simplify: Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh–gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

Then about a month after this, Nahash the Ammonite came up and put his forces in position for attacking Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make an agreement with us and we will be your servants.


rate difficulty: And a separate tenth part of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering for every lamb; for a burned offering of a sweet smell, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

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


simplify: And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell securely in the isles; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

And I will send a fire on Magog, and on those who are living in the sea-lands without fear: and they will be certain that I am the Lord.


rate difficulty: The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

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


rate difficulty: Thus saith Jehovah: The wealth of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall walk after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall bow down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, [saying,] SurelyGod is in thee; and there is none else, no otherGod. ...

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 10 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.

Give me a little more time, and I will make it clear to you; for I have still something to say for God.


simplify: And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

and, on the following day, threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.


simplify: And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

And the sons of Benjamin were Belah and Becher and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim and Huppim and Ard.


simplify: Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

You are all fair, my love; there is no mark on you.


simplify: At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

At that time Jesus went through the fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, being in need of food, were taking the heads of grain.


simplify: For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up;


simplify: And we have beheld and bear witness that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

And we have seen and give witness that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.


rate difficulty: Whoso is gathering in summer <FI>is<Fi> a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest <FI>is<Fi> a son causing shame.

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


rate difficulty: And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

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


rate difficulty: Let no man, being tempted, say, I am tempted ofGod. ForGod cannot be tempted by evil things, and himself tempts no one.


simplify: and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.


rate difficulty: The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

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


simplify: When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

When you are pulling the grapes from your vines, do not take up those which have been dropped; let them be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow.


simplify: And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

And my face will be turned against that man, and I will make him a sign and a common saying, cutting him off from among my people; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.


simplify: according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus--I going on to Macedonia--that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing,

I beg you, as I did when I was on my way into Macedonia, to remain at Ephesus; that you may instruct certain people there not to teach new and strange doctrines,


rate difficulty: And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.

reading_level: 10 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;

For I am more like a beast than any man, I have no power of reasoning like a man:


rate difficulty: The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

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


simplify: For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

The person who serves the Christ in this way pleases God, and wins the approval of their fellows.


rate difficulty: And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Enoch.

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


simplify: And not only <FI>so<Fi> , but we are also boasting in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we did receive the reconciliation;

And not only that, but we exult in God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, through whom we have now obtained this reconciliation.


simplify: Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

But let the Lord of armies be holy to you, and go in fear of him, giving honour to him.


simplify: And on the second day thou shalt offer a he-goat without blemish for a sin-offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.

And on the second day you are to have a he-goat without any mark on it offered for a sin-offering; and they are to make the altar clean as they did with the young ox.


rate difficulty: And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

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


simplify: And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.

And every bit of clothing, and anything made of leather or goats' hair or wood, you are to make clean.


rate difficulty: And he made an attack on them, driving them in uncontrolled flight, and causing great destruction; then he went away to his safe place in the crack of the rock at Etam.

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


simplify: Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

But, as my life will answer for it, I call God to witness that it was to spare you that I deferred my visit to Corinth.


simplify: Did I say, Give unto me? Or, Offer a present for me of your substance?

Did I say, Give me something? or, Make a payment for me out of your wealth?


rate difficulty: And his look was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow.


rate difficulty: The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.

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


simplify: and the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of sealskins, and the veil of the screen;

The outer cover of sheepskins coloured red, and the cover of leather, and the veil for the doorway;


rate difficulty: And the children of Israel sent Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest, to the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead,

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


simplify: And the bullock of the sin-offering, and the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.

And the ox of the sin-offering and the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was taken in to make the holy place free from sin, are to be taken away outside the tent-circle and their skins and their flesh and their waste are to be burned with fire.


simplify: While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cesar, have I offended any thing at all.

Paul’s answer to the charge was — ‘I have not committed any offense against the Jewish law, or the Temple, or the Emperor.’


rate difficulty: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.


rate difficulty: `Thou <FI>art<Fi> He, O Jehovah God, who didst fix on Abraham, and didst bring him out from Ur of the Chaldeans, and didst make his name Abraham,

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


simplify: And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.


simplify: My defence to them that examine me is this.

My answer to those who are judging me is this.


simplify: And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.


rate difficulty: Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

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


simplify: and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon the earth.

And have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are ruling on the earth.


simplify: When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder;

When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;


simplify: For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah: Their grapes are grapes of gall, Their clusters are bitter:

For their vine is the vine of Sodom, from the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are the grapes of evil, and the berries are bitter:


rate difficulty: And the sons of Israel say unto him, `In the highway we go, and if of thy waters we drink--I and my cattle--then I have given their price; only (it is nothing) on my feet I pass over.'

