simplify: Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

while we are awaiting our blessed hope — the appearing in glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.


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

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


simplify: The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.


simplify: So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about.

So that there was the face of a man turned to the palm-tree on one side, and the face of a young lion on the other side: so it was made all round the house.


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

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


rate difficulty: A man whose opinions are not those of the church, after a first and second protest, is to be kept out of your society;

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


simplify: And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.

And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I might make Jacob come back to him, and so that Israel might come together to him: and I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God became my strength.


rate difficulty: And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.

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


simplify: And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?

And he said, I will give you a young goat from the flock. And she said, What will you give me as a sign till you send it?


rate difficulty: And if you give a meal offering cooked on a flat plate, let it be of the best meal, unleavened and mixed with oil.

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


rate difficulty: And its foundations have been smitten, All making wages <FI>are<Fi> afflicted in soul.

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


rate difficulty: That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.

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


simplify: saying--`The Lord was raised indeed, and was seen by Simon;'

who told them that the Master had really risen, and had appeared to Simon.


rate difficulty: And Solomon sent to Huram king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him a house to dwell therein [so do for me].

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


rate difficulty: And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it.

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


simplify: And the dust that hath cleaved to us, from your city, we do wipe off against you, but this know ye, that the reign of God hath come nigh to you;

‘We wipe off the dust of your town which has clung to Our feet; still, be assured that the kingdom of God is close at Hand.’


rate difficulty: And a present thou dost make for it morning by morning, a sixth part of the ephah, and of oil a third part of the hin, to temper with the fine flour, a present to Jehovah, by a statute age-during--continually;

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


simplify: Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

That she puts her eggs on the earth, warming them in the dust,


simplify: So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.

So Mephibosheth went on living in Jerusalem; for he took all his meals at the king's table; and he had not the use of his feet.


simplify: For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

For I say to you, I will not take of the fruit of the vine till the kingdom of God has come.


simplify: For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

For ‘who has so comprehended the mind of the Lord as to be able to instruct him?’ We, however, have the mind of Christ.


simplify: And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.


rate difficulty: Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

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


simplify: O thoughtless Galatians, who did bewitch you, not to obey the truth--before whose eyes Jesus Christ was described before among you crucified?

Foolish Galatians! Who has been fascinating you — you before whose eyes Jesus Christ was depicted on the cross?


rate difficulty: Is it not clear to you that Abner, the son of Ner, came with deceit to get knowledge of your going out and your coming in and of all you are doing?

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


simplify: I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

Take note and give ear to my words; and I will say what I have seen:


simplify: Thou hast increased the nation, O Lord, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.

You have made the nation great, O Lord, you have made it great; glory is yours: you have made wide the limits of the land.


rate difficulty: And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;

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


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

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


rate difficulty: And he said to [them] all, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me;

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


rate difficulty: Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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


simplify: And now, Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have said you will give this good thing to your servant:


rate difficulty: And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.


rate difficulty: For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of the beasts, which made them afraid; because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.

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


simplify: ForGodshall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand.


simplify: But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.

But I hope that you will recognize that we can stand the test.


simplify: and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Jehovah; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

After him Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who freely gave himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand men of war;


rate difficulty: And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, in the seventh year of the king's rule.

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


simplify: And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.


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


simplify: I charge thee in the sight of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;

I give you orders before God, the giver of life, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate gave witness to the faith,


simplify: for there shall rise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;

for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and display signs and marvels, to lead astray, were it possible, even God’s people.


simplify: Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.

Be certain that it is God who has done me wrong, and has taken me in his net.


simplify: These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even.

All these are unclean to you: anyone touching them when they are dead will be unclean till evening.


simplify: I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus;


simplify: There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.


rate difficulty: And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers’ skins, brought them.

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


rate difficulty: Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.

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


simplify: I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit;

I made myself gardens and fruit gardens, planting in them fruit-trees of all sorts.


rate difficulty: And early in the morning Laban, after kissing and blessing his daughters, went on his way back to his country.

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


rate difficulty: And to the two men who are spying the land Joshua said, `Go into the house of the woman, the harlot, and bring out thence the woman, and all whom she hath, as ye have sworn to her.'

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


rate difficulty: for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and display signs and marvels, to lead astray, were it possible, even God’s people.

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


simplify: Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? or shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?

Will the white snow go away from the top of Sirion? will the cold waters flowing from the mountains become dry?


simplify: Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:

And the Lord made answer and said to his people, See, I will send you grain and wine and oil in full measure: and I will no longer let you be shamed among the nations:


simplify: And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest’s office in his stead.

(And the children of Israel went on from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah: there death came to Aaron and he was put to rest in the earth; and Eleazar, his son, took his place as priest.


rate difficulty: And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary.

