| For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it. | For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. |
| Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. | Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. |
| This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother. | And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. |
| He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die. | He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. |
| For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life? | For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? |
| Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning. | Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. |
| Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. | Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. |
| A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control. | A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. |
| But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. | But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. |
| A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent. | A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. |
| Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls. | Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. |
| Many will purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined, but the wicked will do wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand. | Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. |
| Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. | And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. |
| For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? | For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? |
| I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live. Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God. | I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. |
| Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. | Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God. |
| You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you. | Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. |
| Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. | Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. |
| A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion. | A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. |
| For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them. | For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. |
| The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips. | The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. |
| The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. | And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. |
| Then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment. | The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished. |
| The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats. | The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. |
| Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways. For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright. | Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous. |
Bible verse of the day
A fool despises his father’s correction,but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.