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


simplify: behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that is hidden from thee;

See, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret which is deeper than your knowledge:


rate difficulty: `And he hath brought near from the sacrifice of the peace-offerings a fire-offering to Jehovah, its fat, the whole fat tail (over-against the bone he doth turn it aside), and the fat which is covering the inwards, and all the fat which <FI>is<Fi> on the inwards,

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.

Who had been taken away from Jerusalem among those who had been made prisoner with Jeconiah, king of Judah, when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken him away.


rate difficulty: But he saw through their trick and said to them,

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


simplify: But the Lord thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.

But the Lord your God will give them up into your hands, overpowering them till their destruction is complete.


simplify: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

And you will be a kingdom of priests to me, and a holy nation. These are the words which you are to say to the children of Israel.


rate difficulty: Majesty and splendour are before him; Strength and gladness in his place.

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


simplify: their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

Four hundred and thirty-five camels, six thousand, seven hundred and twenty asses.


simplify: So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.


simplify: And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;


rate difficulty: And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And they have not said in their heart, `Let us fear, we pray you, Jehovah our God, who is giving rain, The sprinkling and the gathered, in its season, The appointed weeks of harvest He keepeth for us.'

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


simplify: In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.

The first store of things was put down in the third month, and in the seventh month the masses were complete.


rate difficulty: And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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


rate difficulty: After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

reading_level: 10 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: Then Job answered and said,


rate difficulty: who has gone into heaven, and is at God’s right hand, where angels and archangels and the powers of heaven now yield submission to him.

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


simplify: But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.


simplify: Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The generations of the sons of Judah were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;


simplify: And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of Jehovah.

And from the part given to the children of Israel, take one out of every fifty, from the persons, and from the oxen and asses and sheep, and give it to the Levites who have the care of the House of the Lord.


rate difficulty: And the king said again to Esther on the second day, at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be done.

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


simplify: And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.

And the pig is unclean to you, because though it has a division in the horn of its foot, its food does not come back; their flesh may not be used for food or their dead bodies touched by you.


rate difficulty: Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?

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


rate difficulty: and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

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


rate difficulty: And you came near to me, every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us to go through the land with care and give us an account of the way we are to go and the towns to which we will come.

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


simplify: saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.

What is your opinion of the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The Son of David.


rate difficulty: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.


simplify: And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:

And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to where Moses had put up his tent in the waste land, by the mountain of God.


rate difficulty: And they make war with the Hagarites, and Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab,

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


rate difficulty: And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

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


simplify: So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

So Jehoiakim went to rest with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place.


simplify: And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.

And the servant came running to her and said, Give me a little water from your vessel.


simplify: And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

And the waters came back, covering the war-carriages and the horsemen and all the army of Pharaoh which went after them into the middle of the sea; not one of them was to be seen.


simplify: And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.


rate difficulty: Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: hard


simplify: The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was made separate and holy, he and his sons for ever, for the care of the most holy things and the burning of offerings before the Lord, to do his work and give blessings in his name for ever.


rate difficulty: because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during.

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


rate difficulty: And the cities shall they have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.

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


rate difficulty: And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.

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


rate difficulty: “Doubtless,”said Jesus, “you will remind me of the saying — ‘Doctor, cure yourself;’ and you will say ‘Do here in your own country all that we have heard that has been done at Capernaum.’

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


rate difficulty: and they were reasoning with one another, saying--`Because we have no loaves.'


rate difficulty: Lord, they have put your prophets to death, and made waste your altars, and now I am the last, and they are searching for me to take away my life.

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


rate difficulty: for, in abundance of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.'

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


simplify: And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

And Moses said, This is what the Lord says: About the middle of the night I will go out through Egypt:


simplify: and there is not salvation in any other, for there is no other name under the heaven that hath been given among men, in which it behoveth us to be saved.'

And salvation is in him alone; for there is no other name in the whole world, given to people, to which we must look for our salvation.”


simplify: If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

Why, then, if you have cases relating to the affairs of this life, do you set to try them those who carry no weight with the church? To your shame I ask it.


simplify: nor by the earth, because it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is a city of a great king,

or by the earth, since that is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the Great King.


simplify: For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.


rate difficulty: that their hearts may be comforted, being united in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of the understanding, to the full knowledge of the secret of the God and Father, and of the Christ,

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


rate difficulty: And the Lord gave me an answer, and said, Put the vision in writing and make it clear on stones, so that the reader may go quickly.

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


simplify: Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.


simplify: And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.

