simplify: Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

From the very same mouth come blessings and curses! My friends, it is not right that this should be so.


rate difficulty: And David saith unto the youth who is declaring <FI>it<Fi> to him, `How hast thou known that Saul and Jonathan his son <FI>are<Fi> dead?'

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


rate difficulty: Saying with a great voice, It is right to give to the Lamb who was put to death, power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.

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


simplify: And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.

And Ornan said to David, Take it, and let my lord the king do what seems right to him. See, I give you the oxen for burned offerings and the grain-cleaning instruments for fire-wood, and the grain for the meal offering; I give it all.


rate difficulty: at the fifteenth <FI>to<Fi> Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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


rate difficulty: Therefore thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am seeing after the king of Babylon, And after his land, As I have seen after the king of Asshur;

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


rate difficulty: There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:

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


rate difficulty: and the border of Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, who dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,

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


rate difficulty: And puttest in the stocks my feet, And observest all my paths, On the roots of my feet Thou settest a print,

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


rate difficulty: At this, Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you that a rich person will find it hard to enter the kingdom of heaven!


simplify: This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.

These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel went against the Lord, and they saw that he was holy among them.


simplify: But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.


rate difficulty: Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

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


simplify: That which is good then, to me hath it become death? let it not be! but the sin, that it might appear sin, through the good, working death to me, that the sin might become exceeding sinful through the command,

Did, then, a thing, which in itself was good, involve death in my case? Heaven forbid! It was sin that involved death; so that, by its use of what I regarded as good to bring about my death, its true nature might appear; and in this way the Commandment showed how intensely sinful sin is.


simplify: And Jehovah went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night:

And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, guiding them on their way; and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light: so that they were able to go on day and night:


simplify: Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

Hate had I for all my work which I had done, because the man who comes after me will have its fruits.


rate difficulty: Then he took me to the door of the way into the Lord's house looking to the north; and there women were seated weeping for Tammuz.

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


rate difficulty: And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

reading_level: 7 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 10 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.


rate difficulty: he who is saying, `I have known him,' and his command is not keeping, a liar he is, and in him the truth is not;

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


simplify: Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,

Or done wrong to any, or taken anything from one in his debt, or taken goods by force, but has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;


simplify: How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

How great is your fall from heaven, O shining one, son of the morning! How are you cut down to the earth, low among the dead bodies!


rate difficulty: But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise man among you.


simplify: that the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all the nations, upon whom My name hath been called, saith the Lord, who is doing all these things.

That so the rest of mankind may earnestly seek the Lord — Even all the Gentiles on whom my name has been bestowed.”


simplify: Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?


simplify: And he slew the burnt-offering; and Aaron’s sons delivered unto him the blood, and he sprinkled it upon the altar round about.

And he put to death the burned offering; and Aaron's sons gave him the blood and he put some of it on and round the altar;


simplify: If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;


rate difficulty: `And the candlestick for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light,

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


simplify: And the Lord said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.

And the Lord said to me, Son of man, take to heart, and let your eyes see and your ears be open to everything I say to you about all the rules of the house of the Lord and all its laws; and take note of the ways into the house and all the ways out of the holy place.


rate difficulty: Also ye, O Cushim, pierced of My sword <FI>are<Fi> they.

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


simplify: And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

And they are seven kings; the five have come to an end, the one is, the other has not come; and when he comes, he will have to go on for a little time.


rate difficulty: They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.

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


rate difficulty: For I am conscious of nothing in myself; but I am not justified by this: but he that examines me is the Lord.


simplify: Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:

Men of knowledge, and all wise men, hearing me, will say,


rate difficulty: And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:

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


simplify: Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

Therefore, repent and turn so that your sins may be wiped away; so that happier times may come from the Lord himself,


simplify: And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water 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: And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the army, for I am badly wounded.


simplify: And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go.


simplify: This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

This I keep in mind, and because of this I have hope.


simplify: And thou--be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn,

You, however, must stand by what you learnt and accepted as true. You know who they were from whom you learnt it;


rate difficulty: And he sent messengers before his face. And having gone they entered into a village of the Samaritans that they might make ready for him.

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


rate difficulty: And desolated have been your altars, And broken your images, And I have caused your wounded to fall before your idols,

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


simplify: And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

And they made war on Midian, as the Lord gave orders to Moses; and they put to death every male.


simplify: The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,


rate difficulty: for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.


rate difficulty: If a man shall deliver unto his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double.


simplify: Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

Then the disciples understood that it was of John the Baptist that he had spoken to them.


rate difficulty: If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

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


simplify: for so shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.

For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.


rate difficulty: And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, whichGod had put in his heart.

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


rate difficulty: and all the men of valour, seven thousand, and the craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all strong men apt for war, and the king of Babylon brought them captive to Babylon.

