| So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done.” | Jesus answered them, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.” |
| But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. | Let your word be ‘Yes, Yes’ or ‘No, No’; anything more than this comes from the evil one. |
| But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine. | But as for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine. |
| By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. |
| Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool. | Lying lips conceal hatred, and whoever utters slander is a fool. |
| For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. | For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. |
| Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. | Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. |
| I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food. | I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured in my bosom the words of his mouth. |
| I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. | I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. |
| But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment. | Above all, my beloved, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. |
| In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears. | In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. |
| For prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. | Because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. |
| If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him. | If another disciple sins, you must rebuke the offender, and if there is repentance, you must forgive. And if the same person sins against you seven times a day, and turns back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive. |
| Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. | Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. |
| And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’— when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him. | You may say to yourself, “How can we recognize a word that the Lord has not spoken?” If a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord but the thing does not take place or prove true, it is a word that the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously; do not be frightened by it. |
| Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are His delight. | Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. |
| And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ | I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ |
| And in that day you will say: “Praise the Lord, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention 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. |
| Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. | Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. |
| I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. | I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. |
| The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body. | The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. |
| 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. | When they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness. |
| You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. | You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. |
| Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” | Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!” |
| But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. | But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. |
Related topics
Lying
Lying lips are an...
Sin
Do you not know...
Wisdom
For the LORD gives...
Gossip
A perverse man sows...
Truth
He who walks uprightly...
Blessing
The LORD bless you...