simplify: And I for a witness on God do call upon my soul, that sparing you, I came not yet to 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.


rate difficulty: not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but on the contrary, blessing [others], because ye have been called to this, that ye should inherit blessing.

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


rate difficulty: The word that came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people that were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;

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


rate difficulty: Hear then ye the parable of the sower.

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


simplify: I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.

I have done no wrong; I give no thought to what becomes of me; I have no desire for life.


rate difficulty: But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.

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


rate difficulty: Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

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


simplify: Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

A second time he sent some servants, with orders to say to those who had been invited ‘I have prepared my breakfast, my cattle and fat beasts are killed and everything is ready; come to the banquet.’


simplify: and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

He will go before him in the spirit and with the power of Elijah, ‘to reconcile fathers to their children’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”


simplify: And I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

And I will make my name great and make myself holy, and I will make myself clear to a number of nations; and they will be certain that I am the Lord.


rate difficulty: bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying;

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


simplify: But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

But a mist went up from the earth, watering all the face of the land.


rate difficulty: Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laugheth [at] the coming day.

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


rate difficulty: For mine angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: and I will cut them off.

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


rate difficulty: Yea also, what have ye to do with me, O Tyre and Zidon, and all the districts of Philistia? Will ye render me a recompence? But if ye recompense me, swiftly [and] speedily will I bring your recompence upon your own head;

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


rate difficulty: The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.

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


rate difficulty: `For I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God, and ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I <FI>am<Fi> holy; and ye do not defile your persons with any teeming thing which is creeping on the earth;

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


simplify: And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.

They were glad to hear what he said, and promised to pay him. So he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.


rate difficulty: And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing?

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


simplify: For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.


rate difficulty: And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and took cognizance of nothing with him, save the bread that he ate. And Joseph was of a beautiful form and of a beautiful countenance.

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


simplify: Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah died not.

But death did not overtake the sons of Korah.


simplify: And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it.


rate difficulty: But now without law righteousness ofGod is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;

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


simplify: And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

And he put it to death; and Moses took some of the blood and put it on the point of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the great toe of his right foot.


rate difficulty: And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.


rate difficulty: and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,


simplify: Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

Till I come, give attention to the reading of the holy Writings, to comforting the saints, and to teaching.


rate difficulty: She became the mother of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.


rate difficulty: Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?

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


simplify: And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;


rate difficulty: `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Take these books, this purchase-book, both the sealed one and the open one, and thou hast put them in an earthen vessel, that they may remain many days;

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


rate difficulty: What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

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


rate difficulty: But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.


simplify: And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.

And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went out and took their places facing them a long way off, while the two of them were by the edge of Jordan.


simplify: and a certain woman, having an issue of blood twelve years,

Meanwhile a woman who for twelve years had suffered from hemorrhage,


simplify: While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

While our minds are not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are for a time; but the things which are not seen are eternal.


rate difficulty: And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

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


simplify: for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

for, in their ignorance of the divine righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the divine righteousness.


rate difficulty: And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands wherewith to blow; and they cried, The sword of Jehovah and of Gideon.

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


simplify: And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.

And every meal offering, mixed with oil or dry, is for all the sons of Aaron in equal measure.


simplify: Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

Do you go after food for the she-lion, or get meat so that the young lions may have enough,


simplify: Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

But I think it my duty, as long as I live in this ‘tent,’ to rouse you by awakening memories of the past;


rate difficulty: And from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.

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


simplify: This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke.

This is the rule of the law which the Lord has made, saying, Give orders to the children of Israel to give you a red cow without any mark on her, and on which the yoke has never been put:


simplify: Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.


simplify: And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.


simplify: For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine.

For the stars of heaven and its bright armies will not give their light: the sun will be made dark in his journey through the heaven, and the moon will keep back her light.


simplify: And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.

And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.


simplify: And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

And a great voice from heaven came to their ears, saying to them, Come up here. And they went up into heaven in the cloud, and were seen by those desiring their death.


rate difficulty: For thus saith Jehovah: David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

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


simplify: And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom will go back to the family of David:


rate difficulty: Did not my hand make all these things?

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


simplify: For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

For it was not man who was taken from woman, but woman who was taken from man.


simplify: But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

but they said: “Not during the Festival, or the people may riot.”


simplify: And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah; yea, I have taken the city of waters.

And Joab sent men to David, saying, I have made war against Rabbah and have taken the water-town.


rate difficulty: And Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you that you, today, even this night, before the cock's second cry, will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

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


simplify: And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

And the unclean spirit, shaking him violently, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.


rate difficulty: and they prepare the present until the coming of Joseph at noon, for they have heard that there they do eat bread.

