| When anyone becomes aware that they are guilty in any of these matters, they must confess in what way they have sinned. | Therefore, when someone is guilty of any one of these things, he shall confess the sin he has committed. |
| Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | As for you, my child, take strength from the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews. | Above his head was inscribed the charge against him: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” |
| He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. | He was despised and shunned by others, a man of sorrows who was no stranger to suffering. We loathed him and regarded him as of no account, as one from whom men avert their gaze. |
| Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.” | Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not my own; rather, it comes from him who sent me.” |
| Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ | This is ‘the stone rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.’ |
| Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. | Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and utter all kinds of calumnies against you for my sake. |
| “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” | Jesus answered, “If it is possible! All things are possible for one who has faith.” |
| How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! | How wonderful and delightful it is for brothers to live together in unity. |
| I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’ | I was eager to respond to those who did not consult me. I was anxious to be approached by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am! Here I am!” to a nation that did not summon me. |
| May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us nor forsake us. | May the Lord, our God, be with us, just as he was with our fathers; may he not leave us or abandon us. |
| Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.” | Jesus replied, “Amen, amen, I say to you, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.” |
| And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. | And now, dear children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be put to shame by him at his coming. |
| Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” | Jesus replied, “This is the work of God: to believe in the one whom he has sent.” |
| After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. | When they had finished their prayer, the place where they were gathered together shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and proclaimed the word of God fearlessly. |
| When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone. | While experiencing temptation, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. |
| In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. | Indeed, persecution will afflict all who want to lead a godly life in Christ Jesus. |
| But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. | But for that very reason I was treated mercifully, so that in me Jesus Christ might exhibit his inexhaustible patience, making me an example for those who would come to believe in him for eternal life. |
| But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. | But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. | God abides in anyone who acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, and that person abides in God. |
| Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.” | Jesus answered them, “Amen, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what has been done to this fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be accomplished.” |
| They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” | They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, and so too will your household.” |
| Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” | Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you have faith you will see the glory of God?” |
| Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. | Who indeed conquers the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? |
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