Then Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest, and the chiefs went back from the land of Gilead, from the children of Reuben and the children of Gad, and came to the children of Israel in Canaan and gave them the news.


simplify: And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

Then Moses and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs of the people went out to them before they had come into the tent-circle.


simplify: For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.


simplify: For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

For we will not make comparison of ourselves with some of those who say good things about themselves: but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and making comparison of themselves with themselves, are not wise.


simplify: Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

Now these are their living-places, the limits inside which they were to put up their tents: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, because they had the first selection,


simplify: And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.

Him who is seated in power I will have cut off from Ashdod, and him in whose hand is the rod from Ashkelon; and my hand will be turned against Ekron, and the rest of the Philistines will come to destruction, says the Lord God.


simplify: But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also to see you;

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;


rate difficulty: on that day it is eaten, ye do not leave of it till morning; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah;

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


rate difficulty: and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,

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


rate difficulty: In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.


simplify: `Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,  for they will be called children of God.


simplify: For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man.

For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.


simplify: And Jehovah spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting. And they three came out.

And suddenly the Lord said to Moses and Aaron and Miriam, Come out, you three, to the Tent of meeting. And the three of them went out.


rate difficulty: Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

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


rate difficulty: For I say to every man to whose ears have come the words of this prophet's book, If any man makes an addition to them, God will put on him the punishments which are in this book:

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


rate difficulty: And he asked them, What do ye question with them about?

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


rate difficulty: For what man is there in all the earth, who, hearing the voice of the living God as we have, out of the heart of the fire, has been kept from death?


rate difficulty: And David saith unto the messenger, `Thus dost thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing be evil in thine eyes; for thus and thus doth the sword devour; strengthen thy warfare against the city, and throw it down--and strengthen thou him.'

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 9 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: For as in the Adam all die, thus also in the Christ all shall be made alive.


simplify: Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea.

See, he is stretching out his mist, covering the tops of the mountains with it.


rate difficulty: and much people are gathered, and they stop all the fountains and the brook that is rushing into the midst of the land, saying, `Why do the kings of Asshur come, and have found much water?'

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


simplify: And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?


simplify: And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.

Heshbon is crying out, and Elealeh; their voice is sounding even to Jahaz: for this cause the heart of Moab is shaking; his soul is shaking with fear.


simplify: And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.

And there was great fear in the tents and in the field and among all the men of the armed force, and the attackers were shaking with fear; even the earth was moved with a great shaking and there was a fear as from God.


simplify: For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.


simplify: And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

And the field and the hollow rock were handed over to Abraham as his property by the children of Heth.


rate difficulty: And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before Jehovah.

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


rate difficulty: Accursed be anyone who has no love for the Lord. THE LORD IS COMING.


simplify: Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

Or anyone using secret force on people, or putting questions to a spirit, or having secret knowledge, or going to the dead for directions.


rate difficulty: Or, Deliver me from the adversary’s hand? Or, Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?

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


rate difficulty: And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

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


rate difficulty: And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan.

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


rate difficulty: Is not he who rose against us destroyed, and doth not the fire consume his residue?


simplify: For the palace shall be forsaken; the populous city shall be deserted; the hill and the watch-tower shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

For the fair houses will have no man living in them; the town which was full of noise will become a waste; the hill and the watchtower will be unpeopled for ever, a joy for the asses of the woods, a place of food for the flocks;


rate difficulty: And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.


simplify: `And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing,

Meanwhile the elder son was out in the fields; but, on coming home, when he got near the house, he heard music and dancing,


rate difficulty: Far be it from us that we should rebel against Jehovah, and turn away this day from following Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for meal-offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of Jehovah our God that is before his tabernacle.

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


rate difficulty: Therefore prophesy, son of man, and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In that day when my people Israel dwelleth in safety, shalt thou not know [it]?

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: Sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

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


rate difficulty: These are the families of the Zebulunites as they were numbered, sixty thousand, five hundred.

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


simplify: And God’s anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of Jehovah placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

But God was moved to wrath because he went: and the angel of the Lord took up a position in the road to keep him from his purpose. Now he was seated on his ass, and his two servants were with him.


rate difficulty: So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.


rate difficulty: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.


simplify: The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.

The children of Pashhur, a thousand, two hundred and forty-seven.


simplify: And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

But the voice of the angel of the Lord came from heaven, saying, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.


rate difficulty: Now see, your house is waste, and I say to you, You will not see me again till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

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


simplify: But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

But Pharaoh will not give ear to you, and I will put my hand on Egypt, and take my armies, my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt, after great punishments.


simplify: And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

And David got together at Jerusalem all the rulers of Israel, the chiefs of the tribes and the captains of the divisions waiting on the king in turn, and the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and the controllers of all the goods and property of the king and his sons, with the unsexed servants and the great men of war.


rate difficulty: And when any one will present an oblation to Jehovah, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense thereon.


rate difficulty: And when the time came for her to give birth, it was clear that there were two children in her body.