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


rate difficulty: Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.


rate difficulty: A land of thick dark, without order, where the very light is dark.


simplify: And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

And at the death of Hadad, Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place.


simplify: Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

Keeping faith, and being conscious of well-doing; for some, by not doing these things, have gone wrong in relation to the faith:


rate difficulty: And he made an offering for the people and took the goat of the sin-offering for the people and put it to death, offering it for sin, in the same way as the first.

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: low | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: easy


simplify: But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, for fear, as he said, that some evil might come to him.


simplify: And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.

And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.


rate difficulty: therefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will certainly appoint thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee; since thou hast not hated blood, blood shall pursue thee.

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 7 | difficulty: hard


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 is not is said entirely for our sakes? Surely it was written for our sakes, for the plowman ought not to plow, nor the thrasher to thrash, without expecting a share of the grain.


rate difficulty: And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

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


simplify: And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:

And they came to Balaam and said, Balak, son of Zippor, says, Let nothing keep you from coming to me:


rate difficulty: And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

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


simplify: And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,

Soon after this Mary set out, and made her way quickly into the hill-country, to a town in Judah;


rate difficulty: Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

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


simplify: Then the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king’s commandment?

Then the king's servants who were in the king's house said to Mordecai, Why do you go against the king's order?


simplify: His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.


simplify: And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore.

And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.


simplify: The anger of the Lord hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.

The face of the Lord has sent them in all directions; he will no longer take care of them: they had no respect for the priests, they gave no honour to the old men.


rate difficulty: And they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting, clothed and sensible, at the feet of Jesus. And they were afraid.

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


rate difficulty: Accordingly we set sail from Troas, and ran before the wind to Samothrace, reaching Neapolis the next day.

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


simplify: And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

“Scripture says that the Christ should suffer, and that he should rise again from the dead on the third day,


rate difficulty: No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

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


simplify: And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

And from there they went by ship to Antioch, where they had been handed over to the grace of God for the work which they had not done.


rate difficulty: And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi–ezer?

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


simplify: Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.

Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will be kept safe on your account.


simplify: And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

And he gave orders to them, saying, Put me to rest with my people and with my fathers, in the hollow of the rock in the field of Ephron the Hittite,


rate difficulty: So that it may be pleasing to the Lord, let him give a male, without any mark, from among the oxen or the sheep or the goats.


rate difficulty: These <FI>are<Fi> sons of Gilead: <FI>of<Fi> Jeezer <FI>is<Fi> the family of the Jeezerite; of Helek the family of the Helekite;

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


rate difficulty: And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also shall be a remnant for our God; and he shall be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.


rate difficulty: Now there was of Saul's people a servant named Ziba, and they sent him to David; and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I am.

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


simplify: And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

And it came about that whenever Jehudi, in his reading, had got through three or four divisions, the king, cutting them with his penknife, put them into the fire, till all the book was burned up in the fire which was burning in the fireplace.


rate difficulty: And later, David was full of regret for cutting off Saul's skirt.


simplify: We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?

We have a young sister, and she has no breasts; what are we to do for our sister in the day when she is given to a man?


rate difficulty: And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and they shall be to you for a statute for ever throughout your generations.


simplify: who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:

Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:


simplify: Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

You have taken away my heart, my sister, my bride; you have taken away my heart, with one look you have taken it, with one chain of your neck!


rate difficulty: How can you say to your friend ‘Friend, let me take out the speck in your eye,’ while you yourself do not see the plank in your own? Hypocrite! Take out the plank from your own eye first, and then you will see clearly how to take out the speck in your friend’s.


simplify: and the Arabah unto the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and unto the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:

And the Arabah to the sea of Chinneroth, to the east, and to the sea of the Arabah, that is the Salt Sea, to the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:


simplify: Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it: for nought of your work shall be diminished.

Go yourselves and get dry stems wherever you are able; for your work is not to be any less.


rate difficulty: I said, I shall not see Jah, Jah in the land of the living. With those who dwell where all has ceased to be, I shall behold man no more.


simplify: For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness.


simplify: But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.

But to the land on which their soul's desire is fixed, they will never come back.


simplify: Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

And while you are still talking there with the king, see, I will come in after you and say that your story is true.


simplify: Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

Now the hand of the Lord had been on me in the evening, before the man who had got away came to me; and he made my mouth open, ready for his coming to me in the morning; and my mouth was open and I was no longer without voice.


simplify: Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

Every purpose is put into effect by wise help: and by wise guiding make war.


rate difficulty: Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

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


rate difficulty: And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the Lord hath said of the sons of David.

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


simplify: And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.

Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.


rate difficulty: The door-keepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.

