| And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not grasp it. | The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it. |
| I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. | I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. |
| The one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. | He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil. |
| The One who builds His upper chambers in the heavens And has founded His vaulted dome over the earth, He who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth, The Lord is His name. | It is he who builds his rooms in the heavens, and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth—Yahweh is his name. |
| I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father. | I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father. |
| Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! | Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers. |
| The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, But ruin to the workers of injustice. | The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. |
| The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever. | The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever. |
| Being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. | Being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
| The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who live in it. | The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it. |
| And the one sown with seed among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. | What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. |
| Who has performed and accomplished it, Summoning the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’ | Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last, I am he. |
| The face of the Lord is against evildoers, To eliminate the memory of them from the earth. | Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth. |
| For those who are in accord with the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are in accord with the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. | For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. |
| For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears attend to their prayer, But the face of the Lord is against evildoers. | For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. |
| Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth; Yours is the dominion, Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. | Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all. |
| Even if the fig tree does not blossom, And there is no fruit on the vines, If the yield of the olive fails, And the fields produce no food, Even if the flock disappears from the fold, And there are no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will triumph in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. | For even though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food, the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! |
| And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. | He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God. |
| The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In the gale and the storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet. | Yahweh is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Yahweh has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. |
| The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe. | Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe. |
| The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. | He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life. |
| For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. | For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace. |
| But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. | But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. |
| Hate evil, you who love the Lord, Who watches over the souls of His godly ones; He saves them from the hand of the wicked. | You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. |
| The afflictions of the righteous are many, But the Lord rescues him from them all. | Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all. |
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