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


simplify: Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.

See among the nations, and take note, and be full of wonder: for in your days I am doing a work in which you will have no belief, even if news of it is given to you.


rate difficulty: After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.

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


rate difficulty: But Jesus said to them, You see that the rulers of the Gentiles are lords over them, and their great ones have authority over them.

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


rate difficulty: `Truly, O Jehovah, kings of Asshur have laid waste the nations, and their land,

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


rate difficulty: And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.

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


rate difficulty: At that time hath Berodach-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick;

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


simplify: and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy.


simplify: Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? did he not fear Jehovah, and entreat the favor of Jehovah, and Jehovah repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus should we commit great evil against our own souls.

Did Hezekiah and all Judah put him to death? did he not in the fear of the Lord make prayer for the grace of the Lord, and the Lord let himself be turned from the decision he had made against them for evil? By this act we might do great evil against ourselves.


simplify: And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.

The second day they went all round the town once, and then went back to their tents: and so they did for six days.


rate difficulty: And said, So far you may come, and no farther; and here the pride of your waves will be stopped?

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


simplify: That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,


simplify: the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'

and now that the Son of Man has come, eating and drinking, they are saying ‘Here is a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and outcasts!’ And yet wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”


rate difficulty: Out of his nostrils goeth forth smoke, As a blown pot and reeds.

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


simplify: (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

(As scripture says —  ‘He scattered broadcast, he gave to the poor; His righteousness continues for ever.’


rate difficulty: For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

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


simplify: And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?


rate difficulty: For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:

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


simplify: Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?


rate difficulty: Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.

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


rate difficulty: And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.

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


rate difficulty: Gideon had seventy sons, the offspring of his body; for he had a number of wives.


rate difficulty: Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; he had Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.


simplify: And they having further threatened <FI>them<Fi> , let them go, finding nothing how they may punish them, because of the people, because all were glorifying God for that which hath been done,

However, after further warnings, the Council set them at liberty, not seeing any safe way of punishing them, because of the people, for they were all praising God for what had occurred;


simplify: One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

It was a Cretan — one of their own teachers — who said: ‘Cretans are always liars, base brutes, and gluttonous idlers’; and his statement is true.


rate difficulty: For any man whose body is damaged may not come near: one who is blind, or has not the use of his legs, or one who has a broken nose or any unnatural growth,

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


simplify: Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

Take nothing which has leaven in it; wherever you are living let your food be unleavened cakes.


simplify: And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.

And on the pillar, four cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower:


rate difficulty: Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.

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


simplify: Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

Rejoice over her, heaven, and people of Christ, and apostles, and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!


rate difficulty: And Moses gave their heritage to the half-tribe of Manasseh by their families.

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


simplify: And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

And he put the banded sticks in the drinking-places where the flock came to get water; and they became with young when they came to the water.


rate difficulty: After these things, at the ceasing of the fury of the king Ahasuerus, he hath remembered Vashti, and that which she did, and that which hath been decreed concerning her;

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


simplify: And I saw another sign in the heaven, great and wonderful, seven messengers having the seven last plagues, because in these was completed the wrath of God,

Then I saw another portent in the heavens — a great and marvelous portent — seven angels with the seven last curses; because with them the wrath of God is ended.


simplify: `Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like to whitewashed sepulchres, which outwardly indeed do appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness;

Alas for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed look fair outside, while inside they are filled with dead people’s bones and all kinds of filth.


simplify: And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a trespass offering.

They are to be burned by the priest on the altar for an offering made by fire to the Lord: it is an offering for wrongdoing.


simplify: When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;

When I have taken them back from among the peoples and got them together out of the lands of their haters, and have made myself holy in them before the eyes of a great number of nations.


rate difficulty: And established in kindness is the throne, And <FI>one<Fi> hath sat on it in truth, in the tent of David, Judging and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.

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


simplify: And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

And this she did on a number of days. But Paul was greatly troubled and, turning, said to the spirit, I give you orders in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.


rate difficulty: From this man's seed has God given to Israel a Saviour, even Jesus, as he gave his word;

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


rate difficulty: Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

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


simplify: Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

Or has he us in mind? Yes, it was said for us; because it is right for the ploughman to do his ploughing in hope, and for him who is crushing the grain to do his work hoping for a part in the fruits of it.


rate difficulty: and he receiveth from their hand, and doth fashion it with a graving tool, and doth make it a molten calf, and they say, `These thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.


rate difficulty: that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith of Jerusalem, She shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places thereof;

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


rate difficulty: And King David said to Ornan, No; I will certainly give you the full price for it, because I will not take for the Lord what is yours, or give a burned offering without payment.

