And whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. | Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. |
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory. | For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. |
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Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. | Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. |
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city. | Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city. |
You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. | You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. |
I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. | I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. |
Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right, and speak the truth from their heart; who do not slander with their tongue, and do no evil to their friends, nor take up a reproach against their neighbors. | The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart; whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others. |
This is what I have seen to be good: it is fitting to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of the life God gives us; for this is our lot. | This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot. |
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. |
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion. | Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. |
So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. | After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand 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 the Lord. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.” |
When your eyes light upon it, it is gone; for suddenly it takes wings to itself, flying like an eagle toward heaven. | Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. |
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. | Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. |
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord. | Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. |
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in mortals. | It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. |
O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him. | Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. |
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! | Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. |
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. |
By insolence the heedless make strife, but wisdom is with those who take advice. | Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. |
Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. | Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. |
The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of trouble; he protects those who take refuge in him. | The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. |
And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man this one was taken.” Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. | Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. |
Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God. | Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. |
I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. | My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. |