| How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word. | How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. |
| For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. | For those who are in accord with the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are in accord with the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. |
| Let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. | Let the wicked abandon his way, And the unrighteous person his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. |
| Likewise all to whom God gives wealth and possessions and whom he enables to enjoy them, and to accept their lot and find enjoyment in their toil—this is the gift of God. | Furthermore, as for every person to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also given him the opportunity to enjoy them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God. |
| Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their parents. | Grandchildren are the crown of the old, And the glory of sons is their fathers. |
| For not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm give them victory; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance, for you delighted in them. | For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them. |
| And steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. For you repay to all according to their work. | And faithfulness is Yours, Lord, For You reward a person according to his work. |
| For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. | For if you forgive other people for their offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. |
| And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. | Now whenever you fast, do not make a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they distort their faces so that they will be noticed by people when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. |
| Those who keep the commandment will live; those who are heedless of their ways will die. | One who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But one who is careless of conduct will die. |
| It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice. | It goes well for a person who is gracious and lends; He will maintain his cause in judgment. |
| By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their lights. |
| She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. | She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. |
| The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse— who can understand it? I the Lord test the mind and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their doings. | The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, To give to each person according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds. |
| For “Those who desire life and desire to see good days, let them keep their tongues from evil and their lips from speaking deceit; let them turn away from evil and do good; let them seek peace and pursue it.” | For, “The one who desires life, to love and see good days, Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. He must turn away from evil and do good; He must seek peace and pursue it.” |
| When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. | And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were watching, and a cloud took Him up, out of their sight. |
| If you follow my statutes and keep my commandments and observe them faithfully, I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. | If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to carry them out, then I shall give you rains in their season, so that the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. |
| The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also. | And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God must also love his brother and sister. |
| And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. | And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You. |
| Even fools who keep silent are considered wise; when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent. | Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent. |
| When I fed them, they were satisfied; they were satisfied, and their heart was proud; therefore they forgot me. | As they had their pasture, they became satisfied, And as they became satisfied, their heart became proud; Therefore they forgot Me. |
| When goods increase, those who eat them increase; and what gain has their owner but to see them with his eyes? | When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look at them? |
| But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God. | But the one who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds will be revealed as having been performed in God. |
| Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. | Truly, truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. |
| Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved. | Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. |
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