| He gives strength to the weary, And to the one who lacks might He increases power. | He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. |
| Not to us, Lord, not to us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, because of Your truth. | Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. |
| It is a trap for a person to say carelessly, “It is holy!” And after the vows to make inquiry. | It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one’s vows. |
| Only be very careful to follow the commandment and the Law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God and walk in all His ways, and keep His commandments and cling to Him, and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul. | But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
| He has told you, mortal one, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? | He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. |
| Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it. | Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. |
| And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” | He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” |
| Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain. | Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. |
| Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. | Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. |
| To do righteousness and justice Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice. | To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
| For from Him, and through Him, and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. | For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. |
| I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. | I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. |
| Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a worker who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. | Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. |
| They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. | They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. |
| Is this not the fast that I choose: To release the bonds of wickedness, To undo the ropes of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free, And break every yoke? | Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? |
| Do not weary yourself to gain wealth; Stop dwelling on it. | Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. |
| For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? | Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? |
| I know how to get along with little, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. | I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. |
| So if you, despite being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him? | If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! |
| And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. | And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. |
| For to you it has been granted for Christ’s sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf. | For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him. |
| 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. | Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. |
| And faithfulness is Yours, Lord, For You reward a person according to his work. | “And with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.” |
| I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you. | I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. |
| 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 immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. |
Bible verse of the day
Vindicate the weak and fatherless;Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.