And in fact, you do love all the brothers and sisters throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, dear friends, to do so more and more
NIV
And indeed you already are [extending and displaying your love] to all the brethren throughout Macedonia. But we beseech and earnestly exhort you, brethren, that you excel [in this matter] more and more
AMP
And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
KJV
What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who are married should live as if they were not
NIV
I mean, brethren, the appointed time has been winding down and it has grown very short. From now on, let even those who have wives be as if they had none
AMP
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
KJV
Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.
NIV
Brethren, for this reason, in [spite of all] our stress and crushing difficulties we have been filled with comfort and cheer about you [because of] your faith (the leaning of your whole personality on God in complete trust and confidence).
AMP
Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
KJV
Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you.
NIV
For you recall our hard toil and struggles, brethren. We worked night and day [and plied our trade] in order not to be a burden to any of you [for our support] while we proclaimed the glad tidings (the Gospel) of God to you.
AMP
For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
KJV
Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants and brothers and sisters were killed just as they had been.
NIV
Then they were each given a long and flowing and festive white robe and told to rest and wait patiently a little while longer, until the number should be complete of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed as they themselves had been.
AMP
And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
KJV
"Truly I tell you," Jesus said to them, "no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God"
NIV
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
KJV
Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you quite briefly.
NIV
I call on you, brethren, to listen patiently and bear with this message of exhortation and admonition and encouragement, for I have written to you briefly.
AMP
And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
KJV