You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you. | You are all beautiful, my love. There is no spot in you. |
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. | If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. |
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Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. | Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. |
I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. | I love you, Yahweh, my strength. Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower. |
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you. |
And whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. | He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me isn’t worthy of me. |
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in mortals. | It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. |
Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. | And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. |
Take words with you and return to the Lord; say to him, “Take away all guilt; accept that which is good, and we will offer the fruit of our lips.” | Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good; so we offer bulls as we vowed of our lips.” |
I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. | I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one. |
Then he said to them all, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” | He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” |
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. | If you love me, keep my commandments. |
Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. | He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. |
While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” | As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” |
By insolence the heedless make strife, but wisdom is with those who take advice. | Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice. |
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord. | Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh. |
He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” | He called the multitude to himself with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” |
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! | Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh. |
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. | Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him. |
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law. | Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law. |
We love because he first loved us. | We love him, because he first loved us. |
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold. My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. | But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I will come out like gold. My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away. |
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. | This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. |
So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. | We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. |
Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world. | Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. |