| This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it! | This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. |
| See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity! | Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! |
| Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life. | Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. |
| The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it. | The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein. |
| It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows. | It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows. |
| But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.” | But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” |
| Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky. | When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. |
| But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience. | But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. |
| You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men. | You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. |
| All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. | For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. |
| For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? | For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? |
| He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me.” | And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” |
| He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it. | He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. |
| It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. | It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. |
| As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to save many people alive, as is happening today. | As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. |
| Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil. | Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful. |
| When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. | When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. |
| I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. | I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. |
| Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. | Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. |
| Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit. | Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. |
| God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and he won’t do it? Or has he spoken, and he won’t make it good? | God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? |
| The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple. | The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. |
| Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. | Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. |
| If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you. | If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. |
| Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.” | Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” |
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