All of the italicised words below are different ways of describing God's Word: Blessed are those... who Another way to translate that would be, Happy is the man who makes God's Word his primary occupation.

criminals, one hanging on either side of Jesus, but both looking at their present situation from vastly different To call them 'criminals,' or even 'thieves' as the older translations put it, is an understatement. Regardless of how they're referred to, they represent two different types of people in this world.

But those were added by the Bible translator, not the Biblical authors. But the titles above many psalms are different — they are part of the Hebrew text itself, not later editorial

He's going to contend with His people who've broken the covenant they had with Him, or as the other translations As other translations put it, they've forsaken or even rejected the LORD.

The NET Bible translates the answer as absolutely not! The KJV renders it God forbid. Literally translated, Paul's answers your temptation to keep sinning in order to receive more and more

Literally translated, Peter writes, now that you have made your soul holy... . The Legacy Standard Bible's more literal translation helps make it clear why this verse is so foundational

But the second half of Daniel is far different than the first. all people spanning all of history will awaken at that moment, they will awaken to one of two very different characteristic of the people who wake up to heavenly life: it will be those who are wise , or as another translation

We've looked before at the word that Jesus used to describe the Spirit that's so nuanced it's hard to translate Some translations go with Advocate , others use Comforter or Helper , and they're all right! A literal translation of the Greek word means one who comes alongside and calls out.

All of our major English translations render these words slightly differently, so it's good to look at

Dig Deeper   As is often the case, the NET Bible translation helps clarify the meaning of today's passage see how God's powerful grace enables you to work out your salvation: God is the energeō - properly translated