1 Samuel 12:22–23
22 “For athe Lord will not abandon His people bon account of His great name, because the Lord chas been pleased to make you a people for Himself.
23 “Moreover, as for me, afar be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but bI will instruct you in the good and right way.
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — The New International Version (NIV)
22 For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own. 23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right.
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — English Standard Version (ESV)
22 For the Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself. 23 Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
22 For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people. 23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)
22 The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.
23 “As for me, I will certainly not sin against the Lord by ending my prayers for you. And I will continue to teach you what is good and right.
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
22 For the Lord will not forsake His people, for His great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you His people. 23 Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and the right way.
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — New Century Version (NCV)
22 For his own sake, the Lord won’t leave his people. Instead, he was pleased to make you his own people. 23 I will surely not stop praying for you, because that would be sinning against the Lord. I will teach you what is good and right.
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)
22 For Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it hath pleased Jehovah to make you a people unto himself. 23 Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
22 For Jehovah will not cast away his people for his great name’s sake; because it has pleased Jehovah to make you his people. 23 Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you; and I will teach you the good and right way.
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
22 For the sake of his great name, the Lord will not abandon his people, because the Lord wants to make you his people. 23 It would be unthinkable for me to sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. I will go on teaching you the way that is good and right.
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
22 The Lord will not abandon His people, because of His great name and because He has determined to make you His own people.
23 “As for me, I vow that I will not sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. I will teach you the good and right way.
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
22 For the Lord will not cast away his people, for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself. 23 Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
22 For Yahweh will not forsake his people for the sake of his great name, because Yahweh has decided to make you his own people. 23 Also, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you! I will instruct you in the good and righteous way.
1 Samuel 12:22–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
22 “But the Lord will be true to his great name. He won’t turn his back on his people. That’s because he was pleased to make you his own people.
23 “I would never sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. I’ll teach you to live in a way that is good and right.