| By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit who doesn’t confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God; and this is the spirit of the Antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already. | By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world. |
| I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown. | I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. |
| Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel. | He said, “Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.” |
| The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.” | But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.” |
| If you will diligently listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you. | If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in his sight, and give heed to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will not bring upon you any of the diseases that I brought upon the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you. |
| By which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust. | Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust, and may become participants of the divine nature. |
| Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. | As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. |
| Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. | Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation, who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God. |
| They set up over his head the accusation against him written, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” | Over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” |
| Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky. | When your eyes light upon it, it is gone; for suddenly it takes wings to itself, flying like an eagle toward heaven. |
| This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. | This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. |
| God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done. | So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation. |
| Who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal. | Who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began. |
| To which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. | For this purpose he called you through our proclamation of the good news, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good. Abstain from every form of evil. | But test everything; hold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil. |
| For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory. | For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure. |
| Having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever. | You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God. |
| Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me. Your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands. | The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. |
| Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good; so we offer bulls as we vowed of our lips.” | Take words with you and return to the Lord; say to him, “Take away all guilt; accept that which is good, and we will offer the fruit of our lips.” |
| Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up. | Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor. |
| I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. | I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. |
| For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us. | I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. |
| That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar. | What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar. |
| The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks. | The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks. |
| Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them. | I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep an eye on those who cause dissensions and offenses, in opposition to the teaching that you have learned; avoid them. |
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