| He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me isn’t worthy of me. | Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. |
| For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation. | For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. |
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| Give to everyone who asks you, and don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back 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; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city. | Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city. |
| You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless 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 farmer. Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may 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. |
| He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart; he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man. | 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. |
| Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion. | 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. |
| Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you. | Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. |
| It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. | It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. |
| Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh. | Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. |
| Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice. | Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. |
| Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh. | Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. |
| Every word of God is flawless. 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. |
| And 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. |
| In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness. | In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. |
| Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him. | The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. |
| Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned. | The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. |
| I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep 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. |
| Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. | Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. |
| He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” | Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” |
| As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him. | As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. |
| When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be assigned any business. He shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken. | If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. For one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has married. |
| A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it. | The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. |
| I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. | Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. |
