House of Jacob, should it be said, "Does the LORD become impatient? Does he do such things?" "Do not my words do good to those whose ways are upright?"
NIV
O house of Jacob, shall it be said, Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted, impatient, and shortened? Or are these [prophesied plagues] His doings? Do not My words do good to him who walks uprightly?
AMP
O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
KJV
For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of others.
NIV
For we take thought beforehand and aim to be honest and absolutely above suspicion, not only in the sight of the Lord but also in the sight of men.
AMP
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
KJV
So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
NIV
And he departed and began to publicly proclaim in Decapolis [the region of the ten cities] how much Jesus had done for him, and all the people were astonished and marveled. [Matt. 4:25.]AMP
And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
KJV
I approached one of those standing there and asked him the meaning of all this. "So he told me and gave me the interpretation of these things:"
NIV
I came near to one of those who stood there and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things.
AMP
I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
KJV
Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the LORD.
NIV
They are brought to shame because they have committed abominations (extremely disgusting and shamefully vile things). And yet they were not at all ashamed, nor could they blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time of their punishment they shall be overthrown, says the Lord. [Jer. 6:12-15.]AMP
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.
KJV
It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
NIV
By such means, therefore, it was necessary for the [earthly] copies of the heavenly things to be purified, but the actual heavenly things themselves [required far] better and nobler sacrifices than these.
AMP
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
KJV
