I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. | These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. |
May the Lord, our God, be with us, just as he was with our fathers; may he not leave us or abandon us. | The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us. |
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Repent, therefore, and be converted so that your sins may be wiped away. | Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. |
Teach us to comprehend how few our days are so that our hearts may be filled with wisdom. | So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. |
May mercy, peace, and love be granted you in abundance. | May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. |
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may grow rich in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. | May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. |
May he give you your heart’s desire and grant you success in all your plans. | May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans! |
Continue in all of the ways that the Lord, your God, has commanded you. Continue in them so that you may live and prosper and that you may long dwell on the land of your inheritance. | You shall walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess. |
Seek the Lord while he still may be found; call to him when he is close at hand. | Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near. |
For I am longing to see you so that I may bestow on you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— or, rather, so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. | For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. |
May the Lord grant strength to his people. May the Lord bless his people with peace. | May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! |
Salvation comes from the Lord. May your blessing be upon your people. Selah | Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah |
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. | I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. |
Whatever you ask in my name I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. | Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
In that way, I can come to you in joy, if God so wills, and be refreshed together with you. | So that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. |
Like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may advance on the path to salvation. | Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation. |
Seek good and not evil, so that you may live. Then the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you as you claim he is. | Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said. |
Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that at the proper time he may exalt you. | Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you. |
May the favor of the Lord, our God, rest upon us. And may the work of our hands prosper— indeed, may the work of our hands prosper. | Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! |
Teach me your ways, O Lord, so that I may walk in your truth; let me worship your name with an undivided heart. | Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. |
May the Lord guide your hearts to the love of God and the steadfastness of Christ. | May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ. |
May the God of perseverance and encouragement grant that you may live in harmony with one another, following in the example of Jesus Christ. | May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus. |
For his anger lasts for only a moment, while his goodwill endures for a lifetime. Weeping may last throughout the night, but at daybreak there is rejoicing. | For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. |
A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in abundance. | The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. |
May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. | Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all. |