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


simplify: And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.'

‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets,’ answered Abraham, ‘they will not be persuaded, even if some one were to rise from the dead.’”


rate difficulty: And he said the third time to them, What evil then has this [man] done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will chastise him therefore and release him.

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


rate difficulty: Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.

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


simplify: When thou shalt vow a vow unto Jehovah thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it: for Jehovah thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

When you take an oath to the Lord, do not be slow to give effect to it: for without doubt the Lord your God will make you responsible, and will put it to your account as sin.


rate difficulty: Then spake Haggai the Lord’s messenger in the Lord’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.

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


simplify: So we abode in the valley over against Beth–peor.

So we were waiting in the valley facing Beth-peor.


simplify: But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

but their eyes were blinded so that they could not recognize him.


rate difficulty: They put to death Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

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


rate difficulty: And the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his garments.

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


simplify: And lo, a man, by name Joseph, being a counsellor, a man good and righteous,

Now there was a man of the name of Joseph, who was a member of the Council, and who bore a good and upright character.


simplify: And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,


rate difficulty: And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the armor: wherefore he said to the driver of the chariot, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am sore wounded.

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


simplify: And bow before it shall all who are dwelling upon the land, whose names have not been written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world;

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


rate difficulty: Therefore do I turn back, And I have taken My corn in its season, And My new wine in its appointed time, And I have taken away My wool and My flax, covering her nakedness.


rate difficulty: And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 10 | difficulty: medium


simplify: Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.

Then he said to me, Son of man, take into your heart all my words which I am about to say to you, and let your ears be open to them.


simplify: And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

And Ner was the father of Kish; and Kish was the father of Saul; and Saul was the father of Jonathan and Malchi-shua and Abinadab and Eshbaal.


rate difficulty: And David answereth and saith unto Ahimelech the Hittite, and unto Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, `Who doth go down with me unto Saul, unto the camp?' and Abishai saith, `I--I go down with thee.'

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


simplify: He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.

My way is walled up by him so that I may not go by: he has made my roads dark.


rate difficulty: And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for Jehovah must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

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


rate difficulty: Lo, a day hath come to Jehovah, And divided hath been thy spoil in thy midst.

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


rate difficulty: And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

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


simplify: of each the work shall become manifest, for the day shall declare <FI>it<Fi> , because in fire it is revealed, and the work of each, what kind it is, the fire shall prove;

the quality of each man’s work will become known, for the day will make it plain; because that day is to be ushered in with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of every man’s work.


simplify: These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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


simplify: Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.

Send Zenas, the man of law, and Apollos on their journey with all care, so that they may be in need of nothing.


simplify: If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

If you come across the ox or the ass of one who is no friend to you wandering from its way, you are to take it back to him.


simplify: Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord?

So David said to the Gibeonites, What may I do for you? how am I to make up to you for your wrongs, so that you may give a blessing to the heritage of the Lord?


simplify: Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

Then he makes his secrets clear to men, so that they are full of fear at what they see;


simplify: This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.


simplify: And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.

And Moses said, This is the order which the Lord has given: Let one omer of it be kept for future generations, so that they may see the bread which I gave you for your food in the waste land, when I took you out from the land of Egypt.


simplify: But the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David sent his servants unto thee to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father by sending comforters to you? has he not sent his servants to go through the town and make secret observation of it, and overcome it?


rate difficulty: The ransom of a man's life <FI>are<Fi> his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

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


rate difficulty: I will show you of whom you should be afraid. Be afraid of him who, after killing you, has the power to fling you into Gehenna. Yes, I say, be afraid of him.


simplify: And a voice out of the throne did come forth, saying, `Praise our God, all ye His servants, and those fearing Him, both the small and the great;'

and from the throne there came a voice which said —  ‘Praise our God all you who serve him, You who worship him, both high and low.’


rate difficulty: And the exportation of horses that Solomon had was from Egypt: a caravan of the king's merchants fetched a drove [of horses], at a price.

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


simplify: So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

So with this money they got thirty-two thousand war-carriages, and the help of the king of Maacah and his people, who came and took up their position in front of Medeba. And the children of Ammon came together from their towns for the fight.


simplify: And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.

And let this fiftieth year be kept holy, and say publicly that everyone in the land is free from debt: it is the Jubilee, and every man may go back to his heritage and to his family.


simplify: Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.

And lifting up my eyes I saw four horns.


rate difficulty: And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.

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


rate difficulty: For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel;

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


simplify: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia:

Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:


simplify: and the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.

And the waters went slowly back from the earth, and at the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters were lower.


rate difficulty: And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God hath done unto us?