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


rate difficulty: I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

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


simplify: And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

And Abraham gave to his son, to whom Sarah had given birth, the name Isaac.


simplify: And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.

At that time, Joshua went on to take Hazor and put its king to the sword: for in earlier times Hazor was the chief of all those kingdoms.


simplify: For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

For her house is on the way down to death; her footsteps go down to the shades:


simplify: I, Jehovah, have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it: I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord Jehovah.

I the Lord have said the word and I will do it; I will not go back or have mercy, and my purpose will not be changed; in the measure of your ways and of your evil doings you will be judged, says the Lord.


rate difficulty: for thou dost certainly devote the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee,

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


rate difficulty: Therefore, I live--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah: Because My sanctuary thou hast defiled, With all thy detestable things, And with all thine abominations, Mine eye pitieth not, and I also spare not. Do not even I also diminish?

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


rate difficulty: And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.

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


simplify: If there be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.

If a price is put on his life, let him make payment of whatever price is fixed.


rate difficulty: And He putteth on righteousness as a breastplate, And an helmet of salvation on His head, And He putteth on garments of vengeance <FI>for<Fi> clothing, And is covered, as <FI>with<Fi> an upper-robe, <FI>with<Fi> zeal.

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


simplify: so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

So will my word be which goes out of my mouth: it will not come back to me with nothing done, but it will give effect to my purpose, and do that for which I have sent it.


simplify: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright.

I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt so that you might not be servants to them; by me the cords of your yoke were broken and I made you go upright.


rate difficulty: To keep from things offered to false gods, and from blood, and from things put to death in ways which are against the law, and from the evil desires of the body; if you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. May you be happy.

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


rate difficulty: And I said to them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

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


rate difficulty: Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

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


rate difficulty: And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.

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


simplify: And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s race became manifest unto Pharaoh.

And the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family.


rate difficulty: And the spirit of Egypt will be troubled in her, and I will make her decisions without effect: and they will be turning to the false gods, and to those who make hollow sounds, and to those who have control of spirits, and to those who are wise in secret arts.

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


rate difficulty: And the messenger who hath gone to call for Micaiah hath spoken unto him, saying, `Lo, the words of the prophets--one mouth--<FI> are<Fi> good towards the king, and let, I pray thee, thy word be like one of theirs: and thou hast spoken good.'

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


simplify: And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them.

And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.


rate difficulty: And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.


simplify: So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.

For two full years Absalom was living in Jerusalem without ever seeing the face of the king.


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

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


simplify: Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.

Be shamed, O Zidon: for the sea, the strong place of the sea has said, I have not been with child, or given birth; I have not taken care of young men, or kept watch over the growth of virgins.


simplify: It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

And they will take it to Assyria and give it to the great king; shame will come on Ephraim, and Israel will be shamed because of its image.


simplify: And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.


simplify: Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.

Keep in mind this thought, that as a son is trained by his father, so you have been trained by the Lord your God.


rate difficulty: And David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Thou shalt not go up after them: turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.

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


simplify: The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

The Lord will send wasting disease, and burning pain, and flaming heat against you, keeping back the rain till your land is waste and dead; so will it be till your destruction is complete.


simplify: Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

Then the glory of the Lord went out from the doorstep of the house, and came to rest over the winged ones.


simplify: And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

And the water-hen and the pelican and the vulture;


simplify: Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.


simplify: He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

He comes out like a flower, and is cut down: he goes in flight like a shade, and is never seen again.


rate difficulty: He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?


rate difficulty: Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

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


rate difficulty: To thee, Jehovah, do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned up all the trees of the field.

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


rate difficulty: For the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them shall these six cities be a refuge, that one who smiteth a person mortally without intent may flee thither.

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


simplify: Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge,


simplify: And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

“Yet stand up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”


rate difficulty: Said to him, Go quickly and say to this young man, Jerusalem will be an unwalled town, because of the great number of men and cattle in her.

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


simplify: At that time Jehovah set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

At that time the Lord had the tribe of Levi marked out to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, to be before the Lord and to do his work and to give blessings in his name, to this day.


simplify: And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.

And men from strange countries will be building up your walls, and their kings will be your servants: for in my wrath I sent punishment on you, but in my grace I have had mercy on you.


simplify: And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.

And keep in mind the way by which the Lord your God has taken you through the waste land these forty years, so that he might make low your pride and put you to the test, to see what was in your heart and if you would keep his orders or not.


rate difficulty: [Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all [in possession of] miraculous powers?

