Book of Common Prayer: The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.
CEB: The Lord was my strength and protection; he was my saving help!
The Book of Common Prayer translation was updated for the 1979 prayer book. The Common English Bible is a more accessible translation. Both are approved for use during worship in the Episcopal Church.
NRSV: But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.’ So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
CEB: He said to me, 'My grace is enough for you, because power is made perfect in weakness.' So I’ll gladly spend my time bragging about my weaknesses so that Christ’s power can rest on me.
The NRSV is the New Revised Standard Version, which is the academic standard for biblical translation. The Common English Bible is a more accessible translation. Both are approved for use during worship in the Episcopal Church.
NRSV: I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
CEB: I can endure all these things through the power of the one who gives me strength.
The NRSV is the New Revised Standard Version, which is the academic standard for biblical translation. The Common English Bible is a more accessible translation. Both are approved for use during worship in the Episcopal Church.
