rate difficulty: Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 6 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: of a talent of pure gold he doth make it, with all these vessels.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


simplify: But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,

But if a man has given a wound to another suddenly and not in hate, or without design has sent something against him,


simplify: And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the Lord; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.

And on the day after, Moses said to the people, Great has been your sin: but I will go up to the Lord, and see if I may get forgiveness for your sin.


simplify: And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.


simplify: For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least kernel fall upon the earth.

For see, I will give orders, and I will have Israel moved about among all the nations, as grain is moved about by the shaking of the tray, but not the smallest seed will be dropped on the earth.


simplify: And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss.

And at the sounding of the fifth angel I saw a star falling from heaven to the earth: and there was given to him the key of the great deep.


simplify: And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.

And the children of Israel were pleased about this; and they gave praise to God, and had no more thought of going to war against the children of Reuben and the children of Gad for the destruction of their land.


simplify: And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

And Jesus said to him, What would you have me do to you? And the blind man said, Master, make me able to see.


simplify: Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

Let us be glad with delight, and let us give glory to him: because the time is come for the Lamb to be married, and his wife has made herself ready.


simplify: Sheol from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

The underworld is moved at your coming: the shades of the dead are awake before you, even the strong ones of the earth; all the kings of the world have got up from their seats.


simplify: And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilean.

About an hour later another man declared positively: “This man also was certainly with him. Why, he is a Galilean!”


simplify: Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.


simplify: But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.


simplify: and all the people answering said, `His blood <FI>is<Fi> upon us, and upon our children!'

And all the people answered: “His blood be on our heads and on our children’s!”


simplify: And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

he is in no way bound to honor his father.’ In this way you have nullified the words of God for the sake of your traditions.


rate difficulty: And he measureth a thousand--a stream that I am not able to pass over; for risen have the waters--waters to swim in--a stream that is not passed over.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to you; take away this cup from me: but even so let not my pleasure, but yours be done.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.


simplify: And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

All who are living on earth will worship it — all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb that has been sacrificed from the foundation of the world.


rate difficulty: He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Whoso is on Jehovah’s side, let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And Moses called to all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that Jehovah did before your eyes in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his bondmen, and to all his land:

reading_level: 10 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: Thou shalt not sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, or anything evil; for that is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 7 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven he blessed them, and broke and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.

And he went inside and took the measure of the uprights of the door-opening, two cubits: and the door-opening, six cubits; and the side-walls of the door-opening were seven cubits on one side and seven cubits on the other.


rate difficulty: What are we to say, then, in the light of all this?  If God is on our side, who can there be against us?


simplify: And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Then Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah, and sent letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, requesting them to come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel.


rate difficulty: And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: medium


simplify: But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

But the men went out, and spread the news about him through all that part of the country.


rate difficulty: And she multiplieth her whoredoms, To remember the days of her youth, When she went a-whoring in the land of Egypt.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.


simplify: And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

So Rebekah and her servant-women went with the man, seated on the camels; and so the servant took Rebekah and went on his way.


simplify: And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tent of meeting before Jehovah; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and kill the bullock before Jehovah.

And he is to take the ox to the door of the Tent of meeting before the Lord; and put his hand on its head and put it to death before the Lord.


simplify: And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it.


rate difficulty: On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are:

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: easy


simplify: He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.

He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.


rate difficulty: yea, on thee, and on thy people, and on all thy servants do the frogs go up.'

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of sheep or with ten thousand rivers of oil? am I to give my first child for my wrongdoing, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.

See now, how as our reward they have come to send us out of your land which you have given us as our heritage.


simplify: Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.

For this cause the Lord has said: See, I, even I, am against you; and I will be judging among you before the eyes of the nations.


simplify: And the children of Israel went and did so; as Jehovah had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

And the children of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had given orders to Moses and Aaron, so they did.


simplify: For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

For David has not gone up into heaven, but says, himself, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand,


simplify: Understand therefore, that the Lord thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.

Be certain then that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land as a reward for your righteousness; for you are a stiff-necked people.


simplify: I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.

