Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. | To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. |
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. | God gave the midwives numerous families because they had feared God. |
Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. | Arise, O Lord! Lift up your hand, O God! Do not forget the afflicted. |
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and our strength, a well-proved help in times of trouble. |
O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. | O Lord, you are my God. I will exalt you and praise your name, for you have accomplished wonderful things, formulated in ages past, faithful and sure. |
No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. | No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, who has made him known. |
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. | Therefore, a Sabbath rest still remains for the people of God, since those who enter into God’s rest also cease from their own labors as God did from his. |
God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. | May God continue to bless us and be revered to the ends of the earth. |
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. |
For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. | I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Repent and live! |
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. | Beloved, since God loved us so much, we should love one another. |
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. | You will not add to what I command you, nor will you take away from it, so that you might observe the commandments of the Lord, your God, that I am giving you. |
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth. | If you heed the voice of the Lord, your God, and you carefully observe all of the commandments that I have given you today, then the Lord, your God, will lift you up above all the other nations upon the earth. |
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. | “But you,” he said to them, “who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” |
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. | For you, O God, have put us to the test; you have purified us as silver is refined. |
Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. | Now an intermediary is not necessary when there is only one party, and God is one. |
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. | Let everyone submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which derives from God, and whatever authorities exist have been instituted by God. |
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. | Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to all those on whom his favor rests. |
And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. | You shall serve the Lord, your God. He will bless your bread and water and take away sickness from your midst. |
And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. | He replied, “What is impossible for men is possible for God.” |
In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. | In my anguish I cried out to the Lord and called to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. |
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. | As a deer longs for running streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. |
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. | When I am terrified, I place my trust in you. |
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. | Do not let your hearts be troubled. You place your trust in God. Trust also in me. |
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. | Jesus said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.” |
Bible verse of the day
He only is my rock and my salvation:he is my defence; I shall not be moved.