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


rate difficulty: And Jeshua begot Joiakim, and Joiakim begot Eliashib, and Eliashib begot Joiada,

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


simplify: and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.

And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.


simplify: Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

The priest is to see it: and if the hair on the bright place is turned white and it seems to go deeper than the skin, he is a leper: it has come out in the burn, and the priest will say that he is unclean: it is the leper's disease.


simplify: When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of thee?

If in war a town is shut in by your armies for a long time, do not let its trees be cut down and made waste; for their fruit will be your food; are the trees of the countryside men for you to take up arms against them?


simplify: A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

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


rate difficulty: They are all the most rebellious of rebels, going about with slander: they are bronze and iron; they are all corrupters.

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


simplify: Who is the liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, even he that denieth the Father and the Son.

Who is false but he who says that Jesus is not the Christ? He is the Antichrist who has no belief in the Father or the Son.


simplify: And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

And the man gave names to all cattle and to the birds of the air and to every beast of the field; but Adam had no one like himself as a help.


simplify: And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

Those who live on the earth rejoice over them and are merry, and they will send presents to one another, because these two prophets brought torments on those who live on the earth.


simplify: And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts that she was doing;

At Jaffa there lived a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which is in Greek ‘Dorcas’ — a Gazelle. Her life was spent in doing kind and charitable actions.


rate difficulty: A highway of the upright <FI>is<Fi> , `Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.

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


rate difficulty: And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

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


rate difficulty: Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.

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


simplify: The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri.


simplify: and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.


simplify: Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.

Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord; let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see: take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.


rate difficulty: and whence <FI>is<Fi> this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?


simplify: And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to the whole house of Benjamin.

And Abner said the same things to Benjamin: and he went to David in Hebron to make clear to him what seemed good to Israel and to all the people of Benjamin.


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

And after about an hour, another man said, with decision, Certainly this man was with him, for he is a Galilaean.


simplify: And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;

And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;


simplify: For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

For I took you up out of the land of Egypt and made you free from the prison-house; I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.


simplify: Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

One day about that time, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them: “Let us go across the lake.”


rate difficulty: And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.

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


rate difficulty: Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.

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


rate difficulty: And sons of Neariah: Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.

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


simplify: And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir–shemesh,

And the limit of their heritage was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh


rate difficulty: And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of Jehovah:


simplify: `And ye--seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,

And you — do not be always seeking what you can get to eat or what you can get to drink; and do not waver.


rate difficulty: Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

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


rate difficulty: And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

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rate difficulty: Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jaazer for the vine of Sibmah; with my tears will I water thee, Heshbon, and Elealeh, for a cry is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest.

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


rate difficulty: In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?

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


simplify: And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,

And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, now give orders to all keepers of the king's money across the river, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may have need of from you, is to be done with all care,


simplify: while thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant Jesus.

While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.


rate difficulty: For the Name of Jehovah I proclaim, Ascribe ye greatness to our God!

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


rate difficulty: And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.


simplify: And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a great store of spices and jewels: never had such spices been seen as the queen of Sheba gave to Solomon.


simplify: Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

And as for us, it is not the spirit of the world that we have received, but the Spirit that comes from God, so that we may realize the blessings given to us by him.


simplify: And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.

And it will be clear to all the trees of the field that I the Lord have made low the high tree and made high the low tree, drying up the green tree and making the dry tree full of growth; I the Lord have said it and have done it.


rate difficulty: in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

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


rate difficulty: But if the one who is not a Christian has a desire to go away, let it be so: the brother or the sister in such a position is not forced to do one thing or the other: but it is God's pleasure that we may be at peace with one another.


simplify: this one was hearing Paul speaking, who, having stedfastly beheld him, and having seen that he hath faith to be saved,

This man was listening to Paul speaking, when Paul, looking intently at him, and seeing that he had the faith to be healed,


rate difficulty: Jehovah setteth himself to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples.

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


simplify: And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

And with a blow I will send your bow out of your left hand and your arrows falling from your right hand.


simplify: And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as Jehovah had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

Then Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and they did as the Lord had said: and Aaron put his rod down on the earth before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a snake.


simplify: So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.

So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath became less.


simplify: He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon him, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.

He who goes in flight from the fear will be overtaken by death; and he who gets free from death will be taken in the net: for I will make this come on Moab, even the year of their punishment, says the Lord.


simplify: And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto Jehovah.

And Abram, moving his tent, came and made his living-place by the holy tree of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and made an altar there to the Lord.


rate difficulty: Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

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


simplify: Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.


rate difficulty: When ye are come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession;

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


simplify: And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

In that same country-side were shepherds out in the open fields, watching their flocks that night,


rate difficulty: And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee; for they have provoked the builders.


rate difficulty: And the brass altar, which was before the Lord, he took from the front of the house, from between his altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side of his altar.

