Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. | Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. |
A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. | A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. |
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Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name. | And now why do you delay? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name. |
When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long. | While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever. | And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God live forever. |
Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back. | Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. |
But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, 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 do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. |
Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. |
Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth And keep devious speech far from you. | Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. |
Now then, do away with the foreign gods which are in your midst, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel. | He said, “Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.” |
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. |
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. | So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! |
Then, when they had fasted, prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. | Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. |
For the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate, and will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him. | For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him. |
So remove sorrow from your heart and keep pain away from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting. | Banish anxiety from your mind, and put away pain from your body; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity. |
Take care, brothers and sisters, that there will not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God. | Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you may have an evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. |
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. |
Now the brother or sister of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position; but the rich person is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away. | Let the believer who is lowly boast in being raised up, and the rich in being brought low, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field. |
Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all guilt And receive us graciously, So that we may present the fruit of our lips.” | Take words with you and return to the Lord; say to him, “Take away all guilt; accept that which is good, and we will offer the fruit of our lips.” |
And you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst. | You shall worship the Lord your God, and I will bless your bread and your water; and I will take sickness away from among you. |
And if I give away all my possessions to charity, and if I surrender my body so that I may glory, but do not have love, it does me no good. | If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. |
Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. | Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent; do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is nearby than kindred who are far away. |
Now if your right eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. | If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. |
You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by the Law; you have fallen from grace. | You who want to be justified by the law have cut yourselves off from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. |
Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. | Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out. |