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


simplify: And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

And the angel showed me ‘a river of the water of life,’ as clear as crystal, issuing from the throne of God and of the Lamb,


rate difficulty: For behold, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and impetuous nation, which marcheth through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.

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


simplify: But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

For the Amorites would go on living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but the children of Joseph became stronger than they, and put them to forced work.


simplify: And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

Then Ehud came in to him while he was seated by himself in his summer-house. And Ehud said, I have a word from God for you. And he got up from his seat.


rate difficulty: The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews that dwelt in the land of Egypt, that dwelt at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Memphis, and in the country of Pathros, saying,

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


rate difficulty: And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

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


simplify: So ye are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build their tombs.

So you are witnesses and give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places.


simplify: And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

They brought him to Jesus; but no sooner did the boy see him than the spirit threw him into convulsions; and he fell on the ground, and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.


rate difficulty: And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 8 | difficulty: hard


simplify: The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it?


rate difficulty: And in the most holy place he made images of two winged beings, covering them with gold.

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


rate difficulty: The last enemy that shall be abolished is death.

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


rate difficulty: He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

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


simplify: And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.

And he saw that rest was good and the land was pleasing; so he let them put weights on his back and became a servant.


simplify: And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,

“At Bethlehem in Judea,” was their answer; “for it is said in the prophet —


rate difficulty: And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house.


simplify: And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,

It was not until the third day that they found him in the Temple Courts, sitting among the teachers, now listening to them, now asking them questions.


rate difficulty: and Saul casteth the javelin, and saith, `I smite through David, even through the wall;' and David turneth round out of his presence twice.

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


simplify: And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

Then he led them out, and said: “What must I do to be saved?”


simplify: Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

Your fate will be the sword, and you will all go down to death: because when my voice came to you, you made no answer; you did not give ear to my word; but you did what was evil in my eyes, desiring what was not pleasing to me.


rate difficulty: and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities and their hamlets.

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


simplify: Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?

Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them, What is this evil which you are doing, not keeping the Sabbath day holy?


rate difficulty: Jesus called a little child to him, and placed it in the middle of them, and then said:


rate difficulty: Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

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


rate difficulty: I am of the opinion that there is no comparison between the pain of this present time and the glory which we will see in the future.

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


simplify: Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set up a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeel;

Let us go up against Judah, troubling her, and forcing our way into her, and let us put up a king in her, even the son of Tabeel:


rate difficulty: The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

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


rate difficulty: And he said to him, I am the Lord, who took you from Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land for your heritage.

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


simplify: And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

And I was very sad, because there was no one able to get the book open or to see what was in it.


simplify: And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.


simplify: that those under law he may redeem, that the adoption of sons we may receive;

To ransom those who were subject to law, so that we might take our position as sons.


rate difficulty: And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

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


simplify: And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath made naked her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

And if a man has sex relations with a woman at the time when she is unwell, he has seen her fountain and she has let the fountain of her blood be uncovered, and the two of them are to be cut off from among their people.


rate difficulty: If he present it for a thanksgiving, then he shall present with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and fine flour saturated with oil, cakes mingled with oil.

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: hard


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

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


simplify: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

And in the same way the men gave up the natural use of the woman and were burning in their desire for one another, men doing shame with men, and getting in their bodies the right reward of their evil-doing.


rate difficulty: And thou shalt consume all the people which the Lord thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.

reading_level: 4 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 9 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.


rate difficulty: they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-skins, old and rent and bound up,

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


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

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


rate difficulty: Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wresting of judgment: for they say, Jehovah hath forsaken the land, and Jehovah seeth not.

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


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

Lord have mercy on my son: for he is off his head, and is in great pain; and frequently he goes falling into the fire, and frequently into the water.


simplify: And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,


simplify: And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.

And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows.


rate difficulty: A [good] name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

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


rate difficulty: Then Paul said to him,God will smite thee, whited wall. And thou, dost thou sit judging me according to the law, and breaking the law commandest me to be smitten?

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


simplify: And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.

And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.


simplify: Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.

“Faithless and perverse generation!” Jesus exclaimed, “how long must I be among you? How long must I have patience with you? Bring the boy here to me.”


simplify: do not boast against the branches; and if thou dost boast, thou dost not bear the root, but the root thee!

Yet do not exult over the other branches. But, if you do exult over them, remember that you do not support the root, but that the root supports you.


rate difficulty: (this [man] had not assented to their counsel and deed), of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who also waited, [himself also,] for the kingdom ofGod

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


rate difficulty: For a woman, whose little daughter had a foul spirit in her, heard of him immediately, and came and threw herself at his feet —

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


rate difficulty: When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;

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


rate difficulty: But the fig-tree said to them, Am I to give up my sweet taste and my good fruit and go waving over the trees?

