What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.
NIV
What then, brethren, is [the right course]? When you meet together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a disclosure of special knowledge or information, an utterance in a [strange] tongue, or an interpretation of it. [But] let everything be constructive and edifying and for the good of all.
AMP
How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
KJV
His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms
NIV
[The purpose is] that through the church the complicated, many-sided wisdom of God in all its infinite variety and innumerable aspects might now be made known to the angelic rulers and authorities (principalities and powers) in the heavenly sphere.
AMP
To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
KJV
On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
NIV
Arriving there, they gathered the church together and declared all that God had accomplished with them and how He had opened to the Gentiles a door of faith [in Jesus as the Messiah, through Whom we obtain salvation in the kingdom of God].
AMP
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
KJV
He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap.
NIV
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation and be well thought of by those outside [the church], lest he become involved in slander and incur reproach and fall into the devil's trap.
AMP
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
KJV
I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will have nothing to do with us.
NIV
I have written briefly to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to take the lead among them and put himself first, does not acknowledge my authority and refuses to accept my suggestions or to listen to me.
AMP
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
KJV
No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband
NIV
Let no one be put on the roll of widows [who are to receive church support] who is under sixty years of age or who has been the wife of more than one man
AMP
Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man.
KJV