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


simplify: But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak;

But having the same spirit of faith, as it is said in the Writings, The words of my mouth came from the faith in my heart; in the same way, our words are the outcome of our faith;


rate difficulty: For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are still living at the coming of the Lord, will not go before those who are sleeping.


simplify: and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

and live a life of love, following the example of the Christ, who loved you and gave himself for you as ‘an offering and a sacrifice to God, that should be fragrant and acceptable.’


rate difficulty: Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

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


rate difficulty: And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile,

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


simplify: Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wildernessyieldeththem bread for their children.

Like asses in the waste land they go out to their work, looking for food with care; from the waste land they get bread for their children.


rate difficulty: I was in almost all evil in the company of the people.

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


simplify: And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the panels thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about.

In the spaces of the flat sides and on the frames of them, he made designs of winged ones, lions, and palm-trees, with ornamented edges all round.


simplify: In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

In the year of King Uzziah's death I saw the Lord seated in his place, high and lifted up, and the Temple was full of the wide skirts of his robe.


rate difficulty: They will give you comfort when you see their ways and their doings: and you will be certain that not for nothing have I done all the things I have done in it, says the Lord.

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


simplify: Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

From men of other nations you may take interest, but not from an Israelite: so that the blessing of the Lord your God may be on everything to which you put your hand, in the land which you are about to take as your heritage.


rate difficulty: And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

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


simplify: Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:


simplify: Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.

for he will tell you truths, which will prove the means of salvation to you and all your household.’


rate difficulty: And I saw no temple in it; for the LordGod Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb.


simplify: There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.


simplify: Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

and to governors as sent by him to punish evil-doers and to commend those who do right.


rate difficulty: And why do ye discourage the children of Israel from going over into the land that Jehovah has given them?

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


simplify: Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.

So that we made a request to Titus that, as he had made a start before, so he might make this grace complete in you.


simplify: Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ;

Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:


simplify: But he put not their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Jehovah commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.

But he did not put their children to death, for he kept the orders of the Lord recorded in the book of the law of Moses, saying, The fathers are not to be put to death for their children or the children for their fathers, but a man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.


simplify: And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

And that night God did so; for the wool was dry, and there was dew on all the earth round it.


simplify: I have known thy works, and love, and ministration, and faith, and thy endurance, and thy works--and the last <FI>are<Fi> more than the first.

I know your life, your love, faith, service, and endurance; and I know that your life of late has been better than it was at first.


rate difficulty: These <FI>are<Fi> families of the sons of Asher, by their numbered ones, three and fifty thousand and four hundred.

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


simplify: But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:

But among you it is not so. No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,


simplify: And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who was married to one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and took their name.


simplify: So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.

So Abner, with twenty men, came to Hebron, to David. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.


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

And Zedekiah, king of Judah, will not get away from the hands of the Chaldaeans, but will certainly be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon, and will have talk with him, mouth to mouth, and see him, eye to eye.


rate difficulty: And it cometh to pass, when David completeth to speak these words unto Saul, that Saul saith, `Is this thy voice, my son David?' and Saul lifteth up his voice, and weepeth.

reading_level: 6 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 7 | difficulty: hard


simplify: There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.


rate difficulty: and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this <FI>is<Fi> the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

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


simplify: Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

This is what the Lord of armies has said: See, evil is going out from nation to nation, and a great storm will come up from the inmost parts of the earth.


rate difficulty: And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.


simplify: 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:

And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;


simplify: And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,

And this is the number of them: there were thirty gold plates, a thousand silver plates, twenty-nine knives,


simplify: Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?

Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the town of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivva?


simplify: and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;

arrested the apostles, and had them placed in custody.


simplify: And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was head of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;


simplify: and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;

yet they were quite unable to withstand the wisdom and the inspiration with which he spoke.


simplify: And the first day of the unleavened food, when they were killing the passover, his disciples say to him, `Where wilt thou, <FI>that,<Fi> having gone, we may prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?'

On the first day of the Festival of the unleavened bread, when it was customary to kill the Passover lambs, his disciples said to Jesus: “Where do you wish us to go and make preparations for your eating the Passover?”


simplify: But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

So, when the first went up, they thought that they would receive more, but they also received two silver coins each;


rate difficulty: These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.

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


rate difficulty: Ye have heard the blasphemy; what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

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


rate difficulty: And he took me through by the way in at the side of the doorway into the holy rooms which are the priests', looking to the north: and I saw a place at the side of them to the west.

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


simplify: that no one may say that to my own name I did baptize;

so that no one can say that you were baptized into my faith.


simplify: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

rooted in him, building up your characters through union with him, growing stronger through your faith, as you were taught, overflowing with faith and thanksgiving.


rate difficulty: And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

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


simplify: Peace to the brethren, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

May God, the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ give every follower peace, and love linked with faith.