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


rate difficulty: In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment;

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


rate difficulty: And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

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


simplify: there shall be with you grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

Blessing, mercy, and peace will be ours — the gift of God, the Father, and of Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son — in a life of truth and love.


rate difficulty: and Barnabas having taken him, brought <FI>him<Fi> unto the apostles, and did declare to them how in the way he saw the Lord, and that he spake to him, and how in Damascus he was speaking boldly in the name of Jesus.

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


rate difficulty: Whereunto also I toil, combating according to his working, which works in me in power.


rate difficulty: And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

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


rate difficulty: Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

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


rate difficulty: So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they got to work cutting down trees.

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


rate difficulty: And he put up altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

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


simplify: And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

And Edom said, You are not to go through my land, for if you do I will come out against you with the sword.


rate difficulty: And the staves were long, so that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place before the oracle, but they were not seen without. And there they are to this day.


rate difficulty: Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

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


simplify: And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their families.

And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Putiel; and she gave birth to Phinehas. These are the heads of the families of the Levites, in the order of their families.


rate difficulty: And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the Lord shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee:

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


simplify: Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.

So the responsible men and all the people of our country said to us, Take food with you for the journey and go to them, and say to them, We are your servants: so now make an agreement with us.


simplify: But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.

But Peter said to him, Though the others may be turned away from you, I will not.


rate difficulty: And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the river, and led him throughout the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed and gave him Isaac.

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


simplify: My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

My children, do not let our love be mere words, or end in talk; let it be true and show itself in acts.


simplify: And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.

Then the king of Israel sent for one of his unsexed servants and said, Go quickly and come back with Micaiah, the son of Imla.


rate difficulty: Now in the twelfth year after we had been taken away prisoners, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, one who had got away in flight from Jerusalem came to me, saying, The town has been taken.

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


simplify: And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.

And when the days of weeping were past, David sent for her, and took her into his house, and she became his wife and gave him a son. But the Lord was not pleased with the thing David had done.


rate difficulty: But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel.

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


simplify: and if any one may take away from the words of the scroll of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the scroll of the life, and out of the holy city, and the things that have been written in this scroll;'

and if anyone takes away any of the words in the book containing this prophecy, God will take away his share in the Tree of life, and in the Holy City — as described in this book.’


rate difficulty: and those that use the world, as not using it to the full: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

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


rate difficulty: And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

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


rate difficulty: And they made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.


rate difficulty: Jesus, however, turning to Peter, said: “Out of my way, Satan! You are a hindrance to me; for you look at things, not as God does, but as person does.”


simplify: Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat.

Then the lambs will get food as in their grass-lands, and the fat cattle will be feasting in the waste places.


rate difficulty: And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

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


rate difficulty: And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

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


simplify: Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.


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

Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.


rate difficulty: even those that were numbered of them according to their families, were three thousand two hundred.

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


simplify: All the days that he separateth himself unto the Lord he shall come at no dead body.

All the time he is separate he may not come near any dead body.


simplify: For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

For everyone who exalts themselves will be humbled, and everyone who humbles themselves will be exalted.”


rate difficulty: And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, JehovahGod merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,

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


simplify: And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

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


rate difficulty: Declare fat the heart of this people, And its ears declare heavy, And its eyes declare dazzled, Lest it see with its eyes, And with its ears hear, and its heart consider, And it hath turned back, and hath health.'

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


rate difficulty: Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

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


simplify: And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

And in addition, Ira the Jairite was a priest to David.


simplify: For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

As the passage of scripture says — ‘No one who believes in him will have any cause for shame.’


rate difficulty: How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.


simplify: Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, For the salvation of thine anointed; Thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked man, Laying bare the foundation even unto the neck. [Selah

You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of the one on whom your holy oil was put; wounding the head of the family of the evil-doer, uncovering the base even to the neck. Selah.


simplify: Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,


rate difficulty: And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

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


rate difficulty: And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.

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


simplify: But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

And the Lord sent out a great wind on to the sea and there was a violent storm in the sea, so that the ship seemed in danger of being broken.


simplify: Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not raised.

Yes, and we are seen to be false witnesses of God; because we gave witness of God that by his power Christ came again from the dead: which is not true if there is no coming back from the dead.


rate difficulty: Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble!

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


rate difficulty: And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,

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


simplify: The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.

The prophets, who were before me and before you, from early times gave word to a number of countries and great kingdoms about war and destruction and disease.


