he says that he is the least of all the saints. The term least could also be translated very small, quite unimportant, or insignificant.[3]The best translation is exactly what we have here in the NKJV. It is not just that he was the least of all the saints, but he was less...
NKJV if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, NLV I am sure you have heard that God trusted me with His loving-favor. NLT assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you...
NKJV Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. NLV May you have loving-favor and peace from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ. NLT May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. NMB Grace be with you and peace from ...
NKJV “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” NLV The promise is this: If you respect your father and mother, you will live a long time and your life will be full of many good things. NLT If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well ...
For the sake of the message today, and because I’m using the NKJV, I’ll use the termfear of Godto refer to both. The fear of God is a common theme throughout the Bible. It is found everywhere. But what is the fear of God? It’s a large theme in the Bible—so we should ...
NKJV Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; NLV You servants who are owned by someone must obey your owners. Work for them as hard as you can. Work for them the same as if you we...
Verse 11 has one of those huge errors in translation that the NIV sometimes has. It baffles me why the translators took this liberty here, but they did, and so I want to correct it for you today (Author’s Note: I have since switched to the NKJV). The NAS and the KJV have it ...
NKJV Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. NLV Wives, obey your own husbands. In doing this, you obey the Lord. NLT For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. NMB Women, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord. NRSVA Wives, be su...