| Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. | Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out. |
| So that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. | So that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. |
| For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. | For what human being knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly God's except the Spirit of God. |
| Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. | And those who are in the flesh cannot please God. |
| Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents. | Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. |
| So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. | So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. |
| Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin. | Repent and turn from all your transgressions; otherwise iniquity will be your ruin. |
| Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. | Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward. |
| And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. | Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. |
| Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. | I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent. |
| Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. | Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall through such disobedience as theirs. |
| And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. | And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. |
| If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. | If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. |
| Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. | Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and of people. |
| Humble yourselves, therefore, 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 he may exalt you in due time. |
| In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. | In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. |
| So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. | In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. |
| But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God. | But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God. |
| So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.” | Then Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine but his who sent me.” |
| Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. | No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. |
| Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. | Do not deprive one another except perhaps by agreement for a set time, to devote yourselves to prayer, and then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. |
| And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. | And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming. |
| For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. | Ever since the creation of the world his eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things he has made. So they are without excuse. |
| So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. | While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him. |
| So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. | So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith. |
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