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


rate difficulty: those who are weeping as if not weeping, those who are rejoicing as if not rejoicing, those who buy as if not possessing,

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


rate difficulty: And Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence of Aaron their father.

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


simplify: for he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him through the power of God toward you.

For he was feeble in that he was put to death on the cross, but he is living by the power of God. And we are feeble in him, but we will be living with him through the power of God in relation to you.


rate difficulty: But thou didst trust in thy beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy whoredoms on every one that passed by; his it was.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


simplify: The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.

The old lion comes to his end for need of food, and the young of the she-lion go wandering in all directions.


rate difficulty: Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.

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


simplify: But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the Lord; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.

But as for that nation which puts its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and becomes his servant, I will let that nation keep on in its land, farming it and living in it, says the Lord.


simplify: And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

The chief of the Gershonites is Eliasaph, the son of Lael.


simplify: For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off.

For these orders which I have given you today are not strange and secret, and are not far away.


simplify: And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.

Now the servant who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, See now, all the prophets with one voice are saying good things to the king; so let your words be like theirs, and say good things.


simplify: And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

In answer Jesus said: “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are ill.


simplify: And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.

And in this I give my opinion: for it is to your profit, who were the first to make a start a year before, not only to do this, but to make clear that your minds were more than ready to do it.


rate difficulty: And Abraham taketh the wood of the burnt-offering, and placeth on Isaac his son, and he taketh in his hand the fire, and the knife; and they go on both of them together.

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


simplify: But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

But Moses' hands became tired; so they put a stone under him and he took his seat on it, Aaron and Hur supporting his hands, one on one side and one on the other; so his hands were kept up without falling till the sun went down.


simplify: But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

In this way, by sinning against your fellow followers of the Lord and injuring their consciences, while still weak, you sin against Christ.


rate difficulty: for Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

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


simplify: and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

Together they made ships to go to Tarshish, building them in Ezion-geber.


rate difficulty: Now this Hagar is the mountain Sinai in Arabia, and is the image of the Jerusalem which now is: which is a servant with her children.

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


rate difficulty: Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate you.

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


simplify: When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

now that I have been reminded of the sincere faith that you have shown. That faith was seen first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and is now, I am convinced, in you also.


simplify: Verily I say unto you, I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

Truly I say to you, I will take no more of the fruit of the vine till the day when I take it new in the kingdom of God.


rate difficulty: If there be yet many years, according unto them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

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


simplify: But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.


simplify: And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

Or if any man is newly married and has had no sex relations with his wife, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another man may not take her.


simplify: And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!


simplify: Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

See, these are coming from far; and these from the north and the west; and these from the land of Sinim.


simplify: for your contribution to the good news from the first day till now,

Because of the share that you have had in spreading the good news, from the first day that you received it until now.


rate difficulty: Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.

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


simplify: Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

Then the children of Judah made an attack on Jerusalem, and took it, burning down the town after they had put its people to the sword without mercy.


rate difficulty: The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.

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


simplify: and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.

And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.


rate difficulty: Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

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


rate difficulty: And if thou deal thus with me, slay me, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, that I may not behold my wretchedness.

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


simplify: And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.

And their brothers, in the list of their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of families, listed by the names of their fathers.


simplify: And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.

And the Lord said to Joshua, Today the shame of Egypt has been rolled away from you. So that place was named Gilgal, to this day.


rate difficulty: Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

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


rate difficulty: Doing the orders of the Lord and keeping his laws which I give you this day for your good?


simplify: And, as the seven days were about to be fully ended, the Jews from Asia having beheld him in the temple, were stirring up all the multitude, and they laid hands upon him,

But, just as the seven days were drawing to a close, some of the Jewish people from Roman Asia caught sight of Paul in the Temple, and caused great excitement among all the people present, by seizing Paul and shouting:


simplify: And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were.

So while Joab was watching the town, he put Uriah in the place where it was clear to him the best fighters were.


rate difficulty: And they have stumbled one on another, as from the face of a sword, and there is none pursuing, and ye have no standing before your enemies,

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


simplify: Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Then he enabled them to understand the meaning of the scriptures, saying to them:


rate difficulty: And sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rezia.