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


And in the same country there were keepers of sheep in the fields, watching over their flock by night.


rate difficulty: He said therefore, `A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,

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simplify: They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in heaven: Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; And he will give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed.

Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.


simplify: Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn over her;

Have joy with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you her lovers: take part in her joy, all you who are sorrowing for her:


rate difficulty: I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

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simplify: For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,


rate difficulty: and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city is shedding blood in its midst, For the coming in of its time, And it hath made idols on it for defilement.

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


rate difficulty: `Any clean bird ye do eat;

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


rate difficulty: and I have passed over through the land of Egypt during this night, and have smitten every first-born in the land of Egypt, from man even unto beast, and on all the gods of Egypt I do judgments; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

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simplify: And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the oxen and the sheep and the lambs, in relation to their number, as it is ordered:


rate difficulty: But now, quite apart from law, the divine righteousness stands revealed, and to it the law and the prophets bear witness —

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


simplify: Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;

Then Job got up, and after parting his clothing and cutting off his hair, he went down on his face to the earth, and gave worship, and said,


simplify: And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.

And the curtain for the doorway of the open space was of the best linen, with designs of blue and purple and red in needlework; it was twenty cubits long and five cubits high, to go with the hangings round the sides.


rate difficulty: Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.

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


rate difficulty: And the priest will put these curses in a book, washing out the writing with the bitter water;

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


rate difficulty: and Jacob seeth the face of Laban, and lo, it is not with him as heretofore.

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


simplify: Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?

Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not?


simplify: Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.

Then, he said, put away the strange gods among you, turning your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.


simplify: Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood.

Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is using it, or the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? As if a rod had the power of shaking him who is using it, or as if a stick might take up him who is not wood.


rate difficulty: Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

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


simplify: For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.

Because it is in the Writings, that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant-woman, and one by the free woman.


rate difficulty: And any man who, in his pride, will not give ear to the priest whose place is there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, is to be put to death: you are to put away the evil from Israel.

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


rate difficulty: And those of Judah who are still living will again take root in the earth, and give fruit.


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

And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.


rate difficulty: And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.

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


rate difficulty: As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

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simplify: But the flesh of the bullock, and its skin, and its dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin-offering.

But the flesh of the ox and its skin and its waste parts are to be burned outside the circle of the tents, for it is a sin-offering.


rate difficulty: And Nebo and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Sibmah: and they gave other names to the towns they made.


simplify: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

‘Though they have eyes, they may see without perceiving; and though they have ears, they may hear without understanding; otherwise some day they might turn and be forgiven.’


rate difficulty: And all those who had control of spirits, and the wonder-workers, and the images, and the false gods, and all the disgusting things which were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, Josiah put away, so that he might give effect to the words of the agreement recorded in the book which Hilkiah the priest made discovery of in the house of the Lord.

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


rate difficulty: And Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

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


simplify: And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.

And of the children of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul, three thousand; for up to that time the greater part of them had been true to Saul.


simplify: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?


simplify: There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:


simplify: No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

Any man given completely to the Lord may not be got back: he is certainly to be put to death.


simplify: and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume.

and, as it was the Hour of Incense, the people were all praying outside.


rate difficulty: And you will say to your son in that day, It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.

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


rate difficulty: The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

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


simplify: My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.


rate difficulty: And they said, TheGod of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah ourGod; lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with sword.

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


simplify: For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

For, if I rebuild the things that I pulled down, I prove myself to have done wrong.


rate difficulty: Now those who were scattered in different directions went from place to place proclaiming the good news.

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


simplify: For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.

His feet take him into the net, and he goes walking into the cords.


rate difficulty: Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

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


simplify: And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

Then Judah said openly that they were his, and said, She is more upright than I am, for I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he had no more connection with her.


simplify: One man of you shall chase a thousand; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he spake unto you.

One man of you is able to put to flight a thousand; for it is the Lord your God who is fighting for you, as he has said to you.


rate difficulty: And Judah did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and made him more angry than their fathers had done by their sins.

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


rate difficulty: For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died;

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


simplify: The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.

The children of Senaah, three thousand, nine hundred and thirty.


simplify: But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

What, then, did you go for? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.


rate difficulty: And they removed from Ijim, and encamped in Dibon-Gad.

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


simplify: and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the firepans, of pure gold. And as for the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple, were of gold.

The scissors and the basins and the spoons and the fire-trays, of the best gold; and the inner doors of the house, opening into the most holy place, and the doors of the Temple, were all of gold.


rate difficulty: And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

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


simplify: Sing unto Jehovah; for he hath done excellent things: let this be known in all the earth.

