| You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder! | You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. |
| Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. | If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. |
| So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. | Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. |
| I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. | My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. |
| The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. | The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. |
| I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. | I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. |
| God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. | God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. |
| I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. | I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. |
| Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! | Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. |
| Oh that they had such a heart as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever! | Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever! |
| And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.” | In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.” |
| You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. | For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. |
| Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. | However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. |
| Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. | Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. |
| Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. | And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
| That according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love. | I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love. |
| Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. | If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. |
| And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. | And every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. |
| In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. | This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. |
| By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. | This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. |
| By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already. | This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. |
| I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and be careful to obey my rules, and keep my Sabbaths holy that they may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God. | I am the Lord your God; follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. Keep my Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God. |
| By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. | By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. |
| For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. | For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. |
Bible verse of the day
I stretch out my hands to you;my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah