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Galatians 5:6 (89.49%)

World English Bible:

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision amounts to anything, but faith working through love.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth () any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh () by love.

Young’s Literal Translation:

for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith through love working.

Matthew 5:46 (89.15%)

World English Bible:

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For if ye love () them which love () you, what reward have ye? () do () not even the publicans the same?

Young’s Literal Translation:

‘For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?

World English Bible:

For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you and the love which you have toward all the saints,

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Wherefore I also, after I heard () of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

Young’s Literal Translation:

Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the saints,

2 Peter 1:17 (89.07%)

World English Bible:

For he received from God the Father honor and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

2 Peter 1:17 Matthew 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For he received () from God the Father honour and glory, when there came () such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is () my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. ()

Young’s Literal Translation:

for having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: ‘This is My Son-the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;’

Jude 1:1 (88.34%)

World English Bible:

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

Jude 1:1a or, Judah
Jude 1:1b “Christ” means “Anointed One”.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified () by God the Father, and preserved () in Jesus Christ, [and] called:

Young’s Literal Translation:

Judas, of Jesus Christ a servant, and brother of James, to those sanctified in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ kept-called,

World English Bible:

My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

My love [be] with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. «[The first [epistle] to the Corinthians was written () from Philippi by Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus and Timotheus.

Young’s Literal Translation:

my love is with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

World English Bible:

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Flee () also youthful lusts: but follow () righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on () the Lord out of a pure heart.

Young’s Literal Translation:

and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

World English Bible:

because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For the hope which is laid up () for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before () in the word of the truth of the gospel;

Young’s Literal Translation:

because of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, which ye heard of before in the word of the truth of the good news,

Ephesians 1:5 (86.64%)

World English Bible:

having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Having predestinated () us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Young’s Literal Translation:

having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

James 4:4 (85.92%)

World English Bible:

You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye () not that the friendship of the world is () enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be () () a friend of the world is () the enemy of God.

Young’s Literal Translation:

Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.

Luke 14:26 (85.88%)

World English Bible:

“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

Luke 14:26 or, hate

King James w/Strong’s #s:

If any [man] come () to me, and hate () not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot () be () my disciple.

Young’s Literal Translation:

‘If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;

1 John 5:1 (85.84%)

World English Bible:

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Whosoever believeth () that Jesus is () the Christ is born () of God: and every one that loveth () him that begat () loveth () () him also that is begotten () of him.

Young’s Literal Translation:

Every one who is believing that Jesus is the Christ, of God he hath been begotten, and every one who is loving Him who did beget, doth love also him who is begotten of Him:

World English Bible:

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

I am crucified () with Christ: nevertheless I live; () yet not I, but Christ liveth () in me: and the life which I now live () in the flesh I live () by the faith of the Son of God, who loved () me, and gave () himself for me.

Young’s Literal Translation:

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh-in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

John 2:17 (85.50%)

World English Bible:

His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”

John 2:17 Psalm 69:9

King James w/Strong’s #s:

And his disciples remembered () that it was () written, () The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. ()

Young’s Literal Translation:

And his disciples remembered that it is written, ‘The zeal of Thy house did eat me up;’

Acts 20:24 (85.33%)

World English Bible:

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

But none of these things move me, () neither count I () my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish () my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received () of the Lord Jesus, to testify () the gospel of the grace of God.

Young’s Literal Translation:

but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.

Romans 5:11 (85.10%)

World English Bible:

Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

And not only [so], but we also joy () in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received () the atonement.

Young’s Literal Translation:

And not only so, but we are also boasting in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we did receive the reconciliation;

John 3:16 (85.08%)

World English Bible:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16 The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενη”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For God so loved () the world, that he gave () his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth () in him should not perish, () but have () everlasting life.

Young’s Literal Translation:

for God did so love the world, that His Son-the only begotten-He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

World English Bible:

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Every man according as he purposeth () in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth () a cheerful giver.

Young’s Literal Translation:

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

James 4:5 (84.93%)

World English Bible:

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Do ye think () that the scripture saith () in vain, The spirit that dwelleth () in us lusteth () to envy?

Young’s Literal Translation:

Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, ‘To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,’

Acts 15:14 (84.43%)

World English Bible:

Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations to take out of them a people for his name.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Simeon hath declared () how God at the first did visit () the Gentiles, to take () out of them a people for his name.

Young’s Literal Translation:

Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,

World English Bible:

But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

But thanks [be] to God, which put () the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

Young’s Literal Translation:

And thanks to God, who is putting the same diligence for you in the heart of Titus,

Luke 1:17 (83.72%)

World English Bible:

He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord.”

Luke 1:17 Malachi 4:6

King James w/Strong’s #s:

And he shall go () before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn () the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready () a people prepared () for the Lord.

Young’s Literal Translation:

and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.’

2 Timothy 1:9 (83.72%)

World English Bible:

who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Who hath saved () us, and called () [us] with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given () us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

Young’s Literal Translation:

who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

Romans 8:37 (82.00%)

World English Bible:

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors () through him that loved () us.