Make a song to the Lord; for he has done noble things: give news of them through all the earth.


simplify: But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

But some of the Jews who went from place to place driving out evil spirits, took it on themselves to make use of the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, I give you orders, by Jesus, whom Paul is preaching.


simplify: The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.


rate difficulty: Persian and Lud and Phut Have been in thy forces--thy men of war. Shield and helmet they hung up in thee, They--they have given out thine honour.

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


simplify: Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

So he said to his gardener ‘Three years now I have come to look for fruit on this fig tree, without finding any! Cut it down. Why should it rob the soil?’


rate difficulty: Therefore, friends, look for seven men of reputation among yourselves, wise and spiritually-minded men, and we will appoint them to attend to this matter;

reading_level: 8 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And there shalt thou build an altar unto Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt lift up no iron tool upon them.

There you are to make an altar to the Lord your God, of stones on which no iron instrument has been used.


rate difficulty: And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

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


simplify: And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.

Then Joshua had them put to death, hanging them on five trees, where they were till evening.


simplify: And the woman said to Elijah, Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.

Then the woman said to Elijah, Now I am certain that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true.


simplify: For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.

For I was not put to shame in anything in which I may have made clear to him my pride in you; but as we said nothing to you but what was true, so the good things which I said to Titus about you were seen by him to be true.


simplify: Come to Beth-el, and transgress; to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes every three days;

Come to Beth-el and do evil; to Gilgal, increasing the number of your sins; come with your offerings every morning and your tenths every three days:


rate difficulty: And Moses said to Jehovah, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai; for thou hast testified to us, saying, Set bounds about the mountain, and hallow it.

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


rate difficulty: And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house, and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar to Jehovah.

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


simplify: At the commandment of the Lord they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the Lord they journeyed: they kept the charge of the Lord, at the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

At the word of the Lord they put up their tents, and at the word of the Lord they went forward on their journey: they kept the orders of the Lord as he gave them by Moses.


simplify: and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled.

but, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises because of the message, they fall away at once.


rate difficulty: And Ehud came to him; now he was sitting in the cool upper-chamber, which was for him alone. And Ehud said, I have a word fromGod unto thee. And he arose from the seat.

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


simplify: Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.

Edom did business with you because of the great number of things which you made; they gave emeralds, purple, and needlework, and the best linen and coral and rubies for your goods.


rate difficulty: Then the servant gave Isaac the story of all he had done.


rate difficulty: And he said to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: be here a little time, and keep watch.


simplify: Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman conceive seed, and bear a man-child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of the impurity of her sickness shall she be unclean.

Say to the children of Israel, If a woman is with child and gives birth to a male child, she will be unclean for seven days, as when she is unwell.


simplify: And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

And he said, Put it before me and I will take of my son's meat, so that I may give you a blessing. And he put it before him and he took it; and he gave him wine, and he had a drink.


simplify: And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherein he made Israel to sin.

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, going in the ways of his father and his mother, and in the ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who made Israel do evil.


rate difficulty: And according to the appearance <FI>is<Fi> the appearance that I saw, as the appearance that I saw in my coming in to destroy the city, and the appearances <FI>are<Fi> as the appearance that I saw at the river Chebar, and I fall on my face.

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


rate difficulty: conducting his own house well, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;

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


rate difficulty: In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.


simplify: Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.


rate difficulty: And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order.


simplify: (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled);

(For all these disgusting things were done by the men of this country who were there before you, and the land has been made unclean by them;)


simplify: saying, `What shall we do to these men? because that, indeed, a notable sign hath been done through them, to all those dwelling in Jerusalem <FI>is<Fi> manifest, and we are not able to deny <FI>it<Fi> ;

“What are we to do to these men?” they asked one another. “That a remarkable sign has been given through them is obvious to everyone living in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.


rate difficulty: Salute Rufus, the choice one in the Lord, and his mother and mine,


simplify: but hath now been manifested by the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,


rate difficulty: Then a winged one came to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from off the altar with the fire-spoon.

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


simplify: And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

And he will be the judge between the nations, and the peoples will be ruled by his decisions: and their swords will be turned into plough-blades, and their spears into vine-knives: no longer will the nations be turning their swords against one another, and the knowledge of war will be gone for ever.


rate difficulty: because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remaineth: for Jehovah will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.

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


simplify: My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.


rate difficulty: For behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon, an assemblage of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her: from thence shall she be taken. Their arrows shall be as those of a mighty expert man: none shall return empty.

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


rate difficulty: And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.


simplify: and, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

When a great wind came rushing from the waste land against the four sides of the house, and it came down on the young men, and they are dead; and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.


rate difficulty: And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him.

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


simplify: And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the Exile to Babylon.


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

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


rate difficulty: — If thou lend money to my people, the poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer: ye shall charge him no interest.

