All those who keep his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And the proof that he abides in us is the Spirit that he has given us. | Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. |
Whatever you ask in my name I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. | Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
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A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only delights in expressing his own opinions. | A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. |
When I am terrified, I place my trust in you. | When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. |
Do not be lacking in zeal, but serve the Lord with spiritual fervor. | Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. |
O Lord, you grant peace to those who are steadfast because of their trust in you. | You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. |
In God, whose word I praise, in God I place my trust and know no fear; what can people do to me? | In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? |
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the company of scoffers. | Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers. |
As for you, my child, take strength from the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
The Lord is good, an unfailing refuge in a time of distress. He takes care of those who place their trust in him. | The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him. |
In the netherworld, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham, far off, and Lazarus by his side. And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in agony in these flames.’ | And in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’ |
If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you may ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. | If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. |
In you, O Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. | In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! |
Why do you take note of the splinter in your brother’s eye but do not notice the wooden plank in your own eye? | Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? |
In peace I lie down and sleep, for only with your help, O Lord, can I rest secure. | In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. |
No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is made complete in us. | No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. |
God created mankind in his image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them. | So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. |
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. |
Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops. | Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. |
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst. | For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them. |
This is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.’ | Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” |
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. | For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. |
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. | Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. |
I wait for the Lord in anxious expectation; I place my hope in his word. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. |
Our God is in heaven; he does whatever he pleases. | Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. |