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

By that we will know that we are on the side of the truth; and we will satisfy ourselves in God’s sight,


rate difficulty: Go, and thou hast proclaimed these words toward the north, and hast said, Turn back, O backsliding Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah! I cause not Mine anger to fall upon you, For I <FI>am<Fi>  kind, an affirmation of Jehovah, I watch not to the age.

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


simplify: And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

And the day came and, turning to his disciples, he made a selection from among them of twelve, to whom he gave the name of Apostles;


simplify: Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.

So you were made beautiful with gold and silver; and your clothing was of the best linen and silk and needlework; your food was the best meal and honey and oil: and you were very beautiful.


rate difficulty: And he saith to his young man, `Come, and we draw near to one of the places, and have lodged in Gibeah, or in Ramah.'

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


simplify: And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.

About eight days after speaking these words, Jesus went up the mountain to pray, taking with him Peter, John, and James.


rate difficulty: But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

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


simplify: For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

For what great nation has a god so near to them as the Lord our God is, whenever we are turned to him in prayer?


simplify: And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.

Put horns at the four angles of it, made of the same, plating it all with brass.


simplify: We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

We will not come back to our houses till every one of the children of Israel has come into his heritage.


simplify: As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.

But as for Apollos, the brother, I had a great desire for him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not his pleasure to come now; but he will come when he has a chance.


rate difficulty: And these were the chief of king Solomon's superintendents, two hundred and fifty, that ruled over the people.

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


simplify: And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.


simplify: And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.

And again he came and saw them sleeping, because their eyes were very tired; and they had nothing to say in answer.


simplify: And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.

And God gave ear to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came to the woman again when she was seated in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.


rate difficulty: They return, but not to him that is on high; they are like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.


rate difficulty: And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, thou that didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:

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


rate difficulty: to the end that I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.

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


rate difficulty: Henceforth, brethren, rejoice; be made perfect, be comforted, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of the love and peace shall be with you;

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


simplify: For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.


simplify: with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God;

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made ‘in God’s likeness.’


rate difficulty: And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

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


simplify: and say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and despoiled of all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

And say to the people of the land, This is what the Lord has said about the people of Jerusalem and the land of Israel: They will take their food with care and their drink with wonder, so that all the wealth of their land may be taken from it because of the violent ways of the people living in it.


simplify: And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and do what it is right for a husband's brother to do; make her your wife and get offspring for your brother.


rate difficulty: And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.

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


rate difficulty: Till I put all those who are against you under your feet.

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


simplify: Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure in the last days.

Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into your flesh. You have put by your store in the last days.


simplify: `Woe to you, the Pharisees, because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places.

Alas for you Pharisees! You delight to have the front seat in the Synagogues, and to be greeted in the markets with respect.


simplify: Whom will he teach knowledge? and whom will he make to understand the message? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?

To whom will he give knowledge? and to whom will he make clear the word? Will it be to those who have newly given up milk, and who have only now been taken from the breast?


rate difficulty: But if you have no delight in her, you are to let her go wherever she will; you may not take a price for her as if she was your property, for you have made use of her for your pleasure.

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


rate difficulty: And they made a request to him to go out of their country.


rate difficulty: And all the peoples of the earth will see that the name of the Lord is on you, and they will go in fear of you.

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


rate difficulty: and God speaketh to Israel in visions of the night, and saith, `Jacob, Jacob;' and he saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I.'

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


rate difficulty: And Joshua calleth for them, and speaketh unto them, saying, `Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you, and ye in our midst dwelling?

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

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


simplify: He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

Let his face be turned to him who gives him blows; let him be full of shame.


rate difficulty: And Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

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


simplify: And Abraham said, I will swear.

And Abraham said, I will give you my oath.


rate difficulty: And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of consecration which is for Aaron, and wave it as a wave-offering before Jehovah; and it shall be thy part.

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


rate difficulty: There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

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


rate difficulty: And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

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


simplify: And all the princes and all the people obeyed, that had entered into the covenant, that every one should let his man-servant, and every one his maid-servant, go free, that none should make bondmen of them any more; they obeyed, and let them go:

And this was done by all the rulers and the people who had taken part in the agreement, and every one let his man-servant and his servant-girl go free, not to be used as servants any longer; they did so, and let them go.


simplify: is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but thou must needs make thyself also a prince over us?

Is it not enough that you have taken us from a land flowing with milk and honey, to put us to death in the waste land, but now you are desiring to make yourself a chief over us?


rate difficulty: And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

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


rate difficulty: And they come to Jerusalem, and Jesus having gone into the temple, began to cast forth those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those selling the doves, he overthrew,

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


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

And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.


simplify: And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering.