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


simplify: All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

All the days of the troubled are evil; but he whose heart is glad has an unending feast.


simplify: Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, Get up and give praise to the Lord your God for ever and ever. Praise be to your great name which is lifted up high over all blessing and praise.


rate difficulty: that ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow down yourselves unto them;

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


rate difficulty: for of nothing to myself have I been conscious, but not in this have I been declared right--and he who is discerning me is the Lord:

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


simplify: and to me it is for a very little thing that by you I may be judged, or by man's day, but not even myself do I judge,

But it weighs very little with me that I am judged by you or by any human tribunal. No, I do not even judge myself;


simplify: But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

But he said to them, Not all men are able to take in this saying, but only those to whom it is given.


rate difficulty: For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.

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rate difficulty: He immediately dispatched one of his bodyguard, with orders to bring John’s head. The man went and beheaded John in the prison,

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simplify: Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

On ‘that day’ many will say to me ‘Master, Master, was not it in your name that we taught, and in your name that we drove out demons, and in your name that we did many miracles?’


simplify: And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

Going into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on their right, in a white robe, and they were dismayed; But he said to them:


rate difficulty: Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.

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


simplify: Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.


simplify: but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them;

But they have been walking in the pride of their hearts, going after the Baals, as their fathers gave them teaching.


simplify: And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

If we meet with trouble, it is for the sake of your consolation and salvation; and, if we find consolation, it is for the sake of the consolation that you will experience when you are called to endure the sufferings that we ourselves are enduring;


simplify: And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

This is what they are to make: a priest's bag, an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of coloured needlework, a head-dress, and a linen band; they are to make holy robes for Aaron your brother and for his sons, so that they may do the work of priests for me.


simplify: And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:

And he said, The Lord, whom I have ever kept before me, will send his angel with you, who will make it possible for you to get a wife for my son from my relations and my father's house;


simplify: Have we not power to eat and to drink?


rate difficulty: And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she said in answer, This woman said to me, Give your son to be our food today, and we will have my son tomorrow.


rate difficulty: Then answered Haggai and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith Jehovah, and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.

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


simplify: Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

And he who has prepared us for this change is God, who has also given us his Spirit as a pledge.


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

Anything which comes from God is able to overcome the world: and the power by which we have overcome the world is our faith.


rate difficulty: So they will come with songs on the high places, flowing together to the good things of the Lord, to the grain and the wine and the oil, to the young ones of the flock and of the herd: their souls will be like a watered garden, and they will have no more sorrow.


rate difficulty: In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

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


rate difficulty: and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke and discussed with the Hellenists; but they sought to kill him.


simplify: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.

Say to the children of Israel, I am the Lord your God.


rate difficulty: At daybreak, Jesus went out and walked to a lonely spot. But crowds of people began to look for him; and they came to where he was and tried to detain him and prevent his leaving them.


simplify: The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.


simplify: Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me.


rate difficulty: and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;

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rate difficulty: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

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


simplify: Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.

Now fourteen thousand, seven hundred deaths were caused by that disease, in addition to those who came to their end because of what Korah had done.


simplify: So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.

So Amnon went to bed and made himself seem ill: and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, Please let my sister Tamar come and make me one or two cakes before my eyes, so that I may take food from her hand.


rate difficulty: And Moses goeth--Aaron also--and they gather all the elders of the sons of Israel,

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


simplify: in every thing being enriched to all liberality, which doth work through us thanksgiving to God,

Rich in all things yourselves, you will be able to show liberality to all, which, with our help, will cause thanksgiving to be offered to God.


simplify: But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.

And a certain woman-servant, seeing him in the light of the fire, and looking at him with attention, said, This man was with him.


simplify: When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

On hearing this statement, they said no more, but broke out into praise of God. “So even to the Gentiles,” they exclaimed, “God has granted the repentance which leads to life!”


rate difficulty: And say to the uncontrolled children of Israel, This is what the Lord has said: O you children of Israel, let it be enough for you, among the disgusting things which you have done,

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


simplify: Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

So Abimelech got up early in the morning and sent for all his servants and gave them word of these things, and they were full of fear.


simplify: And Jehovah was with Judah; and drove out the inhabitants of the hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

And the Lord was with Judah; and he took the hill-country for his heritage; but he was unable to make the people of the valley go out, for they had war-carriages of iron.


rate difficulty: And if any one of the people of the land sin through inadvertence, that he do [somewhat against] any of the commandments of Jehovah [in things] which should not be done, and be guilty;

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


rate difficulty: and why have ye brought in the assembly of Jehovah unto this wilderness to die there, we and our beasts?

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


rate difficulty: Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

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


rate difficulty: Each his neighbour they help, And to his brother he saith, `Be strong.'

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


simplify: But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.


rate difficulty: and he said--`The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him;

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 4 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, I break his yoke from off thy neck, And thy bands I draw away, And lay no more service on him do strangers.

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 3 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: Send thou men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a prince among them.

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


simplify: And when the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house unto the house of Jehovah; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of Jehovah’s house.

And the rulers of Judah, hearing of these things, came up from the king's house to the house of the Lord, and took their seats by the new door of the Lord's house.


simplify: And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

In those days the opinions of Ahithophel were valued as highly as if through him a man might get direction from God; so were they valued by David as much as by Absalom.


rate difficulty: and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.


rate difficulty: Then come do his brethren and mother, and standing without, they sent unto him, calling him,

reading_level: 3 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 2 | difficulty: easy


rate difficulty: and your sons are evil in the wilderness forty years, and have borne your whoredoms till your carcases are consumed in the wilderness;

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


simplify: Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

My children, these are the last days. You were told that an antichrist was coming; and many antichrists have already arisen. By that we know that these are the last days.


rate difficulty: And the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

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


simplify: Thus saith Jehovah: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

This is what the Lord has said: The days of my cause against you are ended; they are cut off and past. Though I have sent trouble on you, you will no longer be troubled.


simplify: And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.


simplify: It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.


simplify: And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

And he took the offering to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.


rate difficulty: And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

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


simplify: And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

And if it is not so, now, who will make it clear that my words are false, and that what I say is of no value?


simplify: No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.

No doubt you have knowledge, and wisdom will come to an end with you.


rate difficulty: Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben–hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.

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


simplify: But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

But we have faith that we will get salvation through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the same way as they.


simplify: The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.

And the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem you have given for a price to the sons of the Greeks, to send them far away from their land:


rate difficulty: And it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own dialect Aceldama; that is, field of blood.)


simplify: All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

All flesh would come to an end together, and man would go back to the dust.


rate difficulty: And he put horns at its four angles made of the same, plating it all with brass;


simplify: And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb;

And not being feeble in faith though his body seemed to him little better than dead (he being about a hundred years old) and Sarah was no longer able to have children:


simplify: And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Why do you say to me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?


simplify: And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

And they went back and got ready spices and perfumes; and on the Sabbath they took their rest, in agreement with the law.


rate difficulty: Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

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rate difficulty: And may God, the Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me; there is no help for it.


simplify: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him.

And if we are children, we have a right to a part in the heritage; a part in the things of God, together with Christ; so that if we have a part in his pain, we will in the same way have a part in his glory.


simplify: The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

The one rock went up on the north in front of Michmash and the other on the south in front of Geba.


rate difficulty: But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of evil spirits, he sends evil spirits out of men.

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


simplify: Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)

Now on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, when the time came for the king's order to be put into effect, on the very day when the haters of the Jews had been hoping to have rule over them; though the opposite had come about, and the Jews had rule over their haters;


rate difficulty: Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord.

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


simplify: What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?

What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths?


rate difficulty: Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse:

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


rate difficulty: According to your knowledge I have known--also I. I am not fallen more than you.

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


simplify: And the drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.

And the drinking was in keeping with the law; no one was forced: for the king had given orders to all the chief servants of his house to do as was pleasing to every man.


simplify: And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

And when he let him do so, Paul, from the steps, made a sign with his hand to the people, and when they were all quiet, he said to them in the Hebrew language,


simplify: And there shall be a pavilion for a shade in the day-time from the heat, and for a refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain.

And a shade in the daytime from the heat, and a safe cover from storm and from rain.


rate difficulty: And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.


simplify: He made many to stumble, yea, they fell one upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.

... are stopped in their going, they are falling; and they say one to another, Let us get up and go back to our people, to the land of our birth, away from the cruel sword.


rate difficulty: Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade.

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


rate difficulty: For Zedekiah, king of Judah, had had him shut up, saying, Why have you, as a prophet, been saying, The Lord has said, See, I will give this town into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will take it;

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


simplify: And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.

And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.


rate difficulty: He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister when they die; for the consecration of hisGod is upon his head.


rate difficulty: crying out, `Men, Israelites, help! this is the man who, against the people, and the law, and this place, all everywhere is teaching; and further, also, Greeks he brought into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place;'

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


simplify: For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

For the eyes of the Lord go this way and that, through all the earth, letting it be seen that he is the strong support of those whose hearts are true to him. In this you have done foolishly, for from now you will have wars.


simplify: And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

I heard, too, the number of those who had been sealed. It was one hundred and forty-four thousand; and they were from every tribe of the Israelites.


simplify: As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls.


rate difficulty: Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.

