Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth. | Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. |
You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. | You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. |
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Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. | Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out. |
And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him. | And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. |
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God. | It is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God. |
So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. |
I have treasured Your word in my heart, So that I may not sin against You. | I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. |
You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. | You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder. |
Taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! | O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him. |
Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. | Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul. |
You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You then, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
All that you do must be done in love. | Let all that you do be done in love. |
I am coming quickly; hold firmly to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. | I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. |
And on that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name. Make known His deeds among the peoples; Make them remember that His name is exalted.” | And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations; proclaim that his name is exalted. |
By this the love of God was revealed in us, that God has sent His only Son into the world so that we may live through Him. | God's love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. |
That which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit. | What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. |
For I handed down to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. | For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures. |
Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven. | Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. |
That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner self, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love. | I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. |
And whatever you ask in My name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. | I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. | God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. |
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now it is already in the world. | By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world. |
By this we know that we remain in Him and He in us, because He has given to us of His Spirit. | By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. |
By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another. | By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. |
So it shall be when he becomes guilty of one of these things, that he shall confess that in which he has sinned. | When you realize your guilt in any of these, you shall confess the sin that you have committed. |