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

For the training of the body is of profit for a little, but religion is of profit in every way, giving hope for the life which now is, and for that which is to come.


rate difficulty: And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:


rate difficulty: And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am this day doing all in my power for the cause of your father Saul and for his brothers and his friends, and have not given you up into the hands of David, and now you say I have done wrong with a woman.

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


simplify: Then shall they know that I am Jehovah, when I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment, because of all their abominations which they have committed.

Then they will be certain that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a waste and a cause of wonder, because of all the disgusting things which they have done,


rate difficulty: Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and how do ye see it now? Is it not as nothing in your eyes?

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


simplify: which also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;

And baptism, of which this is an image, now gives you salvation, not by washing clean the flesh, but by making you free from the sense of sin before God, through the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead;


rate difficulty: the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.


rate difficulty: Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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


rate difficulty: And they seek a fair young woman in all the border of Israel, and find Abishag the Shunammite, and bring her in to the king,

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


rate difficulty: By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.


rate difficulty: and the saying of the Lord doth remain--to the age; and this is the saying that was proclaimed good news to you.


rate difficulty: Dan will be a serpent on the way, A horned snake on the path, Which biteth the horse's heels, So that the rider falleth backwards.

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


simplify: And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:

But the man of God said to the king, Even if you gave me half of all you have, I would not go in with you, and I would not take food or a drink of water in this place;


rate difficulty: And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh,

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


simplify: And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

And they said to him, If you are kind to this people, pleasing them and saying good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.


rate difficulty: and they went to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have cursed ourselves with a curse to taste nothing until we kill Paul.

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


rate difficulty: Slay all her kine, they go down to slaughter, Woe <FI>is<Fi> on them, for come hath their day, The time of their inspection.

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


simplify: Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

Beryls and stones of value to be put on the ephod and on the priest's bag.


simplify: For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

For —  ‘All earthly life is but as grass, and all its splendor as the flower of grass. The grass fades, its flower falls,


rate difficulty: And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

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


simplify: In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

In that day, says the Lord, I will put fear into every horse and make every horseman go off his head: and my eyes will be open on the people of Judah, and I will make every horse of the peoples blind.


simplify: Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

Then Jeroboam made the town of Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim a strong place, and was living there; and from there he went out and did the same to Penuel.


simplify: and I will take unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

And take true witnesses to the writing, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah, the son of Jeberechiah.


simplify: The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

The third Zaccur, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;


simplify: Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

Say to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,


simplify: And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat:

And when he has done whatever is necessary to make the holy place and the Tent of meeting and the altar free from sin, let him put the living goat before the Lord;


simplify: Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?

I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.


rate difficulty: and he taketh the calf which they have made, and burneth <FI>it<Fi> with fire, and grindeth until <FI>it is<Fi> small, and scattereth on the face of the waters, and causeth the sons of Israel to drink.

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


rate difficulty: And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.

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


simplify: And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

And of Baalath, and all the store-towns which Solomon had, and the towns where he kept his war-carriages and his horse men, and everything which it was his pleasure to put up in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land under his rule.


rate difficulty: And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

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


rate difficulty: and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

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


simplify: Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.

Every one had four faces and every one had four wings; and hands like a man's hands were under their wings.


simplify: And of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him fourscore males.

And of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah, the son of Michael; and with him eighty males.


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

And after working the earth of it with a spade, he took away its stones, and put in it a very special vine; and he put up a watchtower in the middle of it, hollowing out in the rock a place for the grape-crushing; and he was hoping that it would give the best grapes, but it gave common grapes.


simplify: And Joab said, Jehovah make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt unto Israel?

And Joab said, May the Lord make his people a hundred times more in number than they are; but, my lord king, are they not all my lord's servants? why would my lord have this done? why will he become a cause of sin to Israel?


rate difficulty: And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

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


rate difficulty: `And unto a woman in the separation of her uncleanness thou dost not draw near to uncover her nakedness.

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


rate difficulty: And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael; and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech.

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


rate difficulty: But man dieth, and is laid low: Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

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


rate difficulty: He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

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


rate difficulty: So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

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


rate difficulty: See, I will have your arm cut off, and will put waste on your faces, even the waste from your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.


rate difficulty: And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

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


rate difficulty: I see that you are able to do every thing, and to give effect to all your designs.


rate difficulty: Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?


rate difficulty: and has raised up for us the Strength of our salvation In the house of his servant David —

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


rate difficulty: At the conclusion of this teaching, Jesus withdrew from Galilee, and went into that district of Judea which is on the other side of the Jordan.

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


simplify: The prophet that prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that Jehovah hath truly sent him.

