For the Lord your God will bless you, as he promised you, and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow, and you shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you. | When the Lord your God has blessed you, as he promised you, you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. |
And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. | I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances. |
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It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. | It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. |
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” | I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” |
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. | Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace— in peace because they trust in you. |
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. | And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. |
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. | Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. |
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. | When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart. |
It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave. | It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave. |
For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. | For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. |
Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith? | Well then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? |
Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. | Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. |
Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. | Therefore you have no excuse, whoever you are, when you judge others; for in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things. |
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all. | Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with all of you. |
You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine. | You shall be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy, and I have separated you from the other peoples to be mine. |
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. | I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. |
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” | Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” |
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. | O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. |
O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. | O Lord, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you. |
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. | Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body. |
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. | Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; and just as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. Only, you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. |
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. | Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. |
O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. | O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. |
You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. | You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. |
So that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. | So that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. |