| But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. | Rather, grow in the grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for all eternity. Amen. |
| Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. | Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor too. |
| The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. |
| Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble. | Therefore, now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven. For all of his works are right, and all of his ways are just. Also, he is able to humble all those who follow the path of pride. |
| I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he set me free from all my fears. |
| You shall serve the Lord your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you. | You shall serve the Lord, your God. He will bless your bread and water and take away sickness from your midst. |
| And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. | They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers. |
| May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. | May mercy, peace, and love be granted you in abundance. |
| And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you. | May the Lord cause your love to increase and overflow for one another and for everyone else, just as our love does for you. |
| Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. | Grant justice to the weak and the orphan; defend the rights of the lowly and the poor. |
| Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. | Then you will understand equity and justice as well as righteousness—every good path. |
| You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. | You want something that you cannot have, so you commit murder. And you covet something but cannot obtain it, so you engage in quarrels and fights. You do not have because you do not ask. |
| The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein. | The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world and all who live in it. |
| For the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true. | For light produces all goodness and righteousness and truth. |
| The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. | The fear of the Lord implies hatred of evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil ways and perverse speech. |
| Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” | While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after he had pronounced the blessing, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take this and eat; this is my body.” |
| And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. | And I say to you: You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld will not prevail against it. |
| And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. | And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a sacrificial offering whose fragrance is pleasing to God. |
| He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. | He was despised and shunned by others, a man of sorrows who was no stranger to suffering. We loathed him and regarded him as of no account, as one from whom men avert their gaze. |
| He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. | He sent forth his word and healed them, saving them from the grave. |
| For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. | For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. |
| And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. | And anyone who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. |
| I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father. | I came from the Father and have come into the world. Now I am leaving the world and returning to the Father. |
| And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. | And the shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as they had been told. |
| For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. | For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disharmony and every type of wickedness. |
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