I am crying out with pain till the morning; it is as if a lion was crushing all my bones.


rate difficulty: And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

But soon afterwards those who were standing by came up and said to Peter: “You also are certainly one of them; why, even your way of speaking proves it!”


rate difficulty: Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And Noah begetteth three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: behold, my servants shall sing aloud for gladness of heart, and ye shall cry out for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: but when the matter came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

But when the business was put before the king, he gave orders by letters that the evil design which he had made against the Jews was to be turned against himself; and that he and his sons were to be put to death by hanging.


rate difficulty: A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: On that day, the Jews came together in their towns through all the divisions of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, for the purpose of attacking all those who were attempting evil against them: and everyone had to give way before them, for the fear of them had come on all the peoples.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord, and his people Israel.

And when Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw all the store of goods, they gave praise to the Lord and to his people Israel.


simplify: And the priest shall set the woman before Jehovah, and let the hair of the woman’s head go loose, and put the meal-offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal-offering of jealousy: and the priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that causeth the curse.

And he will make the woman come before the Lord with her hair loose, and will put the meal offering, the offering of a bitter spirit, in her hands; and the priest will take in his hand the bitter water causing the curse;


rate difficulty: And not finding what way to bring him in, on account of the crowd, going up on the housetop they let him down through the tiles, with his little couch, into the midst before Jesus.

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: and Pharaoh saith, `Who <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And the chapiters that <FI>are<Fi> on the top of the pillars <FI>are<Fi> of lily-work in the porch, four cubits;

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And they, going forth, preached everywhere, the Lord working with [them], and confirming the word by the signs following upon [it].


rate difficulty: And the king made of the sandal-wood stairs for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, and harps and lutes for the singers. And there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.)

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: Also Vashti the queen hath made a banquet for women, in the royal house that the king Ahasuerus hath.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.

He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree.


simplify: One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:

One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice;


rate difficulty: But if ye cannot explain [it] to me, then shall ye give me thirty shirts, and thirty changes of garments. And they said to him, Propound thy riddle, that we may hear it.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: medium


simplify: But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.


simplify: After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not the lightnings when his voice is heard.

After it a voice is sounding, thundering out the word of his power; he does not keep back his thunder-flames; from his mouth his voice is sounding.


rate difficulty: Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness did beget us again to a living hope, through the rising again of Jesus Christ out of the dead,

reading_level: 10 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

The Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites gave their children to be burned in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.


rate difficulty: But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.


rate difficulty: And it came to pass that every one that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came out of Egypt to this day. Think it over, advise, and speak.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.


simplify: Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.


rate difficulty: for when they may rise out of the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers who are in the heavens.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Because fields of Heshbon languish, The vine of Sibmah, Lords of nations did beat her choice vines, Unto Jazer they have come, They have wandered in a wilderness, Her plants have spread themselves, They have passed over a sea.

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And they shall know that I am Jehovah their God, in that I caused them to go into captivity among the nations, and have gathered them unto their own land; and I will leave none of them any more there;

And they will be certain that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them away as prisoners among the nations, and have taken them together back to their land; and I have not let one of them be there any longer.


simplify: And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.

All the seven died and left no family. The woman herself died last of all.


rate difficulty: Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter on the side, and roused him with the words: “Get up quickly.”


simplify: Else what shall they do that are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?

Again, what will they do who are given baptism for the dead? if the dead do not come back at all, why are people given baptism for them?


rate difficulty: A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.


rate difficulty: And they said, Not one of your relations has that name.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: and all the land of Egypt is famished, and the people crieth unto Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh saith to all the Egyptians, `Go unto Joseph; that which he saith to you--do.'

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


simplify: For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge.


simplify: To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

to give light to those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, And guide our feet into the way of peace.”


simplify: and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

See that you say nothing to any man: but go and let the priest see you, and make yourself clean by an offering of the things ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.


simplify: How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

How long will I go on seeing the flag and hearing the sound of the war-horn?


rate difficulty: and gather themselves unto him do every man in distress, and every man who hath an exactor, and every man bitter in soul, and he is over them for head, and there are with him about four hundred men.

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: Then his master is to take him to the gods of the house, and at the door, or at its framework, he is to make a hole in his ear with a sharp-pointed instrument; and he will be his servant for ever.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,


simplify: And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward.

