| I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah | I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah. |
| And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. | I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. |
| To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king's matter. | I thank you and praise you, O God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king’s matter. |
| Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. | Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful. |
| What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? | What is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him? |
| You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder! | You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder. |
| Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. | Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. |
| Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test! | Examine your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don’t you know about your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified. |
| I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass. | I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who will be made as grass? |
| 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 cause you to walk in my statutes. You will keep my ordinances and do them. |
| For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield. | For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. |
| 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. | Since you have been precious and honored in my sight, and I have loved you, therefore I will give people in your place, and nations instead of your life. |
| For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” | For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” |
| 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? | He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you and does miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith? |
| For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. | For sin will not have dominion over you, for you are not under law, but under grace. |
| 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 will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you. But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat. |
| Of all that are in the waters you may eat these: whatever has fins and scales you may eat. And whatever does not have fins and scales you shall not eat; it is unclean for you. | These you may eat of all that are in the waters: you may eat whatever has fins and scales. You shall not eat whatever doesn’t have fins and scales. It is unclean to you. |
| I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. | I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble; but cheer up! I have overcome the world. |
| Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind! | Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men! |
| But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. | But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you will find him when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
| How I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house. | How I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house. |
| 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 shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant. |
| Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. | Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you. |
| Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” | Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.” |
| So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. | Whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. |
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