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. | 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. |
The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace. | May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! |
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You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. | You shall not make gods of silver alongside me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. |
And the Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. | And the Lord God made garments of skins for the man and for his wife, and clothed them. |
Wives, subject yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. | Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife just as Christ is the head of the church, the body of which he is the Savior. |
I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah | I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah |
I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides You.” | I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” |
My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, which You have redeemed. | My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have rescued. |
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. | And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. |
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. | Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. |
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and as far as the remotest part of the earth. | But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. |
There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death. | There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death. |
For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’ | For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Do not fear, I will help you.” |
Now about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. | About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. |
Certainly the Lord God does nothing Unless He reveals His secret plan To His servants the prophets. | Surely the Lord God does nothing, without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. |
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be to you; just as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” | Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” |
And faithfulness is Yours, Lord, For You reward a person according to his work. | And steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. For you repay to all according to their work. |
And having been perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey Him. | And having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. |
You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. | Husbands, in the same way, show consideration for your wives in your life together, paying honor to the woman as the weaker sex, since they too are also heirs of the gracious gift of life—so that nothing may hinder your prayers. |
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.” | Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.” |
But as for me, I will be on the watch for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. | But as for me, I will look to the Lord, I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. |
To You, God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, For You have given me wisdom and power; Even now You have made known to me what we requested of You, For You have made known to us the king’s matter. | To you, O God of my ancestors, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and power, and have now revealed to me what we asked of you, for you have revealed to us what the king ordered. |
So that we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?” | So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?” |
I will give thanks to You, Lord, among the peoples, And I will sing praises to You among the nations. | I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to you among the nations. |
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 as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. |