Proverbs 17:17
| ESV | A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
| KJV | A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. |
| NASB | A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. |
| NIV | A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. |
| NLT | A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need. |
1 Timothy 5:8
| ESV | But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. |
| KJV | But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. |
| NASB | But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. |
| NIV | Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. |
| NLT | But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers. |
Colossians 3:13
| ESV | Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. |
| KJV | Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. |
| NASB | bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. |
| NIV | Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. |
| NLT | Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. |
Proverbs 18:24
| ESV | A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
| KJV | A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. |
| NASB | A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
| NIV | One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
| NLT | There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. |
Revelation 1:1
| ESV | The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, |
| KJV | The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: |
| NASB | The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, |
| NIV | The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, |
| NLT | This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John, |
Hebrews 13:1
| ESV | Let brotherly love continue. |
| KJV | Let brotherly love continue. |
| NASB | Let love of the brethren continue. |
| NIV | Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. |
| NLT | Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. |
1 John 4:20
| ESV | If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. |
| KJV | If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? |
| NASB | If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. |
| NIV | Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. |
| NLT | If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? |
John 14:6
| ESV | Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. |
| KJV | Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. |
| NASB | Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. |
| NIV | Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. |
| NLT | Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. |
1 John 1:9
| ESV | If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
| KJV | If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
| NASB | If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
| NIV | If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. |
| NLT | But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. |
Ephesians 4:32
| ESV | Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. |
| KJV | And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. |
| NASB | Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. |
| NIV | Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. |
| NLT | Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. |
Ephesians 4:28
| ESV | Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. |
| KJV | Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. |
| NASB | He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need. |
| NIV | Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need. |
| NLT | If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need. |
