Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. | Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. |
As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. | As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. |
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You light a lamp for me. The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness. | For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. |
O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water. | O God, you are my God; earnestly 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. |
Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. | Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. |
I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart. | I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. |
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. | Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. |
Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. | Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. |
Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. | Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. |
Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. | Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. |
But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. | These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. |
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
For every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God. | For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. |
So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. | Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. |
I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever. | I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. |
For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth. | God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. |
If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? | If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. |
Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens! May your glory shine over all the earth. | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! |
Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. | Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. |
Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth. | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! |
So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer. | So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty. |
And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God. | Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God. |
Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. | Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah |
I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me? | Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me? |
Now a mediator is helpful if more than one party must reach an agreement. But God, who is one, did not use a mediator when he gave his promise to Abraham. | Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one. |