| I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. |
| My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. | I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. |
| Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. | Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. |
| I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. | I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. |
| Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. | Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. |
| Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. | For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. |
| “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. | “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. |
| The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? | The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? |
| When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. | When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. |
| “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. | “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. |
| Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. | Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! |
| But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen— that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles. | To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles. |
| If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. | And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. |
| Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. | Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. |
| I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. | For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. |
| I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. | I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. |
| These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. | And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. |
| Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident. | Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident. |
| “Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the Lord. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the Lord. | Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord. |
| A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. | A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. |
| But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” | And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” |
| Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. | Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. |
| Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. | Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. |
| Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. | 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. |
| To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. | The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. |
Bible verse of the day
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,for the rights of all who are destitute.