Then make two gold rings and put them on the lower ends of the bag, at the edge of it on the inner side nearest to the ephod.


simplify: And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not die until he had seen the Lord’s Christ.


rate difficulty: Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And the prince of Jehovah’s host said unto Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

And the captain of the Lord's army said to Joshua, Take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy. And Joshua did so.


simplify: and he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth,

Then he said ‘The God of our ancestors has appointed you to learn his will, and to see the righteous one, and to hear words from his lips;


simplify: All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the Lord, them have I given thee.

All the best of the oil and the wine and the grain, the first-fruits of them which they give to the Lord, to you have I given them.


simplify: therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly in an instant.

This sin will be to you like a crack in a high wall, causing its fall suddenly and in a minute.


simplify: And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.


rate difficulty: And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: They themselves have testified before the church to your love; and you will do well to help them on their way in a manner worthy of the service of God.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.


rate difficulty: and the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls. And all these things, which Hiram made king Solomon for the house of Jehovah, were of bright brass.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And Jehovah put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And the woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.

So the woman, running quickly, gave her husband the news, saying, I have seen the man who came to me the other day.


simplify: He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.


simplify: that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar.

So that on you may come all the blood of the upright on the earth, from the blood of upright Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom you put to death between the Temple and the altar.


simplify: Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

Let me put seed in the earth for another to have the fruit of it, and let my produce be uprooted.


rate difficulty: But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.


simplify: And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army.

And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, come together to make war against him who was seated on the horse and against his army.


rate difficulty: and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.


simplify: Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

Is not food cut off before our eyes? joy and delight from the house of our God?


rate difficulty: And Jehoiada maketh the covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, to be for a people to Jehovah, and between the king and the people.

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: one golden spoon of ten <FI>shekels<Fi> , full of perfume;

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.

And they have been put to rest with the fighting men who came to their end in days long past, who went down to the underworld with their instruments of war, placing their swords under their heads, and their body-covers are over their bones; for their strength was a cause of fear in the land of the living.


rate difficulty: Lod and Ono, the valley of expert workers.


rate difficulty: And he gave to the place where God had been talking with him, the name of Beth-el.


rate difficulty: saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearingGod and not respecting man:


simplify: then he shall confess his sin which he hath done: and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty.

Let them say openly what they have done; and make payment for the wrong done, with the addition of a fifth part, and give it to him to whom the wrong was done.


rate difficulty: Every valley shall be raised up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places a plain.


simplify: And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, `Come and behold!'

When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth Creature crying — ‘Come.’


simplify: Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

Much water may not put out love, or the deep waters overcome it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be judged a price not great enough.


simplify: And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, whereof Jehovah said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

And he made altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, In Jerusalem will my name be for ever.


rate difficulty: for Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons.

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

Then we went away from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was on us, and he gave us salvation from our haters and those who were waiting to make an attack on us by the way.


simplify: Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work?

See, it is put into the fire for burning: the fire has made a meal of its two ends and the middle part of it is burned; is it good for any work?


simplify: Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

Then the mother of the living child came forward, for her heart went out to her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the child; do not on any account put it to death. But the other woman said, It will not be mine or yours; let it be cut in two.


simplify: Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head.

And further, what are you to me, O Tyre and Zidon and all the circle of Philistia? will you give me back any payment? and if you do, quickly and suddenly I will send it back on your head,


rate difficulty: When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: and they did bring them together to the place that is called in Hebrew Armageddon.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag that he had, into the pocket; and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine.


simplify: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,


rate difficulty: Near <FI>is<Fi> the great day of Jehovah, Near, and hasting exceedingly, The noise of the day of Jehovah, Bitterly shriek there doth a mighty one.


rate difficulty: And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

though I once used to blaspheme, and to persecute, and to insult. Yet mercy was shown me, because I acted in ignorance, while still an unbeliever;


simplify: And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?


rate difficulty: Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: But, after I have risen, I will go before you into Galilee.”


simplify: Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.


rate difficulty: And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob.


simplify: circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

Being given circumcision on the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in relation to the law, a Pharisee:


rate difficulty: And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.