The prophet whose words are of peace, when his words come true, will be seen to be a prophet whom the Lord has sent.


simplify: Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:

So now, take and make ready a new cart, and two cows which have never come under the yoke, and have the cows yoked to the cart, and take their young ones away from them:


rate difficulty: “You,”said Jesus, “are the ones who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among people may be an abomination in the sight of God.

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


simplify: And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting.

Then one of the children of Israel came to his brothers, taking with him a woman of Midian, before the eyes of Moses and all the meeting of the people, while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of meeting.


rate difficulty: Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.


simplify: For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.

For Ahaz took a part of the wealth from the house of the Lord, and from the house of the king and of the great men, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it was no help to him.


simplify: Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work!

Truly, before it was cut down, it was not used for any purpose: how much less, when the fire has made a meal of it and it is burned, will it be made into anything?


simplify: Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,

Give ear to this, you who are crushing the poor, and whose purpose is to put an end to those who are in need in the land,


simplify: And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.

And that prophet or that dreamer of dreams is to be put to death; for his words were said with the purpose of turning you away from the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt and made you free from the prison-house; and of forcing you out of the way in which the Lord your God has given you orders to go. So you are to put away the evil from among you.


rate difficulty: Silver of dross spread over potsherd, <FI>Are<Fi> burning lips and an evil heart.

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


rate difficulty: Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

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


rate difficulty: The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;


simplify: yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud departed not from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way wherein they should go.

Even then, in your great mercy, you did not give them up in the waste land: the pillar of cloud still went before them by day, guiding them on their way, and the pillar of fire by night, to give them light, and make clear the way they were to go.


simplify: Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

Therefore, courage, my friends! For I believe God, that everything will happen exactly as I have been told.


simplify: And, having seen Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed before him,

Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed to the ground before him,


rate difficulty: and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me--

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


rate difficulty: on every first <FI>day<Fi> of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

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


rate difficulty: So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

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


simplify: And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

And Aaron will make selection from the two goats by the decision of the Lord, one goat for the Lord and one for Azazel.


simplify: And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.

And the sons of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who did wrong about the cursed thing.


simplify: In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Meanwhile the people had gathered in thousands, so that they trod on one another, when Jesus, addressing himself to his disciples, began by saying to them: “Be on your guard against the leaven — that is, the hypocrisy — of the Pharisees.


simplify: And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

And the workmen made an attack on his servants, giving blows to one, putting another to death, and stoning another.


simplify: Princes were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.

Their hands put princes to death by hanging: the faces of old men were not honoured.


simplify: Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel: and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa.


simplify: Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

Why did I come from my mother's body to see pain and sorrow, so that my days might be wasted with shame?


simplify: And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

Moved by the Spirit, Simeon came into the Temple Courts, and, when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law,


rate difficulty: The lips of a righteous [man] know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is frowardness.


simplify: Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.


rate difficulty: Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear.

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


rate difficulty: and they go out at noon, and Ben-Hadad is drinking--drunk in the booths, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings, helping him.

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


rate difficulty: And afterwards I will turn the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith Jehovah.

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


simplify: But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

But later, they took back again the servants and the servant-girls whom they had let go free, and put them again under the yoke as servants and servant-girls.


simplify: Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

Therefore I think it necessary to beg the friends to go to you in advance, and to complete the arrangements for the gift, which you have already promised, so that it may be ready, as a gift, before I come, and not look as if it were being given under pressure.


rate difficulty: Yet he filled their houses with good. But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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


simplify: In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.

In this year of Jubilee, let every man go back to his heritage.


simplify: Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.

Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians, our heart is wide.


rate difficulty: And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

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


rate difficulty: and upon Cain, and on his offering, he did not look. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.


rate difficulty: And Micah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read in the book in the ears of the people.

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


simplify: Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.


simplify: In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

About that time, when there was again a great crowd of people who had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said:


rate difficulty: And God said, Let grass come up on the earth, and plants producing seed, and fruit-trees giving fruit, in which is their seed, after their sort: and it was so.


simplify: He hath swallowed up death for ever; and the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he take away from off all the earth: for Jehovah hath spoken it.

He has put an end to death for ever; and the Lord God will take away all weeping; and he will put an end to the shame of his people in all the earth: for the Lord has said it.


rate difficulty: Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

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


simplify: Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

Became the property of Abraham before the eyes of the children of Heth and of all who came into the town.


rate difficulty: But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.

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simplify: But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.

But Amaziah gave no attention; and this was the purpose of God, so that he might give them up into the hands of Joash, because they had gone after the gods of Edom.


simplify: The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name.

