| Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! | Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. |
| Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. | Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
| Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. | Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position; and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away. |
| So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. | So Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. |
| Honor widows who are truly widows. | Honor widows who are widows indeed. |
| Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. | For even though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food, the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! |
| You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. | In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another. |
| Little children, keep yourselves from idols. | Little children, keep yourselves from idols. |
| You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. | You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child. If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry; and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. |
| Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers. | Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers. |
| I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. | I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart. |
| Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God. | Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. |
| Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil. | Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil. |
| The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. | Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing. |
| The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. | A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it. |
| Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. | Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many. |
| If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. | For I command you today to love Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, that you may live and multiply, and that Yahweh your God may bless you in the land where you go in to possess it. |
| So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty. | So we fasted and begged our God for this, and he granted our request. |
| Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. | Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. |
| If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly; then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. | “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, and the holy of Yahweh honorable, and honor it, not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words, then you will delight yourself in Yahweh, and I will make you to ride on the high places of the earth, and I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father;” for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it. |
| Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. | Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved. |
| Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? | Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye? |
| In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. | In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. |
| Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause. | Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow. |
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