He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.
NIV
He must rule his own household well, keeping his children under control, with true dignity, commanding their respect in every way and keeping them respectful.
AMP
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
KJV
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
NIV
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is mere delusion [futile, fruitless], and you are still in your sins [under the control and penalty of sin]AMP
And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
KJV
The whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The country was brought under their control
NIV
AND THE whole congregation of the Israelites assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there; and the land was subdued before them.
AMP
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
KJV
Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies.
NIV
And when Moses saw that the people were unruly and unrestrained (for Aaron had let them get out of control, so that they were a derision and object of shame among their enemies)
AMP
And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
KJV
They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.
NIV
People were severely burned (scorched) by the fiery heat, and they reviled and blasphemed the name of God, Who has control of these plagues, and they did not repent of their sins [felt no regret, contrition, and compunction for their waywardness, refusing to amend their ways] to give Him glory.
AMP
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
KJV
In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.
NIV
AFTER THIS, David smote and subdued the Philistines, and took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.
AMP
Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
KJV
A prophecy concerning the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
NIV
THE MOURNFUL, inspired prediction (a burden to be lifted up) concerning the Desert of the Sea [which was Babylon after great dams were raised to control the waters of the Euphrates River which overflowed it like a sea--and would do so again]: As whirlwinds in the South (the Negeb) sweep through, so it [the judgment of God by hostile armies] comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
AMP
The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
KJV
