Colossians 3:14-15
NKJV—But above all these things put on
love, which is the bond of perfection. And
let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to
which also you were called in one body;
and be thankful.
NIV—And over all these virtues put on
love, which binds them all together in perfect
unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in
your hearts, since as members of one body
you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Amp—And above all these [put on] love
and enfold yourselves with the bond of
perfectness—which binds everything together
completely in ideal harmony. And
let the peace (soul harmony which comes)
from the Christ rule (act as umpire continually)
in your hearts—deciding and settling
with finality all questions that arise
in your minds—[in that peaceful state]
to which [as members of Christ’s] one
body you were also called [to live]. And
be thankful—appreciative, giving praise to
God always.
Weymouth—And over all these put on
love, which is the perfect bond of union;
and let the peace which Christ gives settle
all questionings in your hearts, to which
peace indeed you were called as belonging
to His one body; and be thankful.
Hebrews 13:4
KJV—Marriage is honourable in all, and
the bed undefiled.
NIV—Marriage should be honored by all,
and the marriage bed kept pure.
Amp—Let marriage be held in honor—esteemed
worthy, precious, [that is,] of
great price and especially dear—in all
things. And thus let the marriage bed be
(kept undishonored,) undefiled.
Weymouth—Let marriage be held in
honor among all, and let the marriage bed
be unpolluted.
1 Peter 3:8-9
NKJV—Finally, all of you be of one mind,
having compassion for one another; love
as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;
not returning evil for evil or reviling
for reviling, but on the contrary blessing,
knowing that you were called to this, that
you may inherit a blessing.
Amp—Finally, all [of you] should be of one
and the same mind (united in spirit), sympathizing
[with one another], loving [each
the others] as brethren (of one household),
compassionate and courteous—tenderhearted
and humble-minded. Never return
evil for evil or insult for insult—scolding,
tongue-lashing, berating; but on the contrary
blessing—praying for their welfare,
happiness and protection, and truly pitying
and loving them. For know that to this you
have been called, that you may yourselves
inherit a blessing [from God]—obtain a
blessing as heirs, bringing welfare and happiness
and protection.
Weymouth—In conclusion, all of you
should be harmonious, sympathetic, kind
to the brethren, tender-hearted, lowlyminded,
not requiting evil with evil nor
abuse with abuse, but, on the contrary, giving
a blessing, because a blessing is what
you have been called by God to inherit.
Kenneth Copeland Ministries
Ephesians 4:32
KJV—And be ye kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even
as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
NIV—Be kind and compassionate to one
another, forgiving each other, just as in
Christ God forgave you.
Amp—And become useful and helpful
and kind to one another, tenderhearted
(compassionate, understanding, loving hearted),
forgiving one another [readily
and freely], as God in Christ forgave you.
Weymouth—On the contrary, learn to be
kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving
one another, just as God in Christ has
also forgiven you.
Ephesians 5:1
KJV—Be ye therefore followers of God,
as dear children.
Amp—Therefore be imitators of God—
copy Him and follow His example—as well beloved
children [imitate their father].
Ephesians 5:21
KJV—Submitting yourselves one to another
in the fear of God.
NIV—Submit to one another out of reverence
for Christ.
Amp—Be subject to one another out
of reverence for Christ, the Messiah, the
Anointed One.
Philippians 1:9-11
NKJV—And this I pray, that your love may
abound still more and more in knowledge
and all discernment, that you may approve
the things that are excellent, that you may
be sincere and without offense till the day
of Christ, being filled with the fruits of
righteousness which are by Jesus Christ,
to the glory and praise of God.
NIV—And this is my prayer: that your
love may abound more and more in knowledge
and depth of insight, so that you
may be able to discern what is best and
may be pure and blameless until the day
of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness
that comes through Jesus Christ—to
the glory and praise of God.
Amp—And this I pray, that your love may
abound yet more and more and extend
to its fullest development in knowledge
and all keen insight—that is, that your
love may [display itself in] greater depth
of acquaintance and more comprehensive
discernment; so that you may surely learn
to sense what is vital, and approve and
prize what is excellent and of real value—
recognizing the highest and the best, and
distinguishing the moral differences; and
that you may be untainted and pure and
unerring and blameless, that—with hearts
sincere and certain and unsullied—you may
[approach] the day of Christ, not stumbling
nor causing others to stumble. May you
abound in and be filled with the fruits of
righteousness (of right standing with God
and right doing) which come through Jesus
Christ, the Anointed One, to the honor and
praise of God—that His glory may be both
manifested and recognized.
Weymouth—And it is my prayer that your
love may be more and more accompanied
by clear knowledge and keen perception for
testing things that differ, so that you may
be men of transparent character, and may
be blameless, in preparation for the day
of Christ, being filled with those fruits of
righteousness which come through Jesus
Christ—to the glory and praise of God.
Kenneth Copeland Ministries
Proverbs 5:15
KJV—Drink waters out of thine own cistern,
and running waters out of thine own
well.
NIV—Drink water from your own cistern,
running water from your own well.
Amp—Drink waters out of your own cistern
[of pure marriage relationship], and
fresh running waters out of your own well.
Song of Solomon 7:10
KJV—I am my beloved’s, and his desire
is toward me.
NIV—I belong to my lover, and his desire
is for me.
