This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing.
NIV
For this same reason you pay taxes, for [the civil authorities] are official servants under God, devoting themselves to attending to this very service.
AMP
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
KJV
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.
NIV
When the angel who spoke to him had left, Cornelius called two of his servants and a God-fearing soldier from among his own personal attendants.
AMP
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
KJV
The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
NIV
And the Lord shall guide you continually and satisfy you in drought and in dry places and make strong your bones. And you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.
AMP
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
KJV
A people that you do not know will eat what your land and labor produce, and you will have nothing but cruel oppression all your days.
NIV
A nation which you have not known shall eat up the fruit of your land and of all your labors, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually, [Fulfilled in Judg. 6:1-6; 13:1.]AMP
The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
KJV
Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.
NIV
So call to mind the lessons you received and heard; continually lay them to heart and obey them, and repent. In case you will not rouse yourselves and keep awake and watch, I will come upon you like a thief, and you will not know or suspect at what hour I will come.
AMP
Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
KJV
They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
NIV
And when they heard it, they rejoiced and were delighted, and they promised to give him money. And he [busying himself continually] sought an opportunity to betray Him.
AMP
And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
KJV
Rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
NIV
Have the roots [of your being] firmly and deeply planted [in Him, fixed and founded in Him], being continually built up in Him, becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and abounding and overflowing in it with thanksgiving.
AMP
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
KJV