And David said to the young man who had given him the news, Where do you come from? And he said, I am the son of a man from a strange land; I am an Amalekite.


rate difficulty: And Moses saith, `Let me turn aside, I pray thee, and I see this great appearance; wherefore is the bush not burned?'

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.

With a hole at the top, in the middle of it; the hole is to be edged with a band to make it strong like the hole in the coat of a fighting-man, so that it may not be broken open.


simplify: And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

And at sundown all those who had anyone ill with any sort of disease, took them to him, and he put his hands on every one of them and made them well.


simplify: And Beth–lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:

And Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen towns with their unwalled places;


simplify: unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee, for thou art a stiffnecked people, lest I consume thee in the way.

Go up to that land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, for fear that I send destruction on you while you are on the way.


simplify: And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are these with thee? And he said, The children whom God hath graciously given thy servant.

Then Esau, lifting up his eyes, saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with you? And he said, The children whom God in his mercy has given to your servant.


rate difficulty: And the queen of Sheba hath heard of the fame of Solomon, and cometh in to try Solomon with acute sayings, to Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels bearing spices and gold in abundance, and precious stone; and she cometh in unto Solomon, and speaketh with him all that hath been with her heart,

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 6 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

And Solomon put the base of the house of God in position; by the older measure it was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide.


rate difficulty: Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.


simplify: Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

Who put the earth into his care, or made him responsible for the world?


simplify: Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

You have become cruel to me; the strength of your hand is hard on me.


simplify: Mine ordinances shall ye do, and my statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am Jehovah your God.

But you are to be guided by my decisions and keep my rules, and be guided by them: I am the Lord your God.


simplify: idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strifes, emulations, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects,

idolatry, sorcery, quarrels, strife, jealousy, outbursts of passion, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,


rate difficulty: surely there hath none been like Ahab, who sold himself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, whom Jezebel his wife hath moved,

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.


rate difficulty: And Amos answered and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit.


rate difficulty: and if ye shall despise my statutes, and if your soul shall abhor mine ordinances, so that ye do not all my commandments, that ye break my covenant,

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And now, I pray you, entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he accept any of your persons? saith Jehovah of hosts.

And now, make request for the grace of God so that he may have mercy on us: this has been your doing: will he give his approval to any of you? says the Lord of armies.


simplify: And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie:

And for this cause, God will give them up to the power of deceit and they will put their faith in what is false:


simplify: There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.


simplify: The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.


simplify: from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,

All those from thirty to fifty years old who did the work in the Tent of meeting,


simplify: I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

My word came to you in the time of your well-being; but you said, I will not give ear. This has been your way from your earliest years, you did not give attention to my voice.


rate difficulty: And it will be, if they will not take of the cup in your hand, then you are to say to them, This is what the Lord of armies has said: You will certainly take of it.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: — as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, and the Moabites who dwell in Ar, did to me, — until I shall pass over the Jordan into the land which Jehovah ourGod giveth us.

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

when an angel of the Lord suddenly stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were seized with fear.


simplify: She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

Everything has been taken from her, all is gone, she has nothing more: the heart is turned to water, the knees are shaking, all are twisted in pain, and colour has gone from all faces.


simplify: Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me:

Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:


simplify: that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,


rate difficulty: `As to your infants--of whom ye have said, A spoil they are become--I have even brought them in, and they have known the land which ye have kicked against;

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: medium


simplify: many, indeed, therefore, of them did believe, and of the honourable Greek women and men not a few.

As a consequence, many of them became believers in Christ, besides a considerable number of Greek women of position, and of men also.


rate difficulty: Wherefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, [be] sober [and] hope with perfect stedfastness in the grace [which will be] brought to you at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ;

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And he said, Bring them hither to me.


rate difficulty: Whoso is devising to do evil, Him they call a master of wicked thoughts.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

Ethiopia and Put and Lud and all the mixed people and Libya and the children of the land of the Cherethites will all be put to death with them by the sword.


simplify: And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.


rate difficulty: and when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.


rate difficulty: and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: `And if thy heart doth turn, and thou dost not hearken, and hast been driven away, and hast bowed thyself to other gods, and served them,

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 6 | difficulty: hard


simplify: so that the son of man is lord also of the sabbath.'

so the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”


rate difficulty: And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.


simplify: And he found a fresh jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and smote a thousand men therewith.

