simplify: There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

Were there none to come back and praise God except this foreigner?


simplify: So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.

So a horseman went out to them and said, The king says, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What have you to do with peace? come after me. And the watchman gave them word, saying, The horseman went up to them, but has not come back.


simplify: Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the Lord have spoken it.

You will be food for the fire; your blood will be drained out in the land; there will be no more memory of you: for I the Lord have said it.


rate difficulty: And Abram tenteth, and cometh, and dwelleth among the oaks of Mamre, which <FI>are<Fi> in Hebron, and buildeth there an altar to Jehovah.

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou.

And when Hushai came, Absalom said to him, This is what Ahithophel has said: are we to do as he says? if not, what is your suggestion?


rate difficulty: The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art thou not a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

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


rate difficulty: rooted and built up in him, and assured in the faith, even as ye have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

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


simplify: Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on me what will.

Keep quiet, and let me say what is in my mind, whatever may come to me.


rate difficulty: And Saul saith, `Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and we prey upon them till the light of the morning, and leave not a man of them.' And they say, `All that is good in thine eyes do.' And the priest saith, `Let us draw near hither unto God.'

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: medium


simplify: And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

and indeed you do act in this spirit towards all his people throughout Macedonia.   Yet, friends, we beg you to do even more.


simplify: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

So we placed our faith in Christ Jesus, in order that we might be pronounced righteous, as the result of faith in Christ, and not of obedience to law; for such obedience ‘will not result in even one soul’s being pronounced righteous.’


simplify: And Jehovah said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.

And the Lord said to Moses, Why are you crying out to me? give the children of Israel the order to go forward.


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

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


rate difficulty: Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.

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


simplify: And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,


rate difficulty: And thou hast completed these, and hast lain on thy right side, a second time, and hast borne the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days--a day for a year--a day for a year I have appointed to thee.

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


simplify: And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

And he put up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal which he had made in Samaria.


simplify: Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.


rate difficulty: Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of Jehovah’s hand double for all her sins.

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


simplify: Now concerning spiritualgifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.


simplify: Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you:

This is what the king says: Do not be tricked by Hezekiah, for there is no salvation for you in him.


rate difficulty: And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

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


simplify: and they did speak evil of the God of the heaven, from their pains, and from their sores, and they did not reform from their works.

and blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their pains and because of their sores; yet they did not repent of what they had done.


simplify: Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.

Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.


simplify: And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

and I will say to myself, Now you have plenty of good things put by for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.’


rate difficulty: Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the assembly of Thessalonians inGod our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.

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


rate difficulty: And Hezekiah doth thus in all Judah, and doth that which is good, and that which is right, and that which is true, before Jehovah his God;

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


simplify: Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?


simplify: And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him,


rate difficulty: And now, amend your ways, and your doings, and hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God, and Jehovah doth repent concerning the evil that He hath spoken against you.

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


rate difficulty: Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? thou shalt again see yet greater abominations than these.

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


rate difficulty: And the women who were her neighbours gave it a name, saying, Naomi has a child; and they gave him the name of Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

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


rate difficulty: Who doth give me in a wilderness A lodging-place of travellers? And I leave my people, and go from them, For all of them <FI>are<Fi> adulterers, An assembly of treacherous ones.

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


rate difficulty: And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

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


rate difficulty: But every man will be seated under his vine and under his fig-tree, and no one will be a cause of fear to them: for the mouth of the Lord of armies has said it.


simplify: Fools and blind! for which <FI>is<Fi> greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?

Fools that you are and blind! Which is the more important? The gold? Or the Temple which has given sacredness to the gold?


rate difficulty: The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus told them to meet him;

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


simplify: In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.

In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah, king of Judah, Menahem, the son of Gadi, became king over Israel, and was ruling in Samaria for ten years.


simplify: To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure has come, and the day of punishment from our God; to give comfort to all who are sad;


simplify: And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.

“Master,” said Peter, “with you I am ready to go both to prison and to death.”


rate difficulty: And if Christ is preached, that out of the dead he hath risen, how say certain among you, that there is no rising again of dead persons?

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


rate difficulty: They are the men who rob widows of their homes, and make a pretense of saying long prayers. Their sentence will be all the heavier.”


rate difficulty: for a multitude of the people, many from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, have not been cleansed, but have eaten the passover otherwise than it is written; but Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, `Jehovah, who <FI>is<Fi> good, doth receive atonement for every one

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


simplify: Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four borders of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

On the four edges of your robe, with which your body is covered, put ornaments of twisted threads.


rate difficulty: And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable:

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


rate difficulty: But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, the God of Israel, with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin.


rate difficulty: Impetuous as the waters, thou shalt have no pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father's couch: Then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my bed.

reading_level: 2 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 6 | difficulty: hard


simplify: A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

A sound tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a worthless tree bear good fruit.


simplify: Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

To begin with, it is undoubtedly a loss to you to have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather let yourselves be wronged? Why not rather let yourselves be cheated?


simplify: And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision.


simplify: Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

So Paul rose and, motioning with his hand, said:  “People of Israel and all here who worship God, hear what I have to say.


simplify: And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,


simplify: And one he-goat for a sin-offering unto Jehovah; it shall be offered besides the continual burnt-offering, and the drink-offering thereof.

And one he-goat for a sin-offering to the Lord; it is to be offered in addition to the regular burned offering and its drink offering.


simplify: For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

because all that has received the new life from God conquers the world. And this is the power that has conquered the world — our faith!


rate difficulty: When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not when they went.

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


simplify: Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

Will you put your faith in him, because his strength is great? will you give the fruit of your work into his care?


rate difficulty: And every day shalt thou offer the bullock of sin-offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou makest atonement for it; and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.

reading_level: 5 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 8 | difficulty: hard


simplify: The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.

Babylon's men of war have kept back from the fight, waiting in their strong places; their strength has given way, they have become like women: her houses have been put on fire, her locks are broken.


simplify: And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt-offering unto Jehovah: two young bullocks, and one ram, seven he-lambs a year old without blemish;

And on the first day of every month you are to give a burned offering to the Lord; two oxen, one male sheep, and seven he-lambs of the first year, without any mark;


simplify: And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

And he said to me, Put in the book, Happy are the guests at the bride-feast of the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the true words of God.


simplify: and I behold another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of the sin that <FI>is<Fi> in my members.

but throughout my body I see a different law, one which is in conflict with the law accepted by my reason, and which endeavors to make me a prisoner to that law of sin which exists throughout my body.


simplify: and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the firepans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and put in the staves thereof.

Placing on the cloth all its vessels, the fire-baskets, the meat-hooks, the spades, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; they are to put a leather cover over all these, and put its rods in their places.


rate difficulty: Destruction upon destruction is proclaimed; for the whole land is wasted: suddenly are my tents laid waste, my curtains, in a moment.

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


simplify: but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?

But a brother who has a cause at law against another takes it before Gentile judges.


simplify: Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

For if you do not let my people go, see, I will send clouds of flies on you and on your servants and on your people and into their houses; and the houses of the Egyptians and the land where they are will be full of flies.


rate difficulty: And three tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram;

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


rate difficulty: For the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi.

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


simplify: Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.

Come down from your glory, O people of Dibon, and take your seat in the place of the waste; for the attacker of Moab has gone up against you, sending destruction on your strong places.


simplify: We get our bread at the peril of our lives, Because of the sword of the wilderness.

We put our lives in danger to get our bread, because of the sword of the waste land.


rate difficulty: And they make for her sides, and she entereth the way of the entering in of the horses to the house of the king, and is put to death there.

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


rate difficulty: and the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

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


rate difficulty: and certain women who had been healed of wicked spirits and infirmities, Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

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


simplify: And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

And taking the men of his family with him, he went after him for seven days and overtook him in the hill-country of Gilead.


simplify: Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.


simplify: But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord God.

But as for those whose heart goes after their hated and disgusting things, I will send on their heads the punishment of their ways, says the Lord.


simplify: but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

But turning to the God of his father and keeping his laws, and not doing as Israel did.


simplify: To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

To those who have no law I became like a man who has no law — not that I am free from God’s law; no, for I am under Christ’s law — to win those who have no law.


rate difficulty: Or if I send evil beasts through the land causing destruction and making it waste, so that no man may go through because of the beasts:

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


rate difficulty: And now swear to me here byGod that thou wilt not deal deceitfully with me, nor with my son, nor with my grandson. According to the kindness that I have done to thee, thou shalt do to me, and to the land in which thou sojournest.

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


simplify: Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan.

But Jehu did not keep himself from all the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and the evil he made Israel do; the gold oxen were still in Beth-el and in Dan.


simplify: and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.

And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.


rate difficulty: Now when the noise and the voices of the people came to the ears of Joshua, he said to Moses, There is a noise of war in the tents.


rate difficulty: Many days hath Joshua made with all these kings war;

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


simplify: Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a sojourner in his land.

But have no hate for an Edomite, because he is your brother, or for an Egyptian, for you were living in his land.


simplify: And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:

Then keep the feast of weeks to the Lord your God, with an offering freely given to him from the wealth he has given you:


simplify: to you, then, who are believing <FI>is<Fi> the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,

It is to you, then, who believe in him that he is precious, but to those who do not believe he is ‘a stone which, though rejected by the builders, has now itself become the corner-stone,’


simplify: And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the army of the Syrians came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.

Now in the spring, the army of the Aramaeans came up against him; they came against Judah and Jerusalem, putting to death all the great men of the people and sending all the goods they took from them to the king of Damascus.


rate difficulty: And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,

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


simplify: So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.

So man goes down to his last resting-place and comes not again: till the heavens come to an end, they will not be awake or come out of their sleep.


simplify: Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.


simplify: And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

And God gave the dry land the name of Earth; and the waters together in their place were named Seas: and God saw that it was good.


simplify: And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

He was judge over Israel for twenty-three years; and at his death his body was put to rest in the earth in Shamir.


rate difficulty: and Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah,

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


rate difficulty: Lo, they are saying unto me: `Where <FI>is<Fi> the word of Jehovah? pray, let it come.'

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


rate difficulty: all in whose nostrils <FI>is<Fi> breath of a living spirit--of all that <FI>is<Fi> in the dry land--have died.

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


rate difficulty: and Peter said to him, `Aeneas, heal thee doth Jesus the Christ; arise and spread for thyself;' and immediately he rose,

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


simplify: Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

Give ear to me, Jacob, and Israel, my loved one; I am he, I am the first and I am the last.


simplify: These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.

These are the children of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah, and Jacob had these sixteen children by her.


simplify: to the end he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.


simplify: and Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,


rate difficulty: And it hath been, if ye certainly hearken unto Me, An affirmation of Jehovah, So as not to bring in a burden By the gates of this city on the day of rest, And to sanctify the day of rest, So as not to do in it any work--

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: Declare ye, and bring it forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me.

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


simplify: Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

Brothers, take me as your example, and take note of those who are walking after the example we have given.


simplify: I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

I have given up my house, I have let my heritage go; I have given the loved one of my soul into the hands of her haters.


simplify: Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus was it done unto them.

Then Joseph gave orders for their bags to be made full of grain, and for every man's money to be put back into his bag, and for food to be given them for the journey: which was done.


simplify: The length of each curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one measure.

Every curtain is to be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide, all of the same measure.


simplify: Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.

Let the heavens have joy and let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, The Lord is King.


rate difficulty: Then Jehovah said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake I unto them: they prophesy unto you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their own heart.

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


rate difficulty: and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stand on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan--established, and all Israel are passing over on dry ground till that all the nation hath completed to pass over the Jordan.

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


simplify: 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.

Truly, days are coming when everything in your house, and whatever your fathers have put in store till this day, will be taken away to Babylon: all will be gone, says the Lord.


rate difficulty: And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons are come: as thy servant said, so it is.

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


simplify: Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Jehovah your God.

So keep watch on yourselves, and see that you have love for the Lord your God.


rate difficulty: With you the keeper of sheep with his flock will be broken, and with you the farmer and his oxen will be broken, and with you captains and rulers will be broken.

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


rate difficulty: And there will I meet with the children of Israel; and it shall be hallowed by my glory.

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


rate difficulty: Behold, he shall come up, and fly as an eagle, and spread forth his wings against Bozrah; and at that day the heart of the mighty men of Edom shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

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


simplify: And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.


rate difficulty: and say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, theGod of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones which I have hidden, and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.

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


rate difficulty: But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower.

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


rate difficulty: No evil power has effect against Jacob, no secret arts against Israel; at the right time it will be said of Jacob and of Israel, See what God has done!

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


simplify: And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

Then the woman, when she saw that she was discovered, came forward trembling, and threw herself down before him; and, in the presence of all the people, she told him her reason for touching him, and that she had been cured instantly.


rate difficulty: I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.


rate difficulty: Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

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


rate difficulty: When he hath levelled the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows, and the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in the border thereof?

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


simplify: until Jehovah removed Israel out of his sight, as he spake by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.

Till the Lord put Israel away from before his face, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was taken away from their land to Assyria, to this day.


rate difficulty: Give ear then to the words of the Lord: You will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you. Then Elijah went away.


simplify: And the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

And the Lord said to the children of Israel, Were not the Egyptians and the Amorites and the children of Ammon and the Philistines


simplify: Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

I would, therefore, like you to know, friends, that through Jesus forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you,


simplify: Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.

How will you say to your brother, Brother, let me take the grain of dust out of your eye, when you yourself do not see the bit of wood in your eye? O false one! first take the wood out of your eye and then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your brother's eye.


rate difficulty: or a man in whom there is a breach in the foot, or a breach in the hand,


rate difficulty: that in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.

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


rate difficulty: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

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


rate difficulty: At the end of seven years ye do send forth each his brother, the Hebrew, who is sold to thee, and hath served thee six years, yea, thou hast sent him forth free from thee: and your fathers hearkened not unto Me, nor inclined their ear.

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


simplify: And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.

Jesus cured many who were ill with various diseases, and drove out many demons, and would not permit them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.


rate difficulty: For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

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


simplify: And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.

And the people to whom they are prophets will be pushed out dead into the streets of Jerusalem, because there is no food, and because of the sword; and they will have no one to put their bodies into the earth, them or their wives or their sons or their daughters: for I will let loose their evil-doing on them.


rate difficulty: And taking in their hands some of the fruit of the land, they came down again to us, and gave us their account, saying, It is a good land which the Lord our God is giving us.

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


simplify: And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

Even though I have the gift of preaching, and fathom all hidden truths and all the depths of knowledge; even though I have such faith as might move mountains, yet have not love, I am nothing!


rate difficulty: Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?


simplify: Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

The Spirit said to Philip: “Go up to the carriage over there and keep close to it.”


rate difficulty: These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath was the father of Amram.

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


rate difficulty: The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

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


simplify: And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush and Igal and Bariah and Neariah and Shaphat, six.


simplify: For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

For I had made the decision to have knowledge of nothing among you but only of Jesus Christ on the cross.


rate difficulty: And the children of Dan set up the graven image; and Jehonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses; he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

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


rate difficulty: And I stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah; and I blessed Jehovah,God of my master Abraham, who has led me the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.


rate difficulty: And Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

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


simplify: But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

But Jesus replied: “Rather, happy are those who listen to God’s message and keep it.”


rate difficulty: law was introduced in order that offenses might be multiplied. But, where sins were multiplied, the loving kindness of God was lavished the more,

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


rate difficulty: But you did not go near the land of the children of Ammon, that is, all the side of the river Jabbok or the towns of the hill-country, wherever the Lord our God had said we were not to go.

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.

And I will put an end to evil in all the land, teaching all women not to do as you have done.


simplify: Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

For my people have put me out of their memory, burning perfumes to that which is nothing; and because of this, I will put a cause of falling in their ways, even in the old roads, and will make them go on side-roads, in a way not lifted up;


simplify: And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with him, then he heard the Voice speaking unto him from above the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spake unto him.

And when Moses went into the Tent of meeting to have talk with him, then the Voice came to his ears from over the cover which was on the ark of witness, from between the two winged ones. And he had talk with him.


simplify: And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?


rate difficulty: And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them.

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


rate difficulty: And they shall be unto me a peculiar treasure, saith Jehovah of hosts, in the day that I prepare; and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

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


rate difficulty: And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Lo, thy days have drawn near to die; call Joshua, and station yourselves in the tent of meeting, and I charge him;' and Moses goeth--Joshua also--and they station themselves in the tent of meeting,

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: These are the beasts which ye may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,

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


simplify: And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.


rate difficulty: They have been well pleased indeed, and they are their debtors; for if the nations have participated in their spiritual things, they ought also in fleshly to minister to them.

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


simplify: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

To the church of God in Corinth, and to all Christ’s people throughout Greece, from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, and from Timothy, who is also a follower.


rate difficulty: it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Jehovah; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Jehovah, saying, For he is good; for his lovingkindness endureth for ever; that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of Jehovah,

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


rate difficulty: And Jesus answering said to him, `Happy art thou, Simon Bar-Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal <FI>it<Fi> to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: and He said to me, `Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:

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


rate difficulty: and, in my fear, I went and hid your money in the ground; look, here is what belongs to you!’

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


rate difficulty: for the good that I will, I do not; but the evil that I do not will, this I practise.

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


rate difficulty: Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

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


simplify: And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

You have been built up on the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being ‘the corner-stone.’


simplify: Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

But I have this against you, that you let the woman Jezebel say she is a prophet and give false teaching, making my servants go after the desires of the flesh and take food offered to false gods.


rate difficulty: Now the days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we had come over the torrent Zered, were thirty-eight years; until the whole generation of the men of war was consumed from the midst of the camp, as Jehovah had sworn unto them.


simplify: And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lord, and for the porch of the house.

The great outer square all round was walled with three lines of squared stones and a line of cedar-wood boards, round about the open square inside the house of the Lord and the covered room of the king's house.


rate difficulty: Where, then, are your wise men? let them make clear to you, let them give you knowledge of the purpose of the Lord of armies for Egypt.


simplify: and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full;

And houses full of good things not stored up by you, and places for storing water which you did not make, and vine-gardens and olive-trees not of your planting; and you have taken food and are full;


simplify: His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks, Washed with milk, and fitly set.

His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water streams, washed with milk, and rightly placed.


simplify: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Then indeed I will know Christ, and the power of his resurrection, and all that it means to share his sufferings,


simplify: And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and from Judæa,

And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,


rate difficulty: Howbeit Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give unto him a lamp for his children alway.

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


rate difficulty: And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:


rate difficulty: And the angel of Jehovah came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise, eat; for the journey is too great for thee.

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


rate difficulty: And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? who takes away a man's voice or hearing, or makes him seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?


simplify: And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood (now the harlots washed themselves there); according unto the word of Jehovah which he spake.

And the war-carriage was washed by the pool of Samaria, which was the bathing-place of the loose women, and the dogs were drinking his blood there, as the Lord had said.


rate difficulty: And now, brethren, if I may come unto you speaking tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophesying, or in teaching?

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


simplify: And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.


simplify: Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.

“Master, take pity on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers terribly; indeed, he often falls into the fire and into the water;


rate difficulty: And Elijah in answer said, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and put an end to him and his fifty men.

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


rate difficulty: And Jonathan made an attack on the armed force of the Philistines stationed at Gibeah; and news was given to the Philistines that the Hebrews were turned against them. And Saul had a horn sounded through all the land,

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


rate difficulty: He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:

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


simplify: And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.


rate difficulty: But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.


simplify: And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

And they made answer and said, We have no idea. Then he said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.


rate difficulty: Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holy unto Jehovah of hosts; and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and boil therein: and in that day there shall be no more a Canaanite in the house of Jehovah of hosts.

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


simplify: See, for that Jehovah hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

See, because the Lord has given you the Sabbath, he gives you on the sixth day bread enough for two days; let every man keep where he is; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.


simplify: As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee.

As for the word which you have said to us in the name of the Lord, we will not give ear to you.


rate difficulty: When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

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


simplify: Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall; in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith Jehovah.

Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: in the time of their punishment they will be made low, says the Lord.


rate difficulty: For this cause the Lord has said: See, I am against your bands with which you go after souls, and I will violently take them off their arms; and I will let loose the souls, even the souls whom you go after freely.

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


simplify: Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head; but these are come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations, which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.

Then I said, What have these come to do? And he said, These are the horns which sent Judah in flight, and kept him from lifting up his head: but these men have come to send fear on them and to put down the nations who are lifting up their horns against the land of Judah to send it in flight.


rate difficulty: And as the harbour was not a good one in which to be for the winter, the greater number of them were for going out to sea, in order, if possible, to put in for the winter at Phoenix, a harbour of Crete, looking to the north-east and south-east.

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


rate difficulty: The stumbling one do thy words raise up, And bowing knees thou dost strengthen.

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


simplify: I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.

I have made water-holes and taken their waters, and with my foot I have made all the rivers of Egypt dry.


rate difficulty: And he rose up and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shepherds' meeting-place on the way,

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


simplify: by unbelief they were broken off, and thou hast stood by faith; be not high-minded, but be fearing;

True; it was because of their want of faith that they were broken off, and it is because of your faith that you are standing. Do not think too highly of yourself, but beware.


rate difficulty: And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt-offering: they were a consecration for a sweet savor: it was an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

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


simplify: He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.

He is like a bear waiting for me, like a lion in secret places.


rate difficulty: having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me,

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


simplify: For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;


simplify: that he might sanctify it, having cleansed <FI>it<Fi> with the bathing of the water in the saying,

to make her holy, after purifying her by the washing with the water, according to his promise;


rate difficulty: Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses be given with all diligence unto these men, that they be not hindered.

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


simplify: If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.

If I must boast, I will boast of things which show my weakness!


simplify: Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.

If anyone becomes unclean through touching unconsciously some unclean thing, such as the dead body of an unclean beast or of unclean cattle or of any unclean animal which goes flat on the earth, he will be responsible:


simplify: Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

It is through this that love has attained its perfection in us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment, because what Christ is that we also are in this world.


simplify: And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, See! people are coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You see the shade of the mountains like men.


simplify: And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

I will keep you safe from the hands of the evil-doers, and I will give you salvation from the hands of the cruel ones.


rate difficulty: By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.

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


rate difficulty: Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

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


simplify: Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;

By whom has the way been cut for the flowing of the rain, and the flaming of the thunder;


simplify: Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.

The doors of his house have been shut and the lights put out; no perfumes have been burned or offerings made to the God of Israel in his holy place.


simplify: And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

And the man said to David, Truly the men got the better of us, and came out against us into the open country, but we sent them back to the very doors of the town.


rate difficulty: but when the stronger than he, having come upon <FI>him<Fi> , may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth;

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


rate difficulty: when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they drew near to the altar, they washed; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

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


rate difficulty: We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, — [he is] very proud; — his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.


simplify: And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.

As for the form of their faces, they were the faces whose form I saw by the river Chebar; when they went, every one of them went straight forward.


simplify: For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

to fit his people for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of the Christ.


simplify: For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

For see, I am making a new heaven and a new earth: and the past things will be gone completely out of mind.


simplify: And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

And the king's servants said to him, See, Haman is waiting in the outer room. And the king said, Let him come in.


simplify: And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.

Then they said to Joshua in answer, Whatever you say to us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.


simplify: And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.


simplify: thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice was I shipwrecked, a night and a day in the deep I have passed;

Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a whole day and night in the deep.


simplify: Let thy hand be lifted up above thine adversaries, and let all thine enemies be cut off.

Your hand is lifted up against those who are against you, and all your haters will be cut off.


rate difficulty: For it is not the case, as it would be if we were not in the habit of coming to you, that we are exceeding our bounds! Why, we were the very first to reach you with the good news of the Christ!


rate difficulty: While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.

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


simplify: And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.


rate difficulty: and my righteousness hath answered for me in the day to come, when it cometh in for my hire before thy face; --every one which is not speckled and spotted among <FI>my<Fi> goats, and brown among <FI>my<Fi> lambs--it is stolen with me.'

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me; to him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you.

For Moses said, The Lord will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to everything which he will say to you.


simplify: Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

Say now to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, ruler of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the rest of the people,


rate difficulty: And David saith unto Joab, and unto all the people who <FI>are<Fi> with him, `Rend your garments, and gird on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner;' and king David is going after the bier.

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


rate difficulty: And Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> with me, as a terrible mighty one, Therefore my persecutors stumble and prevail not, They have been exceedingly ashamed, For they have not acted wisely, Confusion age-during is not forgotten.

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field 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: And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


simplify: All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Cesar’s household.

All the saints send their love to you, specially those who are of Caesar's house.


rate difficulty: indeed, we have heard him declare that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and change the customs handed down to us by Moses.”

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


simplify: All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

All the Levites in the holy town were two hundred and eighty-four.


simplify: Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.

Thirty gold basins, four hundred and ten silver basins, and a thousand other vessels.


simplify: From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even unto this day, these three and twenty years, the word of Jehovah hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.

From the thirteenth year of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah, even till this day, for twenty-three years, the word of the Lord has been coming to me, and I have given it to you, getting up early and talking to you; but you have not given ear.


rate difficulty: And Jesus, going forth from thence, went away into the parts of Tyre and Sidon;

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


simplify: But in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.

But in the place marked out by the Lord in one of your tribes, there let your burned offerings be offered, and there do what I have given you orders to do.


simplify: The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,

The children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,


simplify: And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood;

And I saw when the sixth stamp was undone, and there was a great earth-shock; and the sun became black as haircloth, and all the moon became as blood;


simplify: And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

And they gave out the words of the book the law of God, clearly, and gave the sense of it, so that their minds were able to take it in.


simplify: How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the southwind?

You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind,


simplify: And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.

And the king took his ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of the Jews.


rate difficulty: And it came to pass when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (now he was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon) that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.

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


rate difficulty: All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

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


simplify: Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that sittest securely, that sayest in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

So now take note of this, you who are given up to pleasure, living without fear of evil, saying in your heart, I am, and there is no one like me; I will never be a widow, or have my children taken from me.


rate difficulty: For though thy people, Israel, be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them shall return: a destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.

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


rate difficulty: And when we were safe, we made the discovery that the island was named Melita.

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


simplify: For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

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.


rate difficulty: And the priest shall take from the oblation a memorial thereof, and shall burn it on the altar, an offering by fire to Jehovah of a sweet odour.

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


simplify: For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Outside are the dogs, and those who make use of evil powers, those who make themselves unclean, and the takers of life, and those who give worship to images, and everyone whose delight is in what is false.


simplify: And he shall set his battering engines against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.

He will put up his engines of war against your walls, and your towers will be broken down by his axes.


rate difficulty: and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:

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


rate difficulty: Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.


rate difficulty: Say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: It prospereth--its roots doth he not draw out, And its fruit cut off, and it is withered? <FI>In<Fi> all the leaves of its springing it withereth, And not by great strength, and by a numerous people, To lift it up by its roots.

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


rate difficulty: and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and goeth in the way of his father, and in his sin that he made Israel to sin.

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


rate difficulty: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;

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


simplify: And Jesus answering said to her, `Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things,

“Martha, Martha,”replied the Master, “you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;


simplify: And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

And when Herod was about to take him out, the same night Peter was sleeping in chains between two armed men, and the watchmen were keeping watch before the door of the prison.


simplify: and every spirit that doth not confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is not; and this is that of the antichrist, which ye heard that it doth come, and now in the world it is already.

while all inspiration that does not acknowledge Jesus is not inspiration from God. It is the inspiration of the Antichrist; you have heard that it was to come, and it is now already in the world.


simplify: Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

For even now you are full, even now you have wealth, you have been made kings without us: truly, I would be glad if you were kings, so that we might be kings with you.


simplify: Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day!

Son of man, be a prophet, and say, These are the words of the Lord: Give a cry, Aha, for the day!


rate difficulty: Certain people are seeking your favor, but with no honorable object. No, indeed, they want to isolate you, so that you will have to seek their favor.


simplify: Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

Yes, friend, let me gain something from you because of your union with the Lord. Cheer my heart by your Christlike spirit.


rate difficulty: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

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


simplify: they were as fed horses roaming at large; every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.

They were full of desire, like horses after a meal of grain: everyone went after his neighbour's wife.


simplify: Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

Ezer their chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,


rate difficulty: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

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


rate difficulty: I did not send these prophets, but they went running: I said nothing to them, but they gave out the prophet's word.

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


rate difficulty: See, the day of the Lord is coming, cruel, with wrath and burning passion: to make the land a waste, driving the sinners in it to destruction.

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


rate difficulty: All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the Lord, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the Lord unto thee and to thy seed with thee.

reading_level: 10 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 9 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And God cometh in unto Balaam, by night, and saith to him, `If to call for thee the men have come, rise, go with them, and only the thing which I speak unto thee--it thou dost do.'

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


rate difficulty: and Abimelech pursueth him, and he fleeth from his presence, and many fall wounded--unto the opening of the gate.

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


simplify: Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.


simplify: that sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide!

Which sends its representatives by the sea, even in ships of papyrus on the waters. Go back quickly, O representatives, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people causing fear through all their history; a strong nation, crushing down its haters, whose land is cut through by rivers.


rate difficulty: And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.

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


rate difficulty: Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

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


simplify: And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.


simplify: Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread.

So she and her daughters-in-law got ready to go back from the country of Moab, for news had come to her in the country of Moab that the Lord, in mercy for his people, had given them food.


simplify: And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

And while they went on their way, going on talking together, suddenly there were carriages and horses of fire separating them from one another and Elijah went up to heaven in a great wind.


simplify: Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Hearing this, Jesus said to him: “There is one thing still lacking in you; sell everything that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; then come and follow me.”


simplify: But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in kings’ houses.

But what went you out to see? a man delicately clothed? Those who have fair robes are in kings' houses.


simplify: And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,


simplify: and we have known that the law <FI>is<Fi> good, if any one may use it lawfully;

We know, of course, that the law is excellent, when used legitimately,


rate difficulty: A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

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


simplify: They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be, until the day that I visit them, saith Jehovah; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.

They will be taken away to Babylon, and there they will be till the day when I send their punishment on them, says the Lord. Then I will take them up and put them back in their place.


simplify: That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon’s eye seen it:

No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.


rate difficulty: Surely in vain from the heights, The multitude of mountains--Surely in Jehovah our God <FI>is<Fi> the salvation of Israel.

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


rate difficulty: and the Philistines take the ark of God and bring it into the house of Dagon, and set it near Dagon.

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


rate difficulty: and in cutting of stones, for setting, and in carving of wood, to execute all artistic work;


rate difficulty: And this was only a small thing to you, O God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, looking on me as on one of high position, O Lord God.

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


simplify: The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm.

But he will put a stop to them, and make them go in flight far away, driving them like the waste of the grain on the tops of the mountains before the wind, and like the circling dust before the storm.


simplify: and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened; and every one’s bands were loosed.

And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.


rate difficulty: Of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand: of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand: of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand:


simplify: But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.

But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet.


rate difficulty: speak ye unto all the company of Israel, saying, In the tenth of this month--they take to them each man a lamb for the house of the fathers, a lamb for a house.

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Shall men fall, and not rise up again? Shall one turn away, and not return?

Further, you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Will those who are falling not be lifted up again? will he who has gone away not come back?


rate difficulty: Hollow with planks shalt thou make it: as it hath been showed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

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


rate difficulty: and, when they came, he said to them: “You know well the life that I always led among you from the very first day that I set foot in Roman Asia,

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


rate difficulty: If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! and if it is a question of a cause at law, he says, Who will give me a fixed day?

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


simplify: And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

And he made the two crowns to be put on the tops of the pillars, of brass made soft in the fire; the crowns were five cubits high.


simplify: And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.

Then you are to go down before me to Gilgal, where I will come to you, for the offering of burned offerings and peace-offerings: go on waiting there for seven days till I come to you and make clear to you what you have to do.


rate difficulty: As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.


simplify: Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:

So this is what the Lord has said: See, I am giving this town into the hands of the Chaldaeans and into the hands of Nebuchadrezzar, the king of Babylon, and he will take it:


simplify: And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.

So David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.


simplify: And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgat Jehovah their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.

And the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and put out of their minds the Lord their God, and became servants to the Baals and the Astartes.


rate difficulty: For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 6 | difficulty: hard


simplify: and He who is searching the hearts hath known what <FI>is<Fi> the mind of the Spirit, because according to God he doth intercede for saints.

Yet he who searches all our hearts knows what the Spirit’s meaning is, because the pleadings of the Spirit for Christ’s people are in accordance with his will.


rate difficulty: Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

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


rate difficulty: And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

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


simplify: In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.


simplify: Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;

So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life.


simplify: And the day following he appeared unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

And the day after, he came to them, while they were having a fight, and would have made peace between them, saying, Sirs, you are brothers; why do you do wrong to one another?


rate difficulty: And as he is going forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, `Teacher, see! what stones! and what buildings!'

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


simplify: There were not found who did turn back to give glory to God, except this alien;'

Were there none to come back and praise God except this foreigner?


simplify: An inheritancemay be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.


rate difficulty: for I say unto you, I shall not drink from henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

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


rate difficulty: As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.

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


rate difficulty: Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

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


simplify: According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.


rate difficulty: And he took the burned offering, offering it in the ordered way;

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


rate difficulty: For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee, even they have cried aloud after thee. Believe them not, though they speak good [words] unto thee.

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


simplify: and the righteousness of God <FI>is<Fi> through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those believing, --for there is no difference,

the divine righteousness which is bestowed, through faith in Jesus Christ, on all, without distinction, who believe in him.


simplify: Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti, the son of Raphu.


rate difficulty: and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,

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


rate difficulty: For I [am] Jehovah; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed, it shall be no more deferred. For in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word and will perform it, saith the Lord Jehovah.


rate difficulty: for he found her in the field, the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

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


rate difficulty: And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice?


rate difficulty: Their soul dieth in youth, and their life is among the unclean.


rate difficulty: As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant, I will send forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


simplify: For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

For he overcame the Jews in public discussion, making clear from the holy Writings that the Christ was Jesus.


rate difficulty: `And I entreat for grace unto Jehovah, at that time, saying,


rate difficulty: By God’sgreat force is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

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


rate difficulty: But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

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


simplify: I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:


rate difficulty: Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?


rate difficulty: For ye pass over the Jordan to enter in to possess the land which Jehovah yourGod giveth you, and ye shall take possession of it, and dwell therein.

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.

Then Balak said to Balaam, Come now, I will take you to another place; it may be that God will let you put a curse on them from there.


simplify: And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

but the people there did not welcome him, because his face was set in the direction of Jerusalem.


simplify: But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,

But only for his near relations, for his mother or his father, his son or his daughter, and his brother;


rate difficulty: And Hezekiah had very much riches and honour; and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant vessels;

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


simplify: For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.

For see, I am sending the Chaldaeans, that bitter and quick-moving nation; who go through the wide spaces of the earth to get for themselves living-places which are not theirs.


simplify: The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

The public place of his town has no more knowledge of him, and his name has gone from the memory of men: he is rooted up like a dead tree.


simplify: ye made also a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But ye looked not unto him that had done this, neither had ye respect unto him that purposed it long ago.

And you made a place between the two walls for storing the waters of the old pool: but you gave no thought to him who had done this, and were not looking to him by whom it had been purposed long before.


simplify: And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.


rate difficulty: Then Jehoahaz made prayer to the Lord, and the Lord gave ear to him, for he saw how cruelly Israel was crushed by the king of Aram.

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


simplify: Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.


simplify: Did then that which is good become death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good;—that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.

Was then that which is good, death to me? In no way. But the purpose was that sin might be seen to be sin by working death to me through that which is good; so that through the orders of the law sin might seem much more evil.


rate difficulty: For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.

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


simplify: Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Presently Jesus said to them: “Take care and be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”


rate difficulty: In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those that kept the threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: and voice of harp-singers and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters shall not be heard any more at all in thee, and no artificer of any art shall be found any more at all in thee, and voice of millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee,

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: But the king did not give up Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the Lord's oath made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.

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


simplify: They all handle the sword, andare expert in war: Every man hath his sword upon his thigh, Because of fear in the night.

All of them armed with swords, trained in war; every man has his sword at his side, because of fear in the night.


simplify: The first of the first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring into the house of Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.

The best of the first-fruits of your land are to be taken into the house of the Lord your God. The young goat is not to be cooked in its mother's milk.


rate difficulty: Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

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


simplify: providing right things, not only before the Lord, but also before men;

for we are trying to make arrangements which will be right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of people.


rate difficulty: This was the dedication-gift of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, from the princes of Israel: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, twelve cups of gold:

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


simplify: On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

And on the third day, Abraham, lifting up his eyes, saw the place a long way off.


simplify: And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.

And David said to Jonathan, Tomorrow is the new moon, and I will not be seated with the king at his table: but let me go to a safe place in the country till the evening.


simplify: Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

For I am certain of this very thing, that he by whom the good work was started in you will make it complete till the day of Jesus Christ:


simplify: and clothe him with purple, and having plaited a crown of thorns, they put <FI>it<Fi> on him,

They dressed him in a purple robe, and, having twisted a crown of thorns, put it on him,


simplify: So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.

And I will make clear my holy name among my people Israel; I will no longer let my holy name be made unclean: and the nations will be certain that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.


rate difficulty: There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;

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


simplify: If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

If one says a word, will it be a weariness to you? but who is able to keep from saying what is in his mind?


simplify: And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

And people will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.


simplify: and out of his mouth doth proceed a sharp sword, that with it he may smite the nations, and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, and he doth tread the press of the wine of the wrath and the anger of God the Almighty,

From his mouth comes a sharp sword, with which ‘to smite the nations; and he will rule them with an iron rod.’ He ‘treads the grapes in the press’ of the maddening wine of the wrath of Almighty God;


rate difficulty: Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

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


simplify: I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

Truly, I see that it is so: and how is it possible for a man to get his right before God?


rate difficulty: And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: and he hath dwelt in that city till his standing before the company for judgment, till the death of the chief priest who is in those days--then doth the man-slayer turn back and hath come unto his city, and unto his house, unto the city whence he fled.'

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


simplify: And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement.

And the young girl got up straight away, and was walking about; she being twelve years old. And they were overcome with wonder.


rate difficulty: For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

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


simplify: Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,


simplify: O Jehovah, thou knowest; remember me, and visit me, and avenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered reproach.

O Lord, you have knowledge: keep me in mind and come to my help, and give their right reward to those who are attacking me; take me not away, for you are slow to be angry: see how I have undergone shame because of you from all those who make little of your word;