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


simplify: Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.


simplify: And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

Plated with the best gold, with a gold edge all round it;


rate difficulty: and then, as they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching everywhere for him.


simplify: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

in order that, by his goodness to us in Christ Jesus, he might display in the ages to come the boundless wealth of his loving kindness.


simplify: lest any man should say that ye were baptized into my name.

So that no one may be able to say that you had baptism in my name.


rate difficulty: And the king hath appointed the captain, by whose hand he is supported, over the gate, and the people tread him down in the gate, and he dieth, as the man of God spake, which he spake in the coming down of the king unto him,

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


rate difficulty: He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'

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


rate difficulty: And Tyre doth build a bulwark to herself, And doth heap silver as dust, And gold as mire of out-places.

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


rate difficulty: And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi–lehem. And these are ancient things.

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


simplify: If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;


simplify: On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Beth–peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:

On the far side of Jordan, in the valley facing Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who was ruling in Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel overcame after they had come out of Egypt:


simplify: And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.


rate difficulty: You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged as a sinner by the Lord.


simplify: if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate--

They are to be of irreproachable character, faithful to their partners, whose children are Christians and have never been charged with dissolute conduct or have been unruly.


rate difficulty: The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve.


simplify: And they say unto me, Thou must prophesy again over many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.

And they said to me, You are to give word again of what is coming in the future to the peoples and nations and languages and kings.


simplify: for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

For, as soon as your greeting reached my ears, the child moved within me with delight!


simplify: One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

There is but one Lord, one faith, one baptism.


rate difficulty: But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.

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


simplify: not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour.


rate difficulty: Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

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


rate difficulty: Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

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


rate difficulty: And these are the chief fathers, and their genealogy, who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

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


simplify: For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.

For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess.


rate difficulty: And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go in unto Pharaoh, and thou hast spoken unto him, Thus said Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, Send My people away, and they serve me,

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


rate difficulty: Thine eye shall not spare him; and thou shalt put away innocent blood from Israel, that it may be well with thee.

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


simplify: For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them;


simplify: And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.

And you will be hated by all men, because of me.


simplify: After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the enrolment, and drew away some of the people after him: he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

After this man, there was Judas of Galilee, at the time of the numbering, and some of the people went after him: he was put to death, and all his supporters were put to flight.


rate difficulty: Likewise shalt thou do with thy calf, with thy sheep: seven days shall it be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

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


simplify: She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

Yes, she is waiting secretly like a beast for its food, and deceit by her is increased among men.


rate difficulty: and its libation, a fourth of the hin for the one lamb; in the sanctuary cause thou a libation of strong drink to be poured out to Jehovah.

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


rate difficulty: and they have been joined unto thee, and have kept the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and a stranger doth not come near unto you;

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


simplify: Jehovah will establish thee for a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, and walk in his ways.

The Lord will keep you as a people holy to himself, as he has said to you in his oath, if you keep the orders of the Lord your God and go on walking in his ways.


rate difficulty: He will not contend, nor cry aloud, Neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets;

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


simplify: And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.


simplify: And thou shalt say this word unto them, Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.

And you are to say this word to them, Let my eyes be streaming with water night and day, and let it not be stopped; for the virgin daughter of my people is wounded with a great wound, with a very bitter blow.


simplify: And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.

And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the water-hole; then we will get water for the sheep.


rate difficulty: so that whoever may eat this bread or may drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, guilty he shall be of the body and blood of the Lord:

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


rate difficulty: Near them was working Uzziel, the son of Harhaiah, the gold-worker. And by him was Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, building up Jerusalem as far as the wide wall.

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


simplify: Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.

If then we are the offspring of God, it is not right for us to have the idea that God is like gold or silver or stone, formed by the art or design of man.


simplify: Happy art thou, O Israel: Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall submit themselves unto thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.

Happy are you, O Israel: who is like you, a people whose saviour is the Lord, whose help is your cover, whose sword is your strength! All those who are against you will put themselves under your rule, and your feet will be planted on their high places.


rate difficulty: And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

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


simplify: In the first day ye shall have a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work.

On the first day you will have a holy meeting; you may do no sort of field-work.


rate difficulty: eleventh <FI>to<Fi> Azareel, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

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


rate difficulty: the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth--there hath Abraham been buried, and Sarah his wife.

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


rate difficulty: Light he <FI>is<Fi> on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not the way of vineyards.


simplify: for the mind of the flesh <FI>is<Fi> death, and the mind of the Spirit--life and peace;

To be earthly-minded means death, to be spiritually minded means life and peace;


simplify: But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,


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

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


simplify: that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.


simplify: in like manner the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

In the same way the second and the third, up to the seventh.


rate difficulty: he doth build a house to My name, and he is to Me for a son, and I <FI>am<Fi> to him for a father, and I have established the throne of his kingdom over Israel unto the age.

