For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst. | For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst. |
For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well. | For all of us fall short in many ways. Anyone who never makes a mistake in speech has reached perfection and is able to control every part of his body. |
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But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, that is, Christ. | Rather, professing truth and love, we will in all things grow into him who is the head, Christ. |
Beyond question, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory. | Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great: He was made visible in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed to the Gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory. |
For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than live in the tents of wickedness. | It is better to spend one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in God’s house than dwell inside the tents of the wicked. |
Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other people in your place and other nations in exchange for your life. | Because in my eyes you are precious, because you are honored and I love you, I will give people in exchange for you and nations in return for your life. |
For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over every ruler and authority. | For it is in him that the entire fullness of deity dwells in bodily form, and you share this fullness in him who is the head of every ruler and power. |
Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. | Do not love the world or what is in the world. If anyone does love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. |
One who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” | You who abide in the shelter of the Most High, who rest in the shadow of the Almighty, say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I place my trust.” |
If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. | If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. |
God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. | God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth. |
In the morning, Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will present my prayer to You and be on the watch. | O Lord, at daybreak you hear my voice; at daybreak I bring my petition before you and await your reply. |
But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases. | Our God is in heaven; he does whatever he pleases. |
Indeed, all who want to live in a godly way in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. | Indeed, persecution will afflict all who want to lead a godly life in Christ Jesus. |
Let the peace of Christ, to which you were indeed called in one body, rule in your hearts; and be thankful. | And let the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, because it was for this that you were called together in one body. Always be thankful. |
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! | Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say: Rejoice! |
For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it passes by, Or like a watch in the night. | For to you a thousand years are like a yesterday that has passed or one of the watches of the night. |
You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. | Dear children, you are from God and you have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. |
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be firm, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. | Therefore, my beloved brethren, stand firm and immovable, devoting yourselves completely to the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. |
And I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them. | I have made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I in them. |
I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. | I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever abides in me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. Apart from me you can do nothing. |
And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. | And my God will fully supply all your needs out of the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. |
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. | And now it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. The life I live now in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me. |
Hear my prayer, Lord, Listen to my pleadings! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness! | O Lord, hear my prayer, incline your ear to my supplications. In your faithfulness respond to me with your righteousness. |
For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” | For the entire Law can be summed up in a single commandment: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” |