| To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, loving, compassionate, and humble. | Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind. |
| One who gets wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will find good. | To get wisdom is to love oneself; to keep understanding is to prosper. |
| When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. | When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. |
| Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding. | Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding. |
| One who guards his mouth protects his life; One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. | Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; those who open wide their lips come to ruin. |
| Truly, truly I say to you, the one who receives anyone I send, receives Me; and the one who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. | Very truly, I tell you, whoever receives one whom I send receives me; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. |
| Therefore, concerning the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. | Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “no idol in the world really exists,” and that “there is no God but one.” |
| For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love. | For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another. |
| One who conceals his wrongdoings will not prosper, But one who confesses and abandons them will find compassion. | No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. |
| As iron sharpens iron, So one person sharpens another. | Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another. |
| Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. | Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. |
| I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance. | Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. |
| Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. | Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. |
| For who among people knows the thoughts of a person except the spirit of the person that is in him? So also the thoughts of God no one knows, except the Spirit of God. | For what human being knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly God's except the Spirit of God. |
| Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another, according to Christ Jesus. | May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus. |
| One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends. | One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend. |
| And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. | And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one. |
| And he would answer and say to them, “The one who has two tunics is to share with the one who has none; and the one who has food is to do likewise.” | In reply he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.” |
| But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin. | Let your word be ‘Yes, Yes’ or ‘No, No’; anything more than this comes from the evil one. |
| One who turns his ear away from listening to the Law, Even his prayer is an abomination. | When one will not listen to the law, even one's prayers are an abomination. |
| For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter shall pass from the Law, until all is accomplished! | For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. |
| For with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. | For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. |
| God raised up His Servant for you first, and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways. | When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways. |
| One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord And to meditate in His temple. | One thing I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. |
| One who loves discipline loves knowledge, But one who hates rebuke is stupid. | Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but those who hate to be rebuked are stupid. |
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