And taking up the mouth-bone of an ass newly dead, which he saw by chance on the earth, he put to death a thousand men with it.


rate difficulty: For I delight in the law ofGod according to the inward man:


rate difficulty: A son of forty years, <FI>is<Fi> Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, in his reigning over Israel, and two years he hath reigned, only the house of Judah have been after David.

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jothan, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

And the sons of Jahdai: Regem and Jotham and Geshan and Pelet and Ephah and Shaaph.


simplify: And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

And the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers which are in the heavens will be moved.


rate difficulty: And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

And the Philistine came near every morning and evening for forty days.


simplify: And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

And all those living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and were turned to the Lord.


rate difficulty: For you have kept the laws of Omri and all the works of the family of Ahab, and you have been guided by their designs: so that I might make you a cause of wonder and your people a cause of hisses; and the shame of my people will be on you.


simplify: And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

And he will be for a holy place: but for a stone of falling and a rock of trouble to the two houses of Israel, and to the men of Jerusalem, for a net in which they may be taken.


simplify: `And, from the days of John the Baptist till now, the reign of the heavens doth suffer violence, and violent men do take it by force,

From the time of John the Baptist to this very hour, the kingdom of heaven has been taken by force, and people using force have been seizing it.


rate difficulty: And let your rod be lifted up and your hand stretched out over the sea, and it will be parted in two; and the children of Israel will go through on dry land.


simplify: And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their ignorance:

So the priest will make the people free from sin, and they will have forgiveness; for it was an error, and they have given their offering made by fire to the Lord, and their sin-offering before the Lord, on account of their error:


rate difficulty: And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying,

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

And the rooms in it and the uprights and the covered ways, by these measures:


rate difficulty: Cry and howl, son of man, For it hath been among My people, It <FI>is<Fi> among all the princes of Israel, Cast unto the sword have been My people. Therefore strike on thy thigh,

reading_level: 10 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, Let not my lord have the idea that all the sons of the king have been put to death; for only Amnon is dead: this has been purposed by Absalom from the day when he took his sister Tamar by force.


simplify: With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;


simplify: And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

And when Jesus had come to the end of these stories he went away from there.


rate difficulty: And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

And so he made it a rule and an order for Israel from that day till now.


simplify: For, lo, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will turn again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith Jehovah; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.

For see, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will let the fate of my people Israel and Judah be changed, says the Lord: and I will make them come back to the land which I gave to their fathers, so that they may take it for their heritage.


rate difficulty: Ben-Abinadab had all the upland of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Then said Jehovah unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in the highway of the fuller’s field;

Then the Lord said to Isaiah, Go out now, you and Shear-jashub, your son, and you will come across Ahaz at the end of the stream flowing from the higher pool, in the highway of the washerman's field;


simplify: And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

such great crowds gathered around him, that he got into a boat, and sat in it, while all the people stood on the beach.


simplify: And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

And Hur was the father of Uri; and Uri was the father of Bezalel.


rate difficulty: I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: Give my love to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

‘A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and mourning loudly; Rachel, weeping for her children, refusing all comfort for they were dead.’


rate difficulty: And they bake with the dough which they have brought out from Egypt unleavened cakes, for it hath not fermented; for they have been cast out of Egypt, and have not been able to delay, and also provision they have not made for themselves.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

And he who was seated on the cloud sent in his blade on the earth; and the grain of the earth was cut.


rate difficulty: Having sailed therefore away from Troas, we went in a straight course to Samothracia, and on the morrow to Neapolis,

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: So then am I become your enemy, by telling you the truth?

So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?


rate difficulty: And Jehu went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son became king in his place.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


simplify: A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.


rate difficulty: Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat; my soul desireth the first-ripe fig.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me; He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth: Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.


rate difficulty: And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day.

