I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.
NIV
I give thanks to Him Who has granted me [the needed] strength and made me able [for this], Christ Jesus our Lord, because He has judged and counted me faithful and trustworthy, appointing me to [this stewardship of] the ministry.
AMP
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
KJV
Tell Archippus: "See to it that you complete the work you have received in the Lord."
NIV
And say to Archippus, See that you discharge carefully [the duties of] the ministry and fulfill the stewardship which you have received in the Lord.
AMP
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
KJV
So he called him in and asked him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.'
NIV
And he called him and said to him, What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management [of my affairs], for you can be [my] manager no longer.
AMP
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
KJV
Surely you have heard about the administration of God's grace that was given to me for you
NIV
Assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace (His unmerited favor) that was entrusted to me [to dispense to you] for your benefit
AMP
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
KJV
I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness –
NIV
In it I became a minister in accordance with the divine stewardship which was entrusted to me for you [as its object and for your benefit], to make the Word of God fully known [among you]--
AMP
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
KJV
I know what I'll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.'
NIV
I have come to know what I will do, so that they [my master's debtors] may accept and welcome me into their houses when I am put out of the management.
AMP
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
KJV
"The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg – "
NIV
And the manager of the estate said to himself, What shall I do, seeing that my master is taking the management away from me? I am not able to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
AMP
Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
KJV
