| For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want. | For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire. |
| And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. | He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God. |
| The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. | The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. |
| If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you. | But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. |
| As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. | Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance. |
| Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. | And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. |
| Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. | He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. |
| Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? | Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? |
| 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, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. |
| If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple. | If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are. |
| There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling. | There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling. |
| Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path. | Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. |
| The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart. |
| A person's pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. | A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor. |
| You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. | You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am. |
| Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” | Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” |
| Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. | Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. |
| If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. | If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. |
| You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. | You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. |
| This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. | This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. |
| I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances. | I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes. You will keep my ordinances and do them. |
| Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. | Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. |
| Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. | He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him. |
| The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. | The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it. |
| It is a snare for one to say rashly, “It is holy,” and begin to reflect only after making a vow. | It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows. |
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