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12 I have not departed from his commands,
    but have treasured his words more than daily food.

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12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;(A)
    I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.(B)

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16 When I discovered your words, I devoured them.
    They are my joy and my heart’s delight,
for I bear your name,
    O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.

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16 When your words came, I ate(A) them;
    they were my joy and my heart’s delight,(B)
for I bear your name,(C)
    Lord God Almighty.

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103 How sweet your words taste to me;
    they are sweeter than honey.

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103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey(A) to my mouth!(B)

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34 Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.

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34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will(A) of him who sent me and to finish his work.(B)

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11 I have hidden your word in my heart,
    that I might not sin against you.

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11 I have hidden your word in my heart(A)
    that I might not sin(B) against you.

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Reverence for the Lord is pure,
    lasting forever.
The laws of the Lord are true;
    each one is fair.
10 They are more desirable than gold,
    even the finest gold.
They are sweeter than honey,
    even honey dripping from the comb.

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The fear of the Lord(A) is pure,
    enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
    and all of them are righteous.(B)

10 They are more precious than gold,(C)
    than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,(D)
    than honey from the honeycomb.(E)

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22 Listen to his instructions,
    and store them in your heart.

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22 Accept instruction from his mouth(A)
    and lay up his words(B) in your heart.(C)

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Jesus and Abraham

31 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.

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Dispute Over Whose Children Jesus’ Opponents Are

31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,(A) you are really my disciples.

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32 But Jesus replied, “I have a kind of food you know nothing about.”

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32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat(A) that you know nothing about.”

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127 Truly, I love your commands
    more than gold, even the finest gold.

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127 Because I love your commands(A)
    more than gold,(B) more than pure gold,(C)

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66 At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. 67 Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?”

68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. 69 We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 6:69 Other manuscripts read you are the Christ, the Holy One of God; still others read you are the Christ, the Son of God; and still others read you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

66 From this time many of his disciples(A) turned back and no longer followed him.

67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.(B)

68 Simon Peter answered him,(C) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(D) 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”(E)

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10 At least I can take comfort in this:
    Despite the pain,
    I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

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10 Then I would still have this consolation(A)
    my joy in unrelenting pain(B)
    that I had not denied the words(C) of the Holy One.(D)

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22 where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.

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22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith.(A) “We must go through many hardships(B) to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

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