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


rate difficulty: But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.

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


rate difficulty: See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold me having.

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


rate difficulty: When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and they will be given up into your hands.


rate difficulty: And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.

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


simplify: And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!


rate difficulty: And the man became great, and he became continually greater, until he was very great.

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


rate difficulty: And when the king of Moab saw that the fight was going against him, he took with him seven hundred men armed with swords, with the idea of forcing a way through to the king of Aram, but they were not able to do so.

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: medium


rate difficulty: for David said, `Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given rest to His people, and He doth tabernacle in Jerusalem unto the age;'

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


rate difficulty: When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him in it.

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


rate difficulty: Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.

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


simplify: Yea, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid low, no hewer is come up against us.

Even the trees of the wood are glad over you, the trees of Lebanon, saying, From the time of your fall no wood-cutter has come up against us with an axe.


rate difficulty: Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat: for Jehovah hath spoken it.


rate difficulty: Have I not the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons seen yesternight--the affirmation of Jehovah--yea, I have recompensed to thee in this portion--the affirmation of Jehovah; --and now, lift up, cast him into the portion, according to the word of Jehovah.'

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


simplify: Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

nor shameful conduct, nor foolish talk or jesting, for they are wholly out of place among you; but rather thanksgiving.


rate difficulty: Then indeed you may be glad and dance for joy, for be sure that your reward in heaven will be great; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.


rate difficulty: And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death;

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


rate difficulty: And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

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


rate difficulty: And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.

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


rate difficulty: And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

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


simplify: And Peter said to him, `And if all shall be stumbled, yet not I;'

“Even if everyone else falls away,” said Peter, “yet I will not.”


simplify: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.


simplify: Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

But the children of your people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: when it is they whose way is not equal.


simplify: But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?


rate difficulty: And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.

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


simplify: and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was given.

And he said to them, Did you get the Holy Spirit when you had faith? And they said to him, No, we have had no knowledge of the Holy Spirit.


simplify: And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

And Saul sent for all the people to come to the fight, and go down to Keilah to make an attack on David and his men.


simplify: And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

And the rulers gave the beryls and the cut jewels for the ephod and the priest's bag;


simplify: These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’housesof those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

These were the sons of Levi, grouped by families, the heads of the families of those who were numbered by name, by heads, all those of twenty years old and over who did the work of the house of the Lord.


rate difficulty: Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

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


simplify: For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

for while the training of the body is of service in some respects, religion is of service in all, carrying with it, as it does, a promise of life both here and hereafter.


simplify: For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned their backs.

For our fathers have done evil, sinning in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have given him up, turning away their faces from the house of the Lord, and turning their backs on him.


rate difficulty: That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

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


rate difficulty: And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

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


simplify: And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

This I say, because you know the crisis that we have reached, for the time has already come for you to rouse yourselves from sleep; our salvation is nearer now than when we accepted the faith.


rate difficulty: Having therefore met with [the] help which is fromGod, I have stood firm unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing else than those things which both the prophets and Moses have said should happen,

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


simplify: These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses: all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

These are all who were numbered of the children of Israel, in the order of their fathers' families: all the armies in their tents together came to six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.


rate difficulty: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In the day of My cleansing you from all your iniquities, I have caused the cities to be inhabited, And the wastes have been built,

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


simplify: Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready,

Remind your hearers to respect and obey the powers that be, to be ready for every kind of good work, to speak ill of no one, to avoid quarreling,


simplify: And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt;

So he took the young child and his mother by night, and went into Egypt;


simplify: The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.

The chiefs of Zoan have become foolish, the chiefs of Noph are tricked, the heads of her tribes are the cause of Egypt's wandering out of the way.


rate difficulty: But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

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


rate difficulty: He put up the pillars at the doorway of the Temple, naming the one on the right Jachin, and that on the left Boaz.

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


rate difficulty: if indeed, therefore, Demetrius and the artificers with him with any one have a matter, court <FI>days<Fi> are held, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.

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


rate difficulty: Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

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


rate difficulty: Who rejoice exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the grave?


simplify: Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.


rate difficulty: And they will be certain that I am the Lord, when I have put a fire in Egypt and all her helpers are broken.

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


simplify: And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.


rate difficulty: And yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.


rate difficulty: I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me.

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


simplify: And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them up unto the valley of Achor.

Then Joshua and all Israel took Achan, the son of Zerah, and the silver and the robe and the mass of gold, and his sons and his daughters and his oxen and his asses and his sheep and his tent and everything he had; and they took them up into the valley of Achor.


rate difficulty: Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.

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


rate difficulty: But I account it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance,

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