And on that day the ruler is to give for himself and for all the people of the land an ox for a sin-offering.


simplify: He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.


simplify: For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will again make Israel his special people, and will put them in their land; and the man from a strange country will take his place among them and be joined to the family of Jacob.


simplify: the great trials which thine eyes saw, the signs, and those great wonders:

The great tests which your eyes saw, and the signs and wonders:


rate difficulty: Then the king said to Amasa, Get all the men of Judah together, and in three days be here yourself.


simplify: and after certain days, Paul said unto Barnabas, `Having turned back again, we may look after our brethren, in every city in which we have preached the word of the Lord--how they are.'

Some time after this, Paul said to Barnabas: “Let us go back and visit the Lord's followers in every town in which we have told the Lord’s message, and see how they are prospering.”


rate difficulty: Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.

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rate difficulty: and, returning from the sepulchre, related all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

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rate difficulty: Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.


simplify: the hart, and the gazelle, and the roebuck, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the antelope, and the chamois.

The hart, the gazelle, and the roe, the mountain goat and the pygarg and the antelope and the mountain sheep.


simplify: Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

So the Lord says, By this you may be certain that I am the Lord; see, by the touch of this rod in my hand the waters of the Nile will be turned to blood;


simplify: Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

Do you go after food for the she-lion, or get meat so that the young lions may have enough,


simplify: that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence again to you.

so that, when you once more have me among you, you, in your union with Christ Jesus, may find in me fresh cause for exultation.


rate difficulty: And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

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rate difficulty: Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

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simplify: But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;

But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;


rate difficulty: Of Zebulun, such as went forth in the host, armed for war with all weapons of war, fifty thousand, keeping rank without double heart.

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rate difficulty: And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.


rate difficulty: To the order which I gave your fathers on the day when I took them out of the land of Egypt, out of the oven of iron, saying, Give ear to my voice, and do all the orders I have given you: so you will be my people, and I will be your God:

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


rate difficulty: Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.

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


rate difficulty: But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

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


simplify: One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;


simplify: Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

Of the children of Levi, four thousand, six hundred.


simplify: And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.

And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no stick or bag or bread or money, and do not take two coats.


rate difficulty: And as they went, behold, some of the watch went into the city, and brought word to the chief priests of all that had taken place.

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


rate difficulty: And Jehovah will deliver them up before you, and ye shall do unto them according unto all the commandment which I have commanded you.

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


simplify: And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.

And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.


rate difficulty: For with their hearts people believe and so attain to righteousness, while with their lips they make their Profession of faith and so find salvation.


rate difficulty: And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and yours is the heritage by the right of God's undertaking given to Abraham.


simplify: And Chaldea shall be a prey: all that prey upon her shall be satisfied, saith Jehovah.

And the wealth of Chaldaea will come into the hands of her attackers: all those who take her wealth will have enough, says the Lord.


rate difficulty: The beginning of strife isas when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

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


simplify: They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and ye shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.

Though good grain was planted, they have got in thorns: they have given themselves pain without profit: they will be shamed on account of their produce, because of the burning wrath of the Lord.


simplify: And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

And on the sixth day they took up twice as much of the bread, two omers for every person: and all the rulers of the people gave Moses word of it.


rate difficulty: And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.

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


simplify: And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

And it came about that in the evening little birds came up and the place was covered with them: and in the morning there was dew all round about the tents.


simplify: Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.

Then let your hands be strong, and have no fear: though Saul your lord is dead, the people of Judah have made me their king.


rate difficulty: And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?

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


simplify: The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six.


simplify: Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him cheerfully. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

Then Samuel said, Make Agag, the king of the Amalekites, come here to me. And Agag came to him shaking with fear. And Agag said, Truly the pain of death is past.


simplify: And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.

And Gilead's wife gave birth to sons, and when her sons became men, they sent Jephthah away, saying, You have no part in the heritage of our father's house, for you are the son of another woman.


rate difficulty: That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?

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


simplify: and to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, <FI>is<Fi> honour and glory--to the ages of the ages! Amen.

To the eternal King, ever-living, invisible, the one God, be ascribed honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.


rate difficulty: and voweth a vow, and saith, `Jehovah of Hosts, if Thou dost certainly look on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and hast remembered me, and dost not forget Thy handmaid, and hast given to Thy handmaid seed of men--then I have given him to Jehovah all days of his life, and a razor doth not go up upon his head.'

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 11 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

And they said to him, On our way we had a meeting with a man who said, Go back to the king who sent you and say to him, The Lord says, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? For this reason, you will not come down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you.


simplify: Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.


rate difficulty: Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all.

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


rate difficulty: yea, turned back hath their blood on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed to the age; and for David, and for his seed, and for his house, and for his throne, there is peace unto the age, from Jehovah.'

