| By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. | But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The vine withers, the fig tree droops. Pomegranate, palm, and apple— all the trees of the field are dried up; surely, joy withers away among the people. | The vine has dried up And the fig tree has withered; The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree, All the trees of the field have dried up. Indeed, joy has dried up From the sons of mankind. |
| Looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. | Looking only at Jesus, the originator and perfecter of the faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. |
| His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ | His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’ |
| Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of them to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” | Then he said to them, “Go, eat the festival foods, drink the sweet drinks, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your refuge.” |
| When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. | When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your comfort delights my soul. |
| The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing. | The hope of the righteous is gladness, But the expectation of the wicked perishes. |
| But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace. | But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of God’s grace. |
| Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. | Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. |
| The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. | The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart triumphs, And with my song I shall thank Him. |
| Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. | From my distress I called upon the Lord; The Lord answered me and put me in an open space. |
| You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. | And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. |
| With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love. | With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love. |
| The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who begets a wise son will be glad in him. | The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. |
| A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother's grief. | A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. |
| He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ | And He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ |
| The saying is sure: If we have died with him, we will also live with him. | The statement is trustworthy: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him. |
| To the one who conquers I will give a place with me on my throne, just as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. | The one who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne. |
| With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. | With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. |
| I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. | I will rejoice and be jubilant in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. |
| He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” | And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” |
| Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. | Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. |
| With the Lord on my side I do not fear. What can mortals do to me? | The Lord is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me? |
| My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all day long. | My mouth is filled with Your praise And with Your glory all day long. |
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