| Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” | Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.” |
| The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. | Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble. |
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| I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. | I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. |
| A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. | A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity. |
| But the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. | But he who endures to the end will be saved. |
| If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them. | If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him. |
| My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. | My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me. |
| Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. | Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all. |
| There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. | There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. |
| In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. | The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent. |
| The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. | But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer. |
| We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. | For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence firm to the end. |
| When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future. | In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him. |
| Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord. | Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. |
| And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. | With all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints. |
| And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. | This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. |
| The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. | Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him. |
| I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. | But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth. |
| He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. | He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end. |
| But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. | But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress. |
| But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God. | Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you didn’t make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God. |
| And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. | And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work. |
| But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. | But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times. |
| Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. | For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. |
| God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. |
