| God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. | God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. |
| On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. | My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. |
| She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. | She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. |
| When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. | When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. |
| The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. | The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. |
| And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus. | Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah. |
| Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” | Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” |
| To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. | He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one 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.” |
| And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. | Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. |
| Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.” | Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” |
| 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. |
| All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. | They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. |
| My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. | My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
| On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.” | On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.” |
| If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. | And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you. |
| Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” | Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” |
| But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” | Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” |
| For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. | For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. |
| May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus. | May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had. |
| And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. | And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. |
| And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. | Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. |
| For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love. | For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. |
| He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. | Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. |
| For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. | You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. |
Bible verse of the day
Better is the little that the righteous hasthan the abundance of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.