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And Samuel saith unto Saul, `Me did Jehovah send to anoint thee for king over His people, over Israel; and now, hearken to the voice of the words of Jehovah:

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


simplify: and when he became twelve years old, they having gone up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,

When Jesus was twelve years old, they went according to custom to Jerusalem,


rate difficulty: Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And it came again in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, up to the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah; till Jerusalem was taken away in the fifth month.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,


simplify: in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,

United in him, every part of the building, closely joined together, will grow into a Temple, consecrated by its union with the Lord.


simplify: Trust ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jehovah, even Jehovah, is an everlasting rock.

Let your hope be in the Lord for ever: for the Lord Jah is an unchanging Rock.


rate difficulty: And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazaraean, whom thou persecutest.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you that this night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.


simplify: And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

And when the Aramaeans of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand of the Aramaeans.


simplify: And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.


simplify: Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of Jehovah, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah?

Why then did you not do the orders of the Lord, but by violently taking their goods did evil in the eyes of the Lord?


rate difficulty: Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ:


simplify: Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.

Then make the doing of it complete; so that as you had a ready mind, you may give effect to it as you are able.


simplify: And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.

And as for me, my eye will not have mercy, and I will have no pity, but I will send the punishment of their ways on their heads.


rate difficulty: Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

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rate difficulty: And he will not look to the altars, the work of his hands, nor have regard to what his fingers have made, neither the Asherahs nor the sun-images.


rate difficulty: And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: May the Lord be good and true to you: and I myself will see that your kind act is rewarded, because you have done this thing.


simplify: For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come this day the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

For your servant is conscious of his sin: and so, as you see, I have come today, the first of all the sons of Joseph, for the purpose of meeting my lord the king.


simplify: And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

Then he said, Get me a sword. So they went and put a sword before the king.


rate difficulty: but if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all,

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And I will execute great vengeance upon them with wrathful rebukes; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

And I will take great payment from them with acts of wrath; and they will be certain that I am the Lord when I send my punishment on them.


rate difficulty: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

And Pharaoh said, Go up and put your father to rest, as you gave your oath to him.


rate difficulty: Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth and birds of the heaven.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

And the peace of God, which is deeper than all knowledge, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.


simplify: And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and some of them said to him: “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you.”


rate difficulty: Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity.


simplify: Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

But in giving you this order, there is one thing about which I am not pleased: it is that when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.


rate difficulty: And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.


rate difficulty: The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;


rate difficulty: And Moses goeth out, and speaketh unto the people the words of Jehovah, and gathereth seventy men of the elders of the people, and causeth them to stand round about the tent,

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


simplify: For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord.

For I will come up against them, says the Lord of armies, cutting off from Babylon name and offspring, son and son's son, says the Lord.


rate difficulty: Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, made his army do hard work against Tyre, and the hair came off every head and every arm was rubbed smooth: but he and his army got no payment out of Tyre for the hard work which he had done against it.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will get life by it.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: and many lepers were in the time of Elisha the prophet, in Israel, and none of them was cleansed, but--Naaman the Syrian.'

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, yet it was not one of them who was made clean, but Naaman the Syrian.”


rate difficulty: `For, the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his messengers, and then he will reward each, according to his work.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: Then the children of Israel went away from there, every man to his tribe and his family, every man went back to his heritage.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And the priest shall take the he-lamb of the trespass-offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them as a wave-offering before Jehovah.

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.

And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the prisoners and take the goods for yourself.


simplify: that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

So that the kingdom might be made low with no power of lifting itself up, but might keep his agreement to be his servants.


rate difficulty: with Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and Tidal the king of nations, and Amraphel the king of Shinar, and Arioch the king of Ellasar — four kings with the five.


simplify: For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall yet again be bought in this land.

For the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, There will again be trading in houses and fields and vine-gardens in this land.


rate difficulty: And your little ones, your wives, and the men of other lands who are with you in your tents, down to the wood-cutter and the servant who gets water for you:


simplify: That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.

So that they may be in need of bread and water and be wondering at one another, wasting away in their sin.


rate difficulty: and in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their tools, round about.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: medium


simplify: for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison;

When, for instance, you are going with your opponent before a magistrate, on your way to the court do your best to be quit of him; otherwise he might drag you before the judge, then the judge will hand you over to the bailiff of the court, and the bailiff throw you into prison.


simplify: for every one--whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.'

