| Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. | So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, so that they will be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. |
| But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. | But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. |
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| By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life. | The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches, honor, and life. |
| Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. | Turn from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. |
| Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. | Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. |
| And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. | So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. |
| Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. | Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. |
| Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. | Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. |
| And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. | And He, when He comes, will convict the world regarding sin, and righteousness, and judgment. |
| Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. | You call Me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord’; and you are correct, for so I am. |
| I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. | “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” |
| And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. | God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” |
| Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. | Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen. |
| Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. | Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know. |
| We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments. | We have sinned, we have done wrong, and acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances. |
| I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. | I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. |
| And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. | “And tear your heart and not merely your garments.” Now return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in mercy And relenting of catastrophe. |
| And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. | And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. |
| Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. | May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. |
| Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. | Let’s examine and search out our ways, And let’s return to the Lord. |
| Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. | And I will put My Spirit within you and bring it about that you walk in My statutes, and are careful and follow My ordinances. |
| He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. | The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him. |
| And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ. | And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and preaching the good news of Jesus as the Christ. |
| Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. | Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, and forever. |
