| For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. | For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen. |
| Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. | For Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. |
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| For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. | For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. |
| Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. | Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. |
| You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. | For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. |
| For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. | For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. |
| Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. | See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all. |
| Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval. | Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal. |
| Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. | Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. |
| May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. | And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. |
| All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. | All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work. |
| Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. | Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. |
| The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. | The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still. |
| For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him. | For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well. |
| For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. | For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life. |
| Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. | He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds. |
| Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. | Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. |
| This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. | We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. |
| Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. | Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
| Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. | You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name's sake lead me and guide me. |
| For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. | For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost. |
| I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing! | I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing. |
| You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. | O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. |
| Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. | So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today. |
| This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. | For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, busy with this very thing. |