The heritage of Jacob is not like these; for the maker of all things is his heritage: the Lord of armies is his name.


simplify: For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

For I myself am a man under the orders of others, with soldiers under me; and if I say to one of them ‘Go,’ he goes, and to another ‘Come,’ he comes, and to my slave ‘Do this,’ he does it.”


rate difficulty: Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

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


simplify: Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.

Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a very great army, with war-carriages and horsemen more than might be numbered? but because your faith was in the Lord, he gave them up into your hands.


rate difficulty: But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall.

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


rate difficulty: Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

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


simplify: And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.

And they will give the walls of Tyre to destruction and have its towers broken: and I will take even her dust away from her, and make her an uncovered rock


rate difficulty: And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.

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


rate difficulty: While they were yet talking with him, the king's chamberlains came, and hasted to bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.


simplify: And kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brethren, to do according to the word of Jehovah by Moses.

And put the Passover lamb to death, and make yourselves holy, and make it ready for your brothers, so that the orders given by the Lord through Moses may be done.


simplify: In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

Ruling over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, over all Israel and Judah, for thirty-three years.


simplify: But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.


rate difficulty: In his right hand is the lot of Jerusalem to appoint battering-rams, to open the mouth for bloodshed, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering-rams against the gates, to cast mounds, to build siege-towers.

reading_level: 12 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 0 | difficulty: hard


simplify: we by nature Jews, and not sinners of the nations,

We, though we are Jews by birth and not outcasts of Gentile origin, know that no one is pronounced righteous as the result of obedience to law, but only through faith in Christ Jesus.


rate difficulty: So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

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


rate difficulty: Hate evil, and love good, And set up judgment in the gate, It may be Jehovah, God of Hosts, doth pity the remnant of Joseph.

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


simplify: and they were carried over into Sychem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in money from the sons of Emmor, of Sychem.

and their bodies were removed to Shechem, and laid in the tomb which Abraham had bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.


rate difficulty: holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

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


simplify: And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

The rest of the children of Kohath by their families were given ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.


rate difficulty: and number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them on the plateau: shall we not be stronger than they? And he hearkened to their voice, and did so.


rate difficulty: And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the Lord came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.

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


simplify: And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.


simplify: Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

Be haters of evil and lovers of good, and let right be done in the public place: it may be that the Lord, the God of armies, will have mercy on the rest of Joseph.


rate difficulty: Dost thou put a reed in his nose? And with a thorn pierce his jaw?

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


simplify: And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:

And the priest will give the sin-offering, and take away the sin of him who is to be made clean from his unclean condition; and after that he will put the burned offering to death.


rate difficulty: They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

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


simplify: And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s household within.

Then the door-keepers, crying out, gave the news to those inside the king's house.


rate difficulty: And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye on him.

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


rate difficulty: And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:

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


rate difficulty: From the day when I took my people Israel out of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; but I made selection of David to be king over my people Israel.

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


simplify: `And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;

As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side.


rate difficulty: a field being his, having sold <FI>it<Fi> , brought the money and laid <FI>it<Fi> at the feet of the apostles.

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


simplify: and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed along by Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka;

From there it goes south of the slope up to Akrabbim, and on to Zin, then south past Kadesh-barnea, and on by Hezron and up to Addar, turning in the direction of Karka:


simplify: And said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

And said to them, These are the words of the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to put your request before him:


simplify: Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.


rate difficulty: Then there appeared tongues of what seemed to be flame, separating, so that one settled on each of them;


rate difficulty: For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.


simplify: Take, I pray thee, my gift that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

Take my offering then, with my blessing; for God has been very good to me and I have enough: so at his strong request, he took it.


simplify: The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,)

God, even God the Lord, God, even God the Lord, he sees, and Israel will see--if it is in pride or in sin against the Lord,


rate difficulty: and Jehovah saith unto me, Do not distress Moab, nor stir thyself up against them <FI>in<Fi> battle, for I do not give to thee of their land <FI>for<Fi> a possession; for to the sons of Lot I have given Ar <FI>for<Fi> a possession.'

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


simplify: And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

And the four beasts, having every one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and inside: and without resting day and night, they say, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, Ruler of all, who was and is and is to come.


simplify: Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

charging him with persuading people to worship God in a way forbidden by the law.


simplify: But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

But I have a mind as well as you; I am equal to you: yes, who has not knowledge of such things as these?


simplify: and each in his proper order, a first-fruit Christ, afterwards those who are the Christ's, in his presence,

But each in their proper order — Christ the first-fruits; afterwards, at his coming, those who belong to the Christ.


rate difficulty: and having found him, they say to him, --`All do seek thee;'

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


simplify: and when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night was Peter sleeping between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains, guards also before the door were keeping the prison,

Just when Herod was intending to bring him before the people, on that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, chained to them both, while there were sentries in front of the door, guarding the prison.


simplify: And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads.