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


simplify: And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

‘No,’ he said to his father, ‘look at all the years I have been serving you, without ever once disobeying you, and yet you have never given me even a young goat, so that I might have a merrymaking with my friends.


simplify: And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

And Joseph put his head down on his father's face, weeping and kissing him.


rate difficulty: Then I said, But these are the poor: they are foolish, for they have no knowledge of the way of the Lord or of the behaviour desired by their God.

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


rate difficulty: As for Ephraim, their glory will go in flight like a bird: there will be no birth and no one with child and no giving of life.


rate difficulty: `And I--lo, I am strengthening the heart of the Egyptians, and they go in after them, and I am honoured on Pharaoh, and on all his force, on his chariots, and on his horsemen;

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


simplify: And when he had landed at Cesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

On reaching Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and exchanged greetings with the church, and then went down to Antioch.


simplify: But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.


rate difficulty: And Reu liveth after his begetting Serug two hundred and seven years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

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


simplify: Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree:


simplify: And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

and they sat down in groups — in hundreds, and in fifties.


simplify: And the armies in the heaven were following him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen--white and pure;

The armies of heaven followed him, mounted on white horses and clothed in fine linen, white and pure.


simplify: Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.


simplify: And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in them.

So the men of Benjamin did this, and got wives for themselves for every one of their number, taking them away by force from the dance; then they went back to their heritage, building up their towns and living in them.


simplify: For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

Just as you at one time were disobedient to him, but have now found mercy in the day of their disobedience;


rate difficulty: All the gold that it took for the work in all the work of the sanctuary — the gold of the wave-offering, was twenty-nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

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


simplify: And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

All the friends of Jesus had been standing at a distance, with the women who accompanied him from Galilee, watching all this.


rate difficulty: The woodworker is measuring out the wood with his line, marking it out with his pencil: after smoothing it with his plane, and making circles on it with his instrument, he gives it the form and glory of a man, so that it may be placed in the house.

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


rate difficulty: For every purpose there is a time and a decision, because the sorrow of man is great in him.

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


simplify: Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul.


rate difficulty: But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright.

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


simplify: The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

And the envy of Ephraim will be gone, and those who make trouble for Judah will come to an end: Ephraim will have no more envy of Judah, and there will be an end of Judah's hate for Ephraim.


rate difficulty: and thou shalt put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and shalt wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah.

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


simplify: For thus saith the Lord; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.

For the Lord has said: As I have made all this great evil come on this people, so I will send on them all the good which I said about them.


rate difficulty: but in every nation he that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

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


rate difficulty: Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

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


simplify: And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

Afterwards, when Jesus was alone, praying, his disciples joined him, and he asked them this question — “Who do the people say that I am?”


rate difficulty: Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad, the son of Chislon.


simplify: But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.

But the prophet who takes it on himself to say words in my name which I have not given him orders to say, or who says anything in the name of other gods, will come to his death.


simplify: Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.

Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel, the son of Gemalli.


rate difficulty: Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?

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


simplify: Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?

And when the wall has come down, will they not say to you, Where is the whitewash which you put on it?


rate difficulty: All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.


rate difficulty: And Israel voweth a vow to Jehovah, and saith, `If Thou dost certainly give this people into my hand, then I have devoted their cities;'

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


simplify: Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for two years; his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.


rate difficulty: Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

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


rate difficulty: And the priest will put blood on the altar of the Lord at the door of the Tent of meeting, burning the fat for a sweet smell to the Lord.

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


rate difficulty: I also will laugh inthe day ofyour calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

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


rate difficulty: And against the wall of the house he built floors round about, [against] the walls of the house, round about the temple and the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.


simplify: But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

but, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, because their roots were not deep enough, withered away.


rate difficulty: So have love for the Lord your God, and give him worship, and keep his laws and his decisions and his orders at all times.

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


rate difficulty: I press on to the goal, to gain the prize of that heavenward call which God gave me through Christ Jesus.

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


rate difficulty: Do not make false decisions in questions of yard-sticks and weights and measures.

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


rate difficulty: And let the overseers say to the people, If there is any man who has made for himself a new house and has not gone into it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not take his house for himself.

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


simplify: And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

And having knowledge of their thoughts he said to them, Every kingdom having division in itself is made waste, and every town or house having division in itself will come to destruction.


rate difficulty: And about ten days after, the Lord sent disease on Nabal and death came to him.

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


simplify: And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her whoredoms which were more than the whoredoms of her sister.

