When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
NIV
And they came to Jesus and looked intently and searchingly at the man who had been a demoniac, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, [the same man] who had had the legion [of demons]; and they were seized with alarm and struck with fear.
AMP
And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
KJV
Strike them with terror, LORD; let the nations know they are only mortals.
NIV
Put them in fear[make them realize their frail nature], O Lord, that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
AMP
Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
KJV
For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.
NIV
For I am fearful that somehow or other I may come and find you not as I desire to find you, and that you may find me too not as you want to find me--that perhaps there may be factions (quarreling), jealousy, temper (wrath, intrigues, rivalry, divided loyalties), selfishness, whispering, gossip, arrogance (self-assertion), and disorder among you.
AMP
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
KJV
The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread.
NIV
The Lord of hosts--regard Him as holy and honor His holy name [by regarding Him as your only hope of safety], and let Him be your fear and let Him be your dread [lest you offend Him by your fear of man and distrust of Him].
AMP
Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
KJV
And free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
NIV
And also that He might deliver and completely set free all those who through the [haunting]fear of death were held in bondage throughout the whole course of their lives.
AMP
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
KJV
The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
NIV
The reverent, worshipful fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it rests satisfied; he cannot be visited with [actual] evil. [Job 5:19; Ps. 91:3; Prov. 12:13; Isa. 46:4; Jer. 1:8; Dan. 6:27; II Tim. 4:8.]AMP
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
KJV
