| You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. | You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. |
| But the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. | But the one who endures to the end is the one who will be saved. |
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| For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. | For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage battle according to the flesh. |
| For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. | For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. |
| Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. | Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor fearful. |
| Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. | Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. |
| That God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. | Namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their wrongdoings against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. |
| So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world” and that “There is no God but one.” | Therefore, concerning the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. |
| Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy. | Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy. |
| Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. | Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. |
| He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. | He gives strength to the weary, And to the one who lacks might He increases power. |
| A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. | A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. |
| Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. | Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. |
| The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. | The hope of the righteous is gladness, But the expectation of the wicked perishes. |
| Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil. | Do not turn to the right or to the left; Turn your foot from evil. |
| I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. | I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats from this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I will give for the life of the world also is My flesh. |
| Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. | Let’s examine and search out our ways, And let’s return to the Lord. |
| Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. | Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. |
| Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. | I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart. |
| I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” | I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides You.” |
| So that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed. | So that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and relax in your company. |
| My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. | At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For when the earth experiences Your judgments, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. |
| You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. | You will make known to me the way of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever. |
| See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. | See how great a love the Father has given us, that we would be called children of God; and in fact we are. For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know Him. |
| Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. | Commit your works to the Lord, And your plans will be established. |
