| Do the things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me, and the God of peace will be with you. | What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. |
| Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me. | Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me. |
| One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret. | Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered. |
| 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. |
| I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. | I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. |
| Let’s hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful. | Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. |
| Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them. | I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. |
| Let brotherly love continue. Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it. | Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. |
| Know therefore today, and take it to heart, that Yahweh himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. There is no one else. | Know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. |
| He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten commandments. He wrote them on two stone tablets. | And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments, and he wrote them on two tablets of stone. |
| If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. | If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. |
| For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also. | For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. |
| But I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified. | But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. |
| For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. | For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. |
| He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us. | Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. |
| By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised. | By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. |
| When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow. | When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. |
| For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness. | For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. |
| These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. | And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. |
| Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established. | Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. |
| Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous. | Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. |
| He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good. | Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. |
| Not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. | Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. |
| You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great. You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped. | You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip. |
| But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. | But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. |
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