Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unfathomable his ways! | O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! |
Oh, that they would have fear of me in their hearts and they would observe all of my commandments always. Then things would go well with them and their children forever. | If only they had such a mind as this, to fear me and to keep all my commandments always, so that it might go well with them and with their children forever! |
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Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. | O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him. |
Come forth! Let us bow down to worship him; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker. | O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! |
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures forever. | O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. |
How great is your goodness, O Lord, which you have stored up for those who fear you and which you bestow on those who take refuge in you, in the presence of all the people. | O how abundant is your goodness that you have laid up for those who fear you, and accomplished for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of everyone! |
Give thanks to the Lord, invoke his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples. | O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples. |
Blessed is the one whose offense is forgiven, whose sin is erased. | Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. |
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your precepts. | With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. |
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the company of scoffers. | Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers. |
I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like a mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you. | I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. |
John’s clothing was made of camel’s hair, with a leather loincloth around his waist, and his food consisted of locusts and wild honey. | Now John wore clothing of camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. |
He must increase; I must decrease. | He must increase, but I must decrease. |
Dear children, keep away from idols. | Little children, keep yourselves from idols. |
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. | If you love me, you will keep my commandments. |
Therefore, we love because he first loved us. | We love because he first loved us. |
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. | I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. |
Everyone who sins breaks the law, for sin is lawlessness. | Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. |
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. | Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. |
This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you. | This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. |
Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you then will truly be free. | So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. |
Beloved, since God loved us so much, we should love one another. | Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. |
You have already been cleansed by the word I have spoken to you. | You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. |
You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. | You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. |
Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, it will be enough for us.” | Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” |