| Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” | Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” |
| So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. | So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. |
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| The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. | Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. |
| For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. | You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. |
| But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name. | Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. |
| Jesus responded and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” | Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” |
| But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. | But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. |
| May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the perseverance of Christ. | May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. |
| I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. | I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. |
| Act as free people, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bond-servants of God. | Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. |
| They will no longer hunger nor thirst, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes. | ‘Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,’ nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’ ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ |
| For you have been born again not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. | For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. |
| Sober up morally and stop sinning, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. | Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame. |
| The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever. | The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. |
| So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. | After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. |
| For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. | These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. |
| He made Him who knew no sin to be sin in our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. | God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. |
| Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” | Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.” |
| The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. | May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. |
| For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. | For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. |
| These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. | I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. |
| But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’ ” | Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” |
| So that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and relax in your company. | So that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed. |
| Oh, the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! | Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! |
| Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? | Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? |
