Little children, keep yourselves from idols. | Little children, keep yourselves from idols. |
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you. | Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. |
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Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil. | Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil. |
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. | Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. |
But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God’s love, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. | But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. |
You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me. | You shall not make gods of silver alongside me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. |
Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal. | Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. |
Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin. | Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same intention (for whoever has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin). |
Watch yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward. | Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward. |
Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.” | Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” |
Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. | Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. |
Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. | No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. |
Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity will not be your ruin. | Repent and turn from all your transgressions; otherwise iniquity will be your ruin. |
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves. | But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. |
Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control. | Do not deprive one another except perhaps by agreement for a set time, to devote yourselves to prayer, and then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. |
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast. | For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— not the result of works, so that no one may boast. |
And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins. | Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins. |
“For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!” | For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Turn, then, and live. |
Doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself. | Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. |
But just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior, because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” | Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct; for it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” |
Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving. | Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. |
He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.” | And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” |
Being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. | Making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace. | You who want to be justified by the law have cut yourselves off from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. |
Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection. | Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. |