| A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion. | Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. |
| The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace. | The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. |
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| And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness. | 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. |
| And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. | You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. |
| With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! | I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. |
| I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. | I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. |
| Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. | Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. |
| But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. | But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. |
| Then Jesus said to them, “I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I go 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.” |
| I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes 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.’ |
| Let all that you do be done with love. | Do everything in love. |
| Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. | Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. |
| Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have 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. |
| Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children 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! |
| Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. | Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of 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. |
| By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. | Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. |
| And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. | Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. |
| But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. | For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. |
| I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. | I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws. |
| If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. | If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. |
| And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever. | And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever. |
| The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. | With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape. |
| Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’? | Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘The potter has no hands’? |
| The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it. | The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. |
