| If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him and have seen him. | If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him. |
| For Yahweh your God will bless you, as he promised you. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. You will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. | When the Lord your God has blessed you, as he promised you, you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. |
| When they lead you away and deliver you up, don’t be anxious beforehand or premeditate what you will say, but say whatever will be given you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. | When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say; but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. |
| Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. | Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. |
| My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.” | I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” |
| Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful. | Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. |
| I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full. | I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. |
| I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes. You will keep my ordinances and do them. | I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances. |
| Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things. | Therefore you have no excuse, whoever you are, when you judge others; for in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things. |
| If you love me, keep my commandments. | If you love me, you will keep my commandments. |
| This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. | This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. |
| For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. | For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. |
| I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. | A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. |
| How I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house. | I did not shrink from doing anything helpful, proclaiming the message to you and teaching you publicly and from house to house. |
| Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you. | And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. |
| Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded. | Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. |
| Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged. | It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. |
| Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know. | Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. |
| 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 far away. |
| You shall seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart. | When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart. |
| For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined. | For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. |
| God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water. | O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. |
| That I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest. | So that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. |
| Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you. | O Lord, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you. |
| It shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant. | It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave. |
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