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


simplify: The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.


simplify: Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:

Go for help to him who makes Orion and the Pleiades, by whom the deep dark is turned into morning, who makes the day black with night; whose voice goes out to the waters of the sea, sending them out over the face of the earth: the Lord is his name;


rate difficulty: And its opening for the head shall be in the midst thereof; there shall be a binding of woven work at its opening round about; as the opening of a coat of mail, it shall be in it — it shall not rend.

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


simplify: And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give unto the priest the holy thing.

And if a man takes the holy food in error, he will have to give the holy thing back to the priest, with the addition of a fifth part.


simplify: And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

This proposal was unanimously agreed to; and the disciples chose Stephen — a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit — and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a former convert to Judaism;


simplify: No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

No servant can serve two masters, for, either they will hate one and love the other, or else they will attach themselves to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.”


simplify: And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.


simplify: The whole assembly together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

The number of all the people together was forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty,


rate difficulty: but thy servants will pass over, every one armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord says.

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


rate difficulty: beholding your chaste behaviorcoupledwith fear.

reading_level: 9 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: and the long-suffering of our Lord count ye salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul--according to the wisdom given to him--did write to you,

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


simplify: And the Lord’s anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,

And at that time the Lord was moved to wrath, and made an oath, saying,


rate difficulty: But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as those who are of the nations: for they think they shall be heard through their much speaking.


rate difficulty: And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

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


simplify: Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

Instead of this, you wrong and cheat others yourselves — yes, even other followers!


simplify: And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

and give him up to the Gentiles for them to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify; and on the third day he will rise.”


simplify: And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all;

These, then, are the tidings that we have heard from him and now tell you — ‘God is light, and darkness has no place at all in him.’


rate difficulty: And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.

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


rate difficulty: And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

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


simplify: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways.


rate difficulty: For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

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


rate difficulty: And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

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


simplify: But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.

But the birds of the waste land will have their place there; it will be a heritage for the bittern and the raven: and it will be measured out with line and weight as a waste land.


rate difficulty: Then Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I slay thee?

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


simplify: And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

And hearing of this, David sent Joab and all the army and the best fighting-men.


rate difficulty: They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word.

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


simplify: And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were drowned in the sea.

And he let them do it. And the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they came to their death in the sea.


rate difficulty: `And it hath been, because ye hear these judgments, and have kept, and done them, that Jehovah thy God hath kept to thee the covenant and the kindness which He hath sworn to thy fathers,

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


rate difficulty: Then let a full search be made, and let questions be put with care; and if it is true and certain that such a disgusting thing has been done among you;


rate difficulty: For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.


rate difficulty: And Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come near him.


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


rate difficulty: Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

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


rate difficulty: If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;

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


rate difficulty: It is all the same to me; so I say, He puts an end to the sinner and to him who has done no wrong together.


simplify: And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately,


rate difficulty: So the merchants and sellers of all kind of wares lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.

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


rate difficulty: And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.


simplify: Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Because the mind of the flesh is opposite to God; it is not under the law of God, and is not able to be:


simplify: Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

Does not nature herself teach us that, while for a man to wear his hair long is degrading to him,


rate difficulty: Roar doth the sea, and its fulness, Exult doth the field, and all that <FI>is<Fi> in it,

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


rate difficulty: and having taken, he did eat before them,

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


rate difficulty: Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.

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


simplify: And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the vale of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

And Saul and the men of Israel came together and took up their position in the valley of Elah, and put their forces in order against the Philistines.


rate difficulty: but having heard that 'Archelaus reigns over Judaea, instead of Herod his father,' he was afraid to go there; and having been divinely instructed in a dream, he went away into the parts of Galilee,

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


simplify: And Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.

And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, came to his end; and only her two sons were with her.


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

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


rate difficulty: and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.


simplify: And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)

But what if our wrong-doing makes God’s righteousness all the clearer? Will God be wrong in inflicting punishment? (I can but speak as a person.) Heaven forbid!


simplify: And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.


simplify: Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

See, you will send for a nation of which you had no knowledge, and those who had no knowledge of you will come running to you, because of the Lord your God, and because of the Holy One of Israel, for he has given you glory.


rate difficulty: For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

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


simplify: And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

The Pharisee noticed, to his astonishment, that Jesus omitted the ceremonial washing before breakfast.


rate difficulty: Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.

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rate difficulty: One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;


rate difficulty: `And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee, and hath made a passover to Jehovah, every male of his <FI>is<Fi> to be circumcised, and then he doth come near to keep it, and he hath been as a native of the land, but any uncircumcised one doth not eat of it;

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


rate difficulty: Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.

