And the LORD God said,
It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. Genesis 2:18 KJV |
Then the Lord God said,
“It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” Genesis 2:18 ESV |
And the LORD said unto him,
Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. Genesis 4:15 KJV |
Then the Lord said to him,
“Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. Genesis 4:15 ESV |
That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet,
and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: Genesis 14:23 KJV |
that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours,
lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ Genesis 14:23 ESV |
And he communed with them,
saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, Genesis 23:8 KJV |
And he said to them,
“If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar, Genesis 23:8 ESV |
And the men of the place asked him of his wife;
and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon. Genesis 26:7 KJV |
When the men of the place asked him about his wife,
he said, “She is my sister,” for he feared to say, “My wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah,” because she was attractive in appearance. Genesis 26:7 ESV |
Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee,
and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day? Genesis 27:45 KJV |
until your brother's anger turns away from you,
and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereft of you both in one day?” Genesis 27:45 ESV |
And Laban said unto Jacob,
Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? Genesis 29:15 KJV |
Then Laban said to Jacob,
“Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?” Genesis 29:15 ESV |
And Laban said,
It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. Genesis 29:19 KJV |
Laban said,
“It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to any other man; stay with me.” Genesis 29:19 ESV |
For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews:
and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. Genesis 40:15 KJV |
For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews,
and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit.” Genesis 40:15 ESV |
And he said,
My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. Genesis 42:38 KJV |
But he said,
“My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.” Genesis 42:38 ESV |
And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon:
for they heard that they should eat bread there. Genesis 43:25 KJV |
they prepared the present for Joseph's coming at noon,
for they heard that they should eat bread there. Genesis 43:25 ESV |
And he said,
God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. Genesis 44:17 KJV |
But he said,
“Far be it from me that I should do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father.” Genesis 44:17 ESV |
And we said unto my lord,
The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. Genesis 44:22 KJV |
We said to my lord,
‘The boy cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’ Genesis 44:22 ESV |
And when money failed in the land of Egypt,
and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth. Genesis 47:15 KJV |
And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan,
all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our money is gone.” Genesis 47:15 ESV |
Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes,
both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate. Genesis 47:19 KJV |
Why should we die before your eyes,
both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate.” Genesis 47:19 ESV |
And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day,
that Pharaoh should have the fifth part, except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's. Genesis 47:26 KJV |
So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt,
and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; the land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh's. Genesis 47:26 ESV |
But as for you,
ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Genesis 50:20 KJV |
As for you,
you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. Genesis 50:20 ESV |
For this people's heart is waxed gross,
and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. Matthew 13:15 KJV |
For this people's heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’ Matthew 13:15 ESV |
Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven,
that one of these little ones should perish. Matthew 18:14 KJV |
So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
Matthew 18:14 ESV |
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant,
even as I had pity on thee? Matthew 18:33 KJV |
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And his lord was wroth,
and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. Matthew 18:34 KJV |
And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,
until he should pay all his debt. Matthew 18:34 ESV |
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers,
and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Matthew 25:27 KJV |
Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers,
and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. Matthew 25:27 ESV |
That seeing they may see,
and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. Mark 4:12 KJV |
so that “‘they may indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.’” Mark 4:12 ESV |
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it;
and commanded that something should be given her to eat. Mark 5:43 KJV |
And he strictly charged them that no one should know this,
and told them to give her something to eat. Mark 5:43 ESV |
And she went forth,
and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. Mark 6:24 KJV |
And she went out and said to her mother,
“For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” Mark 6:24 ESV |
And they had a few small fishes:
and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. Mark 8:7 KJV |
And they had a few small fish.
And having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them. Mark 8:7 ESV |
And he answered and told them,
Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. Mark 9:12 KJV |
And he said to them,
“Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt? Mark 9:12 ESV |
And when they were come,
they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Mark 12:14 KJV |
And they came and said to him,
“Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” Mark 12:14 ESV |
And when they had crucified him,
they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. Mark 15:24 KJV |
And they crucified him and divided his garments among them,
casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. Mark 15:24 ESV |
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead:
and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. Mark 15:44 KJV |
Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died.
And summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. Mark 15:44 ESV |
And it came to pass in those days,
that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. Luke 2:1 KJV |
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
Luke 2:1 ESV |
And her spirit came again,
and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. Luke 8:55 KJV |
And her spirit returned,
and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat. Luke 8:55 ESV |
And when they bring you unto the synagogues,
and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: Luke 12:11 KJV |
And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities,
do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, Luke 12:11 ESV |
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard,
Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? Luke 13:7 KJV |
And he said to the vinedresser,
‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ Luke 13:7 ESV |
Then if it should bear fruit next year,
well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’” Luke 13:9 ESV |
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Nevertheless I must walk to day,
and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. Luke 13:33 KJV |
Nevertheless,
I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ Luke 13:33 ESV |
And he said unto him,
If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. Luke 16:31 KJV |
He said to him,
‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’” Luke 16:31 ESV |
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck,
and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. Luke 17:2 KJV |
It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.
Luke 17:2 ESV |
And they were instant with loud voices,
requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. Luke 23:23 KJV |
But they were urgent,
demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. Luke 23:23 ESV |
Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
Luke 24:26 ESV |
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And said unto them,
Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: Luke 24:46 KJV |
and said to them,
“Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, Luke 24:46 ESV |
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations,
beginning at Jerusalem. Luke 24:47 KJV |
and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations,
beginning from Jerusalem. Luke 24:47 ESV |
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. John 3:16 KJV |
“For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 ESV |
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light,
neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. John 3:20 KJV |
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light,
lest his works should be exposed. John 3:20 ESV |
And this is the Father's will which hath sent me,
that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. John 6:39 KJV |
And this is the will of him who sent me,
that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. John 6:39 ESV |
And this is the will of him that sent me,
that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:40 KJV |
For this is the will of my Father,
that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” John 6:40 ESV |
These words spake his parents,
because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. John 9:22 KJV |
(His parents said these things because they feared the Jews,
for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.) John 9:22 ESV |
Nor consider that it is expedient for us,
that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. John 11:50 KJV |
Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people,
not that the whole nation should perish.” John 11:50 ESV |
Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment,
that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him. John 11:57 KJV |
Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was,
he should let them know, so that they might arrest him. John 11:57 ESV |
For some of them thought,
because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. John 13:29 KJV |
Some thought that,
because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor. John 13:29 ESV |
Ye have not chosen me,
but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. John 15:16 KJV |
You did not choose me,
but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. John 15:16 ESV |
Now Caiaphas was he,
which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. John 18:14 KJV |
It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people.
John 18:14 ESV |
But ye have a custom,
that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? John 18:39 KJV |
But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover.
So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” John 18:39 ESV |