| Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. | All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made. |
| Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him. | This saying is trustworthy: “For if we died with him, we will also live with him.” |
| This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. | This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. |
| The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. | Yahweh is with you while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. |
| Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him. | You shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. |
| If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him. | If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him and have seen him. |
| “Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen. | Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen. |
| And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” | I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people; and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more. The first things have passed away.” |
| For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. | For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first, then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever. |
| God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. | For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. |
| This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. | This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. |
| For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him. | Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf. |
| Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. | But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases. |
| They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. | They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” |
| Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. | Whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory, receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. |
| Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. | My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him. |
| All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. | All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins. |
| Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. | Surely he has borne our sickness and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. |
| Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. | Casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. |
| And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. | Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness and not be ashamed before him at his coming. |
| I can do all this through him who gives me strength. | I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. |
| He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? | He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things? |
| But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. | But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you will find him when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
| The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. | Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him. |
| Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. | My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him. |
Bible verse of the day
The grass withers and the flowers fall,but the word of our God endures forever.