And her sister Oholibah saw this, but her desire was even more unmeasured, and her loose behaviour was worse than that of her sister.


simplify: And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

And the Levites are to have a part of the land equal to the limit of the priests', twenty-five thousand long and ten thousand wide, all of it together to be twenty-five thousand long and twenty thousand wide.


simplify: In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,


simplify: And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

And you will be certain that your tent is at peace, and after looking over your property you will see that nothing is gone.


rate difficulty: And, turning to the disciples, he said privately, Happy are the eyes which see the things you see:

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


rate difficulty: For as a garment eat them doth a moth, And as wool eat them doth a worm, And My righteousness is to the age, And My salvation to all generations.

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


rate difficulty: Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

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


simplify: But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them; for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.

But Levi and Benjamin were not numbered among them, for Joab was disgusted with the king's order.


rate difficulty: Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.

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


rate difficulty: Ho, ho! go in flight from the land of the north, says the Lord: for I have sent you far and wide to the four winds of heaven, says the Lord.


simplify: And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

And Jesus, answering, said to them, Have God's faith.


simplify: And Jesus passing on thence, two blind men followed him, calling and saying, `Deal kindly with us, Son of David.'

As Jesus was passing on from there, he was followed by two blind men, who kept calling out: “Take pity on us, Son of David!”


rate difficulty: And his mother and brothers came and were outside, and sent for him, requesting to see him.

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


simplify: In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the cauls, and the crescents;

In that day the Lord will take away the glory of their foot-rings, and their sun-jewels, and their moon-ornaments,


simplify: for it pleased Macedonia and Achaia well to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who <FI>are<Fi> in Jerusalem;

For Macedonia and Greece have been glad to make a collection for the poor among Christ’s people at Jerusalem.


simplify: To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;

To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;


rate difficulty: Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!

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


rate difficulty: And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it.

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


simplify: When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

When its branches are dry they will be broken off; the women will come and put fire to them: for it is a foolish people; for this cause he who made them will have no mercy on them, and he whose work they are will not have pity on them.


simplify: Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God.

And my face will no longer be covered from them: for I have sent the out-flowing of my spirit on the children of Israel, says the Lord.


rate difficulty: And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.

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


simplify: Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

See, he goes past me and I see him not: he goes on before, but I have no knowledge of him.


simplify: He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.

He makes a deep mine far away from those living in the light of day; when they go about on the earth, they have no knowledge of those who are under them, who are hanging far from men, twisting from side to side on a cord.


rate difficulty: So these three men gave no more answers to Job, because he seemed to himself to be right.

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


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

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


simplify: and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.

Then Jehoiachin, king of Judah, went out to the king of Babylon, with his mother and his servants and his chiefs and his unsexed servants; and in the eighth year of his rule the king of Babylon took him.


simplify: And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

And have put on the new man, which has become new in knowledge after the image of his maker;


rate difficulty: On mountains of Israel thou fallest, Thou, and all thy bands, and the peoples who <FI>are<Fi> with thee, To ravenous fowl--a bird of every wing, And <FI>to<Fi> a beast of the field, I have given thee for food.

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


simplify: But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.

But he will let the living bird go out of the town into the open country; so he will take away sin from the house and it will be clean.


rate difficulty: And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

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


simplify: And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits’ breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors were toward the north.

And in front of the rooms was a walk, ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long; and their doors were facing north.


simplify: promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage.

Saying that they will be free, while they themselves are the servants of destruction; because whatever gets the better of a man makes a servant of him.


simplify: `And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands,

That was the time when they made the calf and offered sacrifice to their idol, and held festivities in honor of their own handiwork!


rate difficulty: Ephraim compasseth me about with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the Holy One.

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


simplify: Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

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


rate difficulty: But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of Jehovah, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.

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


rate difficulty: Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.

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


simplify: Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me.

Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cutting off the skin of her son's private parts, and touching his feet with it, she said, Truly you are a husband of blood to me.


simplify: Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

And it came about after this that David made an attack on the Philistines and overcame them, and took Gath with its daughter-towns out of the hands of the Philistines.


simplify: after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.

So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.


simplify: Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and put out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,

Of whom do you make sport? against whom is your mouth open wide and your tongue put out? are you not uncontrolled children, a false seed,


simplify: And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

With you the horse and the horseman will be broken; with you the war-carriage and he who goes in it will be broken;


simplify: If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.

If a man puts money or goods in the care of his neighbour to keep for him, and it is taken from the man's house, if they get the thief, he will have to make payment of twice the value.


simplify: And the fifth messenger did pour out his vial upon the throne of the beast, and his kingdom did become darkened, and they were gnawing their tongues from the pain,

Then the fifth angel emptied his bowl on the throne of the Beast; and darkness fell on its kingdom. Men gnawed their tongues for pain,


simplify: And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.

And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, answering the king, said, So be it: and may the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say so.