For ‘everyone who invokes the name of the Lord will be saved.’


rate difficulty: see, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: The indigent and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

And being moved with pity, he put out his hand, and touching him said to him, It is my pleasure; be made clean.


simplify: and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,


simplify: for when they may rise out of the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers who are in the heavens.

When people rise from the dead, there is no marrying or being married; but they are as angels in heaven.


rate difficulty: Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

The sixteenth Hananiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;


simplify: And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.

And he went with him; and a great number of people went after him, and came round him.


rate difficulty: So Hanun took David's servants, and cutting off their hair and the skirts of their robes up to the middle, sent them away.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered which shall not be revealed, and secret which shall not be known.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat;


rate difficulty: And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

When they saw the grace which was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who had the name of being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas their right hands as friends so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;


simplify: And, lo, two of them were going on during that day to a village, distant sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, the name of which <FI>is<Fi> Emmaus,

It happened that very day that two of the disciples were going to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem,


rate difficulty: For I myself received from the Lord the account which I have in turn given to you — how the Lord Jesus, on the very night of his betrayal, took some bread,

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

But keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God made you free: for this is why I give you orders to do this.


simplify: And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern justice;

And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes;


simplify: For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:

For though the fig-tree has no flowers, and there is no fruit on the vine, and work on the olive comes to nothing, and the fields give no food; and the flock is cut off from its resting-place, and there is no herd in the cattle-house:


rate difficulty: For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

And news of him went out through all Syria; and they took to him all who were ill with different diseases and pains, those having evil spirits and those who were off their heads, and those who had no power of moving. And he made them well.


simplify: And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.

“It is one of you Twelve,”said Jesus, “the one who is dipping his bread beside me into the dish.


rate difficulty: And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was startled, and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet.


simplify: but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory;


simplify: And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.

And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy.


simplify: And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, and Heth,


simplify: And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

and delivered him out of all his troubles, and enabled him to win favor and show wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him Governor of Egypt and of his whole household.


simplify: And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before Jehovah:

And Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had been talking with the Lord:


simplify: For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.

Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.


rate difficulty: And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and new wine:

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: and immediately he called them, and, having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went away after him.

Jesus called them at once, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the crew, and went after him.


rate difficulty: And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, According to all the abominations That the wicked hath done, he doth--thus he liveth, All his righteousnesses that he hath done are not remembered, For his trespass that he hath trespassed, And for his sin that he hath sinned, For them he doth die.

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 7 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

And he said to the people, Come away now from the tents of these evil men, without touching anything of theirs, or you may be taken in the punishment of their sins.


rate difficulty: Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him--till seven times?'

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And all the sons of Israel are looking on the descending of the fire, and the honour of Jehovah on the house, and they bow--faces to the earth--on the pavement, and do obeisance, and give thanks to Jehovah, for good, for to the age <FI> is<Fi> His kindness.

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan–aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

And sending on before him all his cattle and his property which he had got together in Paddan-aram, he made ready to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.


rate difficulty: and Jehoshaphat cometh in, and his people, to seize their spoil, and they find among them, in abundance, both goods and carcases, and desirable vessels, and they take spoil to themselves without prohibition, and they are three days seizing the spoil, for it <FI>is<Fi> abundant.

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


simplify: The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.

The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.


rate difficulty: So God’s message spread, and the number of the disciples continued to increase rapidly in Jerusalem, and a large body of the priests accepted the faith.

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: and thou shalt love Jehovah thyGod with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength.

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.

So Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh went back, parting from the children of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, to the land of their heritage which had been given to them by the Lord's order to Moses.


rate difficulty: And she doteth on them at the sight of her eyes, And sendeth messengers to them, to Chaldea.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel.

Let all the children of Israel be numbered, by the names of their fathers' families, all those of twenty years old and over who are able to go to war in Israel.


simplify: Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

So now let me be my lord's servant here in place of the boy, and let him go back with his brothers.


rate difficulty: Doth a virgin forget her ornaments? A bride her bands? And My people have forgotten Me days without number.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Therefore watch, since you know neither the day nor the hour.


simplify: Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah named Jesse, who had eight sons; and he was an old man in Saul's day, and far on in years.


rate difficulty: The flowers and the vessels for the lights and the instruments used for them, were all of gold; it was the best gold.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.


simplify: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.


simplify: Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.

