| You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder. | You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder. |
| Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him. | And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. |
| You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you. | You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. |
| So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. |
| For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: 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. | For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures. |
| And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. | And every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. |
| Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers. | Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul. |
| I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one. | I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. |
| The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God. | It is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God. |
| I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. | I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. |
| In that day you will say, “Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Declare his doings among the peoples! Proclaim that his name is exalted!” | And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations; proclaim that his name is exalted. |
| Oh taste and see that Yahweh 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. |
| That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love. | I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. |
| Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience. | Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall through such disobedience as theirs. |
| You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You then, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| Nevertheless, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. | Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. |
| Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. | I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
| By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him. | God's love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. |
| Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. | God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. |
| Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth. | Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. |
| That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit. | What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. |
| By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. | By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. |
| By this everyone 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 have love for one another. |
| By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit who doesn’t confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God; and this is the spirit of the Antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already. | 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. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world. |
| Let all that you do be done in love. | Let all that you do be done in love. |
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