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


rate difficulty: Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

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


simplify: There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.


rate difficulty: And some of those who stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calls for Elias.


simplify: But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.

But they will go no farther: for their foolish behaviour will be clear to all men, as theirs was in the end.


simplify: But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;

On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the good news for the Gentiles, just as Peter had been for the Jews.


simplify: And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

And he went on from there to Naioth in Ramah: and the spirit of God came on him, and he went on, acting like a prophet, till he came to Naioth in Ramah.


simplify: Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.

And in Egypt there will be no work for any man, head or tail, high or low, to do.


simplify: Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

You did not give me a kiss: but she, from the time when I came in, has gone on kissing my feet.


rate difficulty: yea, he casteth out the man, and causeth to dwell at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubs and the flame of the sword which is turning itself round to guard the way of the tree of life.

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


rate difficulty: Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

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


rate difficulty: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

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


simplify: Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

And, by reading what I have written, you will be able to judge how far I understand this hidden purpose of God in Christ.


simplify: Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

Then, after reading the king's letter, Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their friends went quickly to Jerusalem, to the Jews, and had them stopped by force.


rate difficulty: And I saw thrones; and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them; and the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus, and on account of the word ofGod; and those who had not done homage to the beast nor to his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and hand; and they lived and reigned with the Christ a thousand years:


simplify: See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;

Take care that you do not lose the fruit of all our work; rather, reap the benefit of it in full.


rate difficulty: But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom thy brother.

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


rate difficulty: of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;

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


rate difficulty: The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might hath failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.


simplify: But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.

But in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had not made good the damaged parts of the house.


simplify: even us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?

Even us, who were marked out by him, not only from the Jews, but from the Gentiles?


simplify: And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

So, immediately after Paul had seen the vision, we looked for an opportunity to cross over to Macedonia, concluding that God had summoned us to tell the good news to the people there.


rate difficulty: And Pharaoh gave Joseph the name of Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, the priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph went through all the land of Egypt.


simplify: For Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it hath pleased Jehovah to make you a people unto himself.

For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.


rate difficulty: And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without.

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


simplify: And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

They all with one accord began to ask to be excused. The first said to the servant ‘I have bought a field and am obliged to go and look at it. I must ask you to consider me excused.’


simplify: he saw in a vision manifestly, as it were the ninth hour of the day, a messenger of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, `Cornelius;'

One afternoon, about three o’clock, he distinctly saw in a vision an angel from God come to him, and call him by name.


rate difficulty: and he crieth and saith in Nineveh by a decree of the king and his great ones, saying, `Man and beast, herd and flock--let them not taste anything, let them not feed, even water let them not drink;

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


simplify: But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

What do you think of this? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the elder and said ‘Go and work in the vineyard today my son.’


rate difficulty: And I pour out on them mine indignation, By fire of My wrath I have consumed them, Their way on their own head I have put, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'

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


simplify: Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God.


simplify: What <FI>is<Fi> the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him?

My friends, what is the good of a person’s saying that they have faith, if they do not prove it by actions? Can such faith save them?


simplify: And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and, after saying the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said: “Take it; this is my body.”


rate difficulty: and, before letting them go, they took bail from Jason and the others.

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


simplify: So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God.

And they will take no wood out of the field or have any cut down in the woods; for they will make their fires of the instruments of war: and they will take by force the property of those who took their property, and go off with the goods of those who took their goods, says the Lord.


rate difficulty: Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:

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


simplify: and those without God doth judge; and put ye away the evil from among yourselves.

while God judges those who are outside? ‘Put away the wicked from among you.’


rate difficulty: Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:

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


rate difficulty: And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.

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


simplify: Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?

Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?


rate difficulty: and the priest shall offer one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, and make atonement for him, for that he sinned by reason of the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.

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


simplify: And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.

And there, at the memory of your ways and of all the things you did to make yourselves unclean, you will have bitter hate for yourselves because of all the evil things you have done.


rate difficulty: And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord.

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


simplify: and they did eat, and were all filled, and there was taken up what was over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

Everyone had sufficient to eat, and what was left of the broken pieces was picked up — twelve baskets.


rate difficulty: And Zichri, a great fighting-man of Ephraim, put to death Maaseiah, the king's son, and Azrikam, the controller of his house, and Elkanah, who was second in authority to the king.

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


rate difficulty: But if thou shalt diligently hearken unto his voice, and do all that I shall say, then I will be an enemy to thine enemies, and an adversary to thine adversaries.

reading_level: 10 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 5 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

And I have put my words in your mouth, covering you with the shade of my hand, stretching out the heavens, and placing the earth on its base, and saying to Zion, You are my people.