today acknowledge it and take it to heart that the Lord is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. There is no other. |
The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it. | The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world and all who live in it. |
The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. | The Lord is righteous in all his ways and merciful in everything he does. |
For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. | Indeed, the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. |
Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control. | Like a city that has been breached and made defenseless is the man devoid of self-control. |
For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human. | For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and man, Christ Jesus, himself a man. |
On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is in God. | My deliverance and my glory depend on God; he is my mighty rock and my refuge. |
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. | We also know that the Son of God has come and given us understanding so that we can know the one who is true. And we are in the one who is true, since we are in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. |
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. | To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. | To do your will, O God, is my delight; your law is in my heart. |
The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this. | The one who calls you is faithful, and he will accomplish this. |
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe. | The name of the Lord is a tower of strength; the upright man runs to it and finds refuge. |
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and our strength, a well-proved help in times of trouble. |