They set up over his head the accusation against him written, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” | And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” |
Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. | Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. |
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You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments. | I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules. |
He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’ | This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. |
I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name. | I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that was not called by my name. |
May Yahweh our God be with us as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us or forsake us. | The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us. |
Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” | And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” |
He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him!” | And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.” |
He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. | And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. |
Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness and not be ashamed before him at his coming. | And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. |
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. | Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. |
Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. | Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. |
Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” | Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” |
Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.” | Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.” |
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. | Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. |
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. | But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me. You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar. | O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. |
For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night. | For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. |
Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? | Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? |
In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul. | When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. |
Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed, you would see God’s glory?” | Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” |
Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last. | Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last. |
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. | For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. |
They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” | And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” |