His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his legs became weak and his knees were knocking.

Then the king’s color changed and his thoughts alarmed him; his limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together.

He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.’

because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems were found in this Daniel whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.”

Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems. If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed round your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.’

But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ he said,‘why did you doubt?’

Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

and in the morning, “Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.” You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.

‘You unbelieving and perverse generation,’ Jesus replied,‘how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.’

And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.”

Jesus replied, ‘Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig-tree, but also you can say to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea,” and it will be done.

And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted.

And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.

‘You unbelieving generation,’ Jesus replied,‘how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.’

And he answered them, “O faithless generation how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.”

so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.’

(and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

Jesus said to them, ‘Surely you will quote this proverb to me: “Physician, heal yourself!” And you will tell me, “Do here in your home town what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.”’

And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.”

Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked , ‘Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, “Why do you question in your hearts?

But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shrivelled hand, ‘Get up and stand in front of everyone.’ So he got up and stood there.

But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead,

Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,

‘You unbelieving and perverse generation,’ Jesus replied,‘how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.’

Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”

Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and made him stand beside him.

But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side

And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it.

While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.

While they were perplexed about this, behold two men stood by them in dazzling apparel.

He said to them, ‘Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?

And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant.

The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke.

Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, ‘What does this mean?’

And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.

Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to.

While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon’s house was and stopped at the gate.

Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood at the gate

So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.’

Rise and go down and accompany them without hesitation for I have sent them.”

So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticised him

So when Peter went up to Jerusalem the circumcision party criticized him, saying,

The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

And the Spirit told me to go with them making no distinction. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house.

He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.

and he made no distinction between us and them having cleansed their hearts by faith.

What shall we do? They will certainly hear that you have come,

What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.

Being at a loss how to investigate these questions, I asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding them.

Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?

When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, ‘This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.’

When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea Justice has not allowed him to live.”

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.

For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.

What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin,

Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,

Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarrelling over disputable matters.

As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.

But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.

But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.

and again, ‘The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.’

and again “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”

For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?

not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.

not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters since then you would need to go out of the world.

I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?

I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers,

But instead, one brother takes another to court – and this in front of unbelievers!

but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers?

To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.

And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him.

For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.

But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.

Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us, because whoever ploughs and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.

Does he not certainly speak for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of sharing in the crop.

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.

If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience.

If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience.

For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.

For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.

But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.

Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.

Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers.

So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and enquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?

If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter will they not say that you are out of your minds?

Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.

Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.

Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was quite unwilling to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.

Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will to come now. He will come when he has opportunity.

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ who is the image of God.

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;