Their great men have sent their servants for water: they come to the holes and there is no water to be seen; they come back with nothing in their vessels; they are overcome with shame and fear, covering their heads.


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

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: medium | archaic_forms: 1 | difficulty: hard


rate difficulty: Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in [the] Lord.

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


simplify: But they held their peace: for they had disputed one with another on the way, who was the greatest.

But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest.


rate difficulty: I also walked contrary unto them, and brought them into the land of their enemies: if then their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity;

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


simplify: When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

When Joab and his men came, news was given them that Abner, the son of Ner, had come to the king, who had let him go away again in peace.


simplify: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil.


rate difficulty: So Joab came to the king, and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.


simplify: Charge these things, and teach;


rate difficulty: Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, by signs and wonders and mighty works.

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


rate difficulty: `This day Jehovah thy God is commanding thee to do these statutes and judgments; and thou hast hearkened and done them with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,

reading_level: 11 | vocab_complexity: high | archaic_forms: 6 | difficulty: hard


simplify: And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah


rate difficulty: And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.


rate difficulty: And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?


rate difficulty: And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

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


rate difficulty: And they went and were living in the resting-place of Chimham, which is near Beth-lehem on the way into Egypt,

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


rate difficulty: And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah.

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


simplify: And Jehovah commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Jehovah our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at this day.

And the Lord gave us orders to keep all these laws, in the fear of the Lord our God, so that it might be well for us for ever, and that he might keep us from death, as he has done to this day.


simplify: Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,


rate difficulty: for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters;

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


simplify: I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

I have been crucified with Christ. So it is no longer I that live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and, as for my present earthly life, I am living it by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.


simplify: Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

Give ear to the words of this agreement, and say to the men of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem,


simplify: And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

And the woman became with child; and she sent word to David that she was with child.


simplify: And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

And he said, See how all the he-goats are banded and marked and coloured: for I have seen what Laban has done to you.


rate difficulty: And they said, Thy servants were twelve brethren, sons of one man, in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

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


rate difficulty: It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

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


simplify: For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

for this is my covenant blood, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.


rate difficulty: And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten.


rate difficulty: And that the two might come into agreement with God in one body through the cross, so putting an end to that division.

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


simplify: Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.

And the representative of King Jehoshaphat made a Tarshish-ship to go to Ophir for gold, but it did not go, because it was broken at Ezion-geber.


simplify: But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

And let endurance do its work perfectly, so that you may be altogether perfect, and in no respect deficient.


simplify: Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.

Take from among you three men from every tribe; and I will send them to go through the land and make a record of it for distribution as their heritage; then let them come back to me.


rate difficulty: And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

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


rate difficulty: He will make your minds diseased, and your eyes blind, and your hearts wasted with fear:

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


rate difficulty: If only he would be pleased to put an end to me; and would let loose his hand, so that I might be cut off!

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


simplify: And he himself had known their reasonings, and said to the man having the withered hand, `Rise, and stand in the midst;' and he having risen, stood.

Jesus, however, knew what was in the their minds, and said to the man whose hand was withered: “Stand up and come out into the middle.”The man stood up;


rate difficulty: And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between every two tails.

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


rate difficulty: If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father’s house in her youth;

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


simplify: Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

So the Lord was very angry with Israel, and his face was turned away from them: only the tribe of Judah kept its place.


simplify: Henceforth, let no one give me trouble, for I the scars of the Lord Jesus in my body do bear.

For the future let no one trouble me; for I bear the marks of Jesus branded on my body.


rate difficulty: And Job died, old and full of days.


rate difficulty: He had faith in the Lord, the God of Israel; so that there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah who were before him.


simplify: And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

Jesus also said to them: “Suppose that one of you who has a friend were to go to him in the middle of the night and say ‘Friend, lend me three loaves,


simplify: And Joshua rose up early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel; and they lodged there before they passed over.

Then Joshua got up early in the morning, and, moving on from Shittim, he and all the children of Israel came to Jordan and were there for the night before going over.


simplify: And the boys grew: and Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.


simplify: And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;

And to the angel of the church in Pergamos say: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword:


rate difficulty: Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.

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


rate difficulty: and Jehovah said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that are done in the midst thereof.

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


rate difficulty: Thy third part--by pestilence they die, And by famine are consumed in thy midst, And the third part, by sword they fall round about thee, And the third part, to every wind I scatter, And a sword I draw out after them.

