In the exercise of His will He gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures. | Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. |
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. | Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. |
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For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. | He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. |
But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our wrongdoings, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved). | But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved). |
But now in Christ Jesus you who previously were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. | But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. |
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. | Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. |
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin in our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. | For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. |
I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because Abraham obeyed Me and fulfilled his duty to Me, and kept My commandments, My statutes, and My laws. | And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws. |
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. | Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. |
I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me. | I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life. |
By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised. | By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. |
Like a city that is broken into and without walls So is a person who has no self-control over his spirit. | Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls. |
You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
So that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and relax in your company. | That I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you. |
For whoever has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. | For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. |
And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to celebrate the Sabbath day. | And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day. |
Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. | And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. |
Therefore let’s make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same example of disobedience. | Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. |
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. | I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. |
The Lord will send His goodness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life. | The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me— A prayer to the God of my life. |
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning. | For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. |
Now I make known to you, brothers and sisters, the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, in which you also stand, by which you also are saved, if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. | Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. |
When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look at them? | When goods increase, They increase who eat them; So what profit have the owners Except to see them with their eyes? |
When you make a vow to God, do not be late in paying it; for He takes no delight in fools. Pay what you vow! | When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed. |
The Lord’s acts of mercy indeed do not end, For His compassions do not fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. | Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. |