Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. | You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet something and cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have, because you do not ask. |
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. | So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. |
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Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. | You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. |
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. | If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. |
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. | No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. |
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. | For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. |
If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. | If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him. |
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. | Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. |
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. | Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. |
Judge not, that ye be not judged. | Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. |
For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live. | For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek me and live. |
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. | Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive. |
If ye love me, keep my commandments. | If you love me, you will keep my commandments. |
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. | My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. |
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. | By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. |
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. | When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart. |
The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. | The Lord is with you, while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you. |
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. | You shall not make gods of silver alongside me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. |
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. | Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour. |
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. | Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you—unless you have come to believe in vain. |
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. | So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. |
For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. | For we are God's servants, working together; you are God's field, God's building. |
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. | Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. |
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. | Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. |
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? | Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? |