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


rate difficulty: Now when all this was over, all the men of Israel who were present went out into the towns of Judah, causing the stone pillars to be broken up and the wood pillars to be cut down, pulling down the high places and the altars in all Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, till all were gone. Then all the children of Israel went back to their towns, every man to his property.

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


rate difficulty: For God’s ‘folly’ is wiser than people, and God’s ‘weakness’ is stronger than people.


simplify: And no man shall come up with thee; neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.

No one is to come up with you, and let no man be seen anywhere on the mountain; let no flocks or herds come near to get their food at its foot.


simplify: And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be the token unto thee, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

And he said, Truly I will be with you; and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you have taken the children of Israel out of Egypt, you will give worship to God on this mountain.


rate difficulty: and that ‘hope never disappoints.’ For the love of God has filled our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given us;


simplify: But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:

But if what he has said is true, and she is seen to be not a virgin,


simplify: Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.

Then Ziba said to the king, Every order which you have given to your servant will be done. As for Mephibosheth, he had a place at David's table, like one of the king's sons.


rate difficulty: Then the chiefs went down to the doors; the Lord's people went down among the strong ones.

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


simplify: The young man saith unto him, All these things have I observed: what lack I yet?

The young man says to him, All these things have I done: what more is there?


simplify: and a second time they said, `Alleluia;' and her smoke doth come up--to the ages of the ages!

Again they cried — ‘Hallelujah!’ And the smoke from her ruins rises for ever and ever.


simplify: And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary; and he refreshed himself there.

And the king and his people came tired to Jordan, and took their rest there.


simplify: The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:

The Lord did not give you his love or take you for himself because you were more in number than any other people; for you were the smallest of the nations:


simplify: And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.

And when the south wind came softly, being of the opinion that their purpose might be effected, they let the ship go and went sailing down the side of Crete, very near to the land.


rate difficulty: But if it has any mark on it, if it is blind or has damaged legs, or if there is anything wrong with it, it may not be offered to the Lord your God.

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


simplify: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and everything in them, and he took his rest on the seventh day: for this reason the Lord has given his blessing to the seventh day and made it holy.


simplify: Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

so as to prevent Satan from taking advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.


rate difficulty: And the winged ones, lifting up their wings, went up from the earth before my eyes, with the wheels by their side: and they came to rest at the east doorway of the Lord's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them on high.


simplify: and thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

And this money, the price of those over the number of the Levites, is to be given to Aaron and his sons.


simplify: And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah appeared.

Now when the people had come together against Moses and Aaron, looking in the direction of the Tent of meeting, they saw the cloud covering it, and the glory of the Lord came before their eyes.


simplify: Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who are about to examine him, and the chief captain also was afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him,

The men who were to have examined Paul immediately drew back, and the officer, finding that Paul was a Roman citizen, was alarmed at having put him in chains.


rate difficulty: Then I said ... now she will go on with her loose ways.


rate difficulty: If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

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


rate difficulty: Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: forGod had blessed him.

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


simplify: Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?


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

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


rate difficulty: But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king. And he said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

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


rate difficulty: For I will send water on the land needing it, and streams on the dry earth: I will let my spirit come down on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.

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


simplify: I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.

I robbed other churches by taking pay from them, so that I might serve you!


simplify: I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.

I will give them up to be a cause of fear and of trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth; to be a name of shame and common talk and a cutting word and a curse in all the places wherever I will send them wandering.


rate difficulty: He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

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


simplify: And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels weighted down with spices, and stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.


simplify: But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, andhimself fought against them.

But they went against him, causing grief to his holy spirit: so he was turned against them, and made war on them.


simplify: And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me: Jehovah reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness.

While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out of my control: may the Lord give to the evil-doer the reward of his evil-doing!


simplify: But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

But to you who hear I say — love your enemies, show kindness to those who hate you,


rate difficulty: Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

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


simplify: Howbeit with most of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

But with most of them God was not pleased: for they came to their end in the waste land.


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

So David and Abishai came down to the army by night: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts with his spear planted in the earth by his head: and Abner and the people were sleeping round him.


rate difficulty: And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.


simplify: And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering that covereth all peoples, and the veil that is spread over all nations.

And in this mountain he will put an end to the shade covering the face of all peoples, and the veil which is stretched over all nations.


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

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


rate difficulty: And Shaphan took the book to the king; and he gave him an account of what had been done, saying, Your servants are doing all they have been given to do;


simplify: Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.


simplify: salute one another in an holy kiss;


simplify: And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?


simplify: and if he may ask an egg, will he present to him a scorpion?

or, if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?


rate difficulty: and Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,

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


rate difficulty: then thou hast given <FI>it<Fi> in money, and hast bound up the money in thy hand, and gone unto the place on which Jehovah thy God doth fix;

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