| But if you seek the Lord, your God, and you strive with all your heart and your soul, you will find him there. | But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
| The future bodes well for him who is generous in helping those in need and who conducts his affairs with justice. | Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. |
| When you search for me, you will find me. When you seek me with all your heart. | You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. |
| For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall also be united with him in his resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be destroyed and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. | For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. |
| I will offer praise to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all your wondrous deeds. | I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. |
| But if we hope for what we do not yet see, then we wait for it with patience. | But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. |
| Seek peace with everyone, as well as the holiness without which no one will ever see the Lord. | Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. |
| Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you should arm yourselves also with the same intention. For anyone who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin. | Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. |
| I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who is to baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ | And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ |
| Jesus looked at them and said, “For men this is impossible, but for God all things are possible.” | Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” |
| Jesus then said, “I will remain with you only for a short time longer, and then I shall return to him who sent me.” | Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me.” |
| When they had finished their prayer, the place where they were gathered together shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and proclaimed the word of God fearlessly. | After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. |
| Behold, I am coming soon, and I will bring with me my reward to repay everyone as his deeds deserve. | Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. |
| Do not repay evil with evil or abuse with abuse. On the contrary, repay with a blessing. This is what you were called to do, so that you might inherit a blessing. | Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. |
| Therefore, now that we have been justified by faith, we are at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. | Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Turn away from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart. | Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. |
| Guard your heart with all possible vigilance, for from it flow the wellsprings of life. | Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever. | And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever. |
| When pride is nurtured, disgrace soon follows, but wisdom is the hallmark of the humble. | When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. |
| Love one another with genuine affection. Esteem others more highly than yourself. | Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. |
| An ignorant man causes strife by his insolence, but wisdom is found with those who take advice. | Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. |
| With his mouth the godless man seeks to ruin his neighbor, but knowledge enables the righteous to be delivered. | With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape. |
| Then the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. | The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. |
| You are a place of refuge for me; you preserve me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah | You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. |
| He reveals deep and hidden mysteries and knows what lies in the darkness, for light dwells with him. | He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him. |
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