Amp—[She proudly said] I am my beloved’s,
and his desire is toward me!
Song of Solomon 8:7
KJV—Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can the floods drown it.
NIV—Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot wash it away.
NAS—Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor will rivers overflow it.
Mark 10:9
NKJV—Therefore what God has joined
together, let not man separate.
Amp—What therefore God has united—joined
together—let not man separate or divide.
1 Corinthians 7:14
NIV—The unbelieving husband has been
sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving
wife has been sanctified through
her believing husband.
Amp—The unbelieving husband is set
apart (separated, withdrawn from heathen
contamination and affiliated with the
Christian people) by union with his consecrated
(set-apart) wife; and the unbelieving
wife is set apart and separated through
union with her consecrated husband.
Weymouth—A woman who has an unbelieving
husband—if he consents to live
with her, let her not put him away. For the
unbelieving husband is hallowed by union
with a Christian woman, and the unbelieving
wife is hallowed by union with a
Christian brother.
1 Corinthians 11:3
KJV—But I would have you know, that
the head of every man is Christ; and the
head of the woman is the man; and the
head of Christ is God.
Amp—But I want you to know and realize
that Christ is the head of every man, the
head of a woman is her husband, and the
Head of Christ is God.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
NKJV—Love suffers long and is kind;
love does not envy; love does not parade
itself, is not puffed up; does not behave
rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked,
thinks no evil; does not rejoice in
iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears
all things, believes all things, hopes all
things, endures all things. Love never fails.
NIV—Love is patient, love is kind. It does
not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is
not easily angered, it keeps no record of
wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. It always protects,
always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
Amp—Love endures long and is patient
and kind; love never is envious nor boils
over with jealousy; is not boastful or vainglorious,
does not display itself haughtily.
It is not conceited—arrogant and inflated
with pride; it is not rude (unmannerly),
and does not act unbecomingly. Love
[God’s love in us] does not insist on its
own rights or its own way, for it is not
self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or
resentful; it takes no account of the evil
done to it—pays no attention to a suffered
wrong. It does not rejoice at injustice and
unrighteousness, but rejoices when right
and truth prevail.
Love bears up under anything and
everything that comes, is ever ready to
believe the best of every person, its hopes
are fadeless under all circumstances and
it endures everything [without weakening].
Love never fails—never fades out or becomes
obsolete or comes to an end.
Weymouth—Love is forbearing and kind.
Love knows no jealousy. Love does not
brag; is not conceited. She is not unmannerly,
nor selfish, nor irritable, nor mindful
of wrongs. She does not rejoice in injustice,
but joyfully sides with the truth. She
can overlook faults. She is full of trust, full
of hope, full of endurance. Love never fails.
Kenneth Copeland Ministries
Proverbs 21:20
NIV—In the house of the wise are stores
of choice food and oil.
NAS—There is precious treasure and oil
in the dwelling of the wise.
Proverbs 24:3-4
KJV—Through wisdom is an house
builded; and by understanding it is established:
And by knowledge shall the chambers be
filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
NIV—By wisdom a house is built, and
through understanding it is established;
through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
Amp—Through skillful and godly Wisdom
is a house [a life, a home, a family] built,
and by understanding it is established [on
a sound and good foundation]. And by
knowledge shall the chambers [of its every
area] be filled with all precious and pleasant
riches.
Isaiah 54:13
KJV—And all thy children shall be taught
of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of
thy children.
Amp—And all your [spiritual] children
shall be disciples—taught of the Lord
[and obedient to His will]; and great shall
be the peace and undisturbed composure
of your children.
NAS—And all your sons will be taught of
the Lord; and the well-being of your sons
will be great.
Isaiah 59:21
NIV—“As for me, this is my covenant
with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who
is on you, and my words that I have put
in your mouth will not depart from your
mouth, or from the mouths of your children,
or from the mouths of their descendants
from this time on and forever,” says
the Lord.
Amp—As for Me, this is My covenant
or league with them, says the Lord: My
Spirit Who is upon you [and Who writes
the law of God inwardly in the heart], and
My words which I have put in your mouth,
shall not depart out of your mouth, or
out of the mouth of your [true, spiritual]
children, or out of the mouth of your children’s
children, says the Lord, from henceforth
and for ever.
Acts 2:39
KJV—For the promise is unto you, and to
your children, and to all that are afar off,
even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Amp—For the promise (of the Holy
Spirit) is to and for you and your children,
and to and for all that are far away, [even]
to as many as the Lord our God invites
and bids come to Himself.
Acts 16:31
KJV—Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
NIV—Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you
will be saved—you and your household.
Amp—Believe in and on the Lord Jesus
Christ—that is, give yourself up to Him,
take yourself out of your own keeping and
entrust yourself into His keeping, and you
will be saved; [and this applies both to]
you and your household as well.
Ephesians 4:26-27
NIV—“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let
the sun go down while you are still angry,
and do not give the devil a foothold.
Amp—When angry, do not sin; do not
ever let your wrath—your exasperation,
your fury or indignation—last until the
sun goes down. Leave no [such] room or
foothold for the devil—give no opportunity
to him.
Weymouth—If angry, beware of sinning.
Let not your irritation last until the sun
goes down; and do not leave room for
the devil.
Kenneth Copeland Ministries