Now there was, some distance away, a great herd of pigs taking their food.


rate difficulty: And Isaiah cries aloud over Israel — ‘Though the sons of Israel are like the sand of the sea in number, only a remnant of them will escape!

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

‘And you, Bethlehem in Judah’s land, are in no way least among the chief cities of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler — who will shepherd my people Israel.’”


simplify: He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

He was twenty-five years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.


rate difficulty: — And I spoke unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died. And I did in the morning as I was commanded.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: And I have caused Ephraim to go on foot, Taking them by their arms, And they have not known that I strengthened them.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

At the head of the army of the children of Gad was Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.


simplify: And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

And the woman went in flight to the waste land, where she has a place made ready by God, so that there they may give her food a thousand, two hundred and sixty days.


simplify: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ <FI>is<Fi> with you all. Amen.

May the blessing of the Lord Jesus Christ, be with his people.


rate difficulty: And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.


simplify: Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,

Now a great number of people went with him.


rate difficulty: Son of man, set thy face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him,

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: medium


simplify: If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

If his back did not give me a blessing, and the wool of my sheep did not make him warm;


rate difficulty: Jair the son of Manasseh took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and called Bashan after his own name, Havoth-Jair, to this day.)

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

and did make them a kingdom of priests in the service of our God, and they are reigning on the earth.’


simplify: And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

And for the north side. hangings a hundred cubits long, on twenty brass pillars in brass bases, with silver hooks and bands.


rate difficulty: And they had taken no thought to get bread; and they had only one cake of bread with them in the boat.

reading_level: 1 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And lifting up his hand, Moses gave the rock two blows with his rod: and water came streaming out, and the people and their cattle had drink enough.

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simplify: Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you:

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus make a way for us to come to you;


rate difficulty: And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king.


rate difficulty: When a sore [as] of leprosy is in a man, he shall be brought unto the priest;


rate difficulty: If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is true whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar.

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simplify: for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;

For it was a great joy to me, when some followers of the Lord came and testified to your fidelity to the truth — I know that your own life is guided by the truth.


rate difficulty: And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith Jehovah: my Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith Jehovah, from henceforth and for ever.

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simplify: And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

But ships will come from the direction of Kittim, troubling Asshur and troubling Eber, and like the others their fate will be destruction.


simplify: Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; Andhe that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.


simplify: He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.


rate difficulty: so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

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simplify: As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

As then the evil plants are got together and burned with fire, so will it be in the end of the world.


rate difficulty: who is [the] earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to [the] praise of his glory.

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rate difficulty: Long time have I holden my peace; I have been still, I have restrained myself: I will cry like a woman that travaileth; I will blow and pant at once.

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rate difficulty: He is subject to the control of guardians and stewards, during the period for which his father has power to appoint them.

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rate difficulty: And those lepers came to the extremity of the camp; and they went into one tent, and ate and drank, and carried thence silver and gold, and garments, and went and hid it; and they came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence, and went and hid [it].


rate difficulty: And they oppressed and crushed the children of Israel in that year; eighteen years [they oppressed] all the children of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

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rate difficulty: And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.

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simplify: and if the Lord did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He did choose to Himself, He did shorten the days.

And, had not the Lord put a limit to those days, not a single soul would escape; but, for the sake of God’s own chosen people, he did limit them.


simplify: And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not keep himself from the sin which Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, did and made Israel do.


rate difficulty: For you will not go out suddenly, and you will not go in flight: for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will come after you to keep you.

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rate difficulty: And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.

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simplify: And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

The fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets.


simplify: I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants.


simplify: And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.

And he said to them, It is clear to me that your father's feeling is no longer what it was to me; but the God of my father has been with me


simplify: (and also thine own soul shall a sword pass through) --that the reasonings of many hearts may be revealed.'

Yes, the sword will pierce your own heart — and so the thoughts in many minds will be disclosed.”


simplify: When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

And hearing the words of his father, Esau gave a great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Give a blessing to me, even to me, O my father!


simplify: And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

But they persisted in loudly demanding his crucifixion; and their clamor gained the day.