For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. | For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him. |
Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! | Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples. |
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The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. | Yahweh’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes. |
Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. | Sing to Yahweh, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the earth! |
And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” | The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.” |
For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end. | For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence firm to the end. |
To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. | Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. |
But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God. | But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God. |
You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you. | You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you. |
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” | Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” |
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth. |
For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ | For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’ |
By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. | Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life. |
But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. | But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. |
He said, “Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord, the God of Israel.” | Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel. |
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. | But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. |
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. | Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry. |
So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. | So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. |
Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah | Salvation belongs to Yahweh. May your blessing be on your people. Selah. |
Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. | Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword. |
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. | Whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. |
The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers. | The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. |
For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. | For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s. |
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. | The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender. |
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. | For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. |