Young’s Literal Translation:

but in all these we more than conquer, through him who loved us;

1 Peter 3:2 (82.00%)

World English Bible:

seeing your pure behavior in fear.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

While they behold () your chaste conversation [coupled] with fear.

Young’s Literal Translation:

having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

Luke 10:27 (81.68%)

World English Bible:

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

Luke 10:27a Deuteronomy 6:5
Luke 10:27b Leviticus 19:18

King James w/Strong’s #s:

And he answering () said, () Thou shalt love () the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Young’s Literal Translation:

And he answering said, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.’

John 8:42 (81.56%)

World English Bible:

Therefore Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven’t come of myself, but he sent me.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Jesus said () unto them, If God were () your Father, ye would love () me: for I proceeded forth () and came () from God; neither came I () of myself, but he sent () me.

Young’s Literal Translation:

Jesus then said to them, ‘If God were your father, ye were loving me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of myself, but He sent me;

Ephesians 5:2 (81.50%)

World English Bible:

Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

And walk () in love, as Christ also hath loved () us, and hath given () himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Young’s Literal Translation:

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

Luke 11:42 (81.50%)

World English Bible:

But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and God’s love. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe () mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over () judgment and the love of God: these ought ye () to have done, () and not to leave the other undone. ()

Young’s Literal Translation:

‘But woe to you, the Pharisees, because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every herb, and ye pass by the judgment, and the love of God; these things it behoveth to do, and those not to be neglecting.

Romans 8:28 (81.49%)

World English Bible:

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

And we know () that all things work together () for good to them that love () God, to them who are () the called according to [his] purpose.

Young’s Literal Translation:

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

World English Bible:

Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Peace [be] to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Young’s Literal Translation:

Peace to the brethren, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Matthew 22:37 (81.46%)

World English Bible:

Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

Matthew 22:37 Deuteronomy 6:5

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Jesus said () unto him, Thou shalt love () the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Young’s Literal Translation:

And Jesus said to him, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding-

Romans 15:30 (81.46%)

World English Bible:

Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Now I beseech () you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together () with me in [your] prayers to God for me;

Young’s Literal Translation:

And I call upon you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers for me unto God,

2 Timothy 1:7 (81.46%)

World English Bible:

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For God hath not given () us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Young’s Literal Translation:

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

2 John 1:3 (81.46%)

World English Bible:

Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

2 John 1:3 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Grace be () with you, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

Young’s Literal Translation:

there shall be with you grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

James 2:5 (81.45%)

World English Bible:

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Hearken, () my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen () the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised () to them that love () him?

Young’s Literal Translation:

Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

Romans 5:8 (81.42%)

World English Bible:

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

But God commendeth () his love toward us, in that, while we were () yet sinners, Christ died () for us.

Young’s Literal Translation:

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

Titus 3:4 (81.42%)

World English Bible:

But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,

King James w/Strong’s #s:

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, ()

Young’s Literal Translation:

and when the kindness and the love to men of God our Saviour did appear

John 5:42 (81.36%)

World English Bible:

But I know you, that you don’t have God’s love in yourselves.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

But I know () you, that ye have () not the love of God in you.

Young’s Literal Translation:

but I have known you, that the love of God ye have not in yourselves.

3 John 1:6 (81.17%)

World English Bible:

They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a way worthy of God,

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Which have borne witness () of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey () after a godly sort, thou shalt do () well:

Young’s Literal Translation:

who did testify of thy love before an assembly, whom thou wilt do well, having sent forward worthily of God,

1 John 4:19 (79.85%)

World English Bible:

We love him, because he first loved us.

1 John 4:19 NU omits “him”.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

We love () () him, because he first loved () us.

Young’s Literal Translation:

we-we love him, because He-He first loved us;

2 Timothy 3:4 (79.84%)

World English Bible:

traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Traitors, heady, highminded, () lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

Young’s Literal Translation:

traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,

John 16:27 (79.73%)

World English Bible:

for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For the Father himself loveth () you, because ye have loved () me, and have believed () that I came out () from God.

Young’s Literal Translation:

for the Father himself doth love you, because me ye have loved, and ye have believed that I from God came forth;

World English Bible:

The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;

King James w/Strong’s #s:

The one preach () Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing () to add () affliction to my bonds:

Young’s Literal Translation:

the one, indeed, of rivalry the Christ do proclaim, not purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds,

2 Timothy 3:2 (78.80%)

World English Bible:

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For men shall be () lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Young’s Literal Translation:

for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

World English Bible:

If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

And though I have () [the gift of] prophecy, and understand () all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have () all faith, so that I could remove () mountains, and have () not charity, I am () nothing.

Young’s Literal Translation:

and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing;

World English Bible:

Let all that you do be done in love.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Let all your things be done () with charity.

Young’s Literal Translation:

let all your things be done in love.

World English Bible:

in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

King James w/Strong’s #s:

By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

Young’s Literal Translation:

in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

World English Bible:

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For, brethren, ye have been called () unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve () one another.

Young’s Literal Translation:

For ye-to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

Jude 1:2 (78.38%)

World English Bible:

May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. ()

Young’s Literal Translation:

kindness to you, and peace, and love, be multiplied!

World English Bible:

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

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