KJV:
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
NASB:
"Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!
KJV:
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
NASB:
"But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, 'I have bought a piece of land and I need to go out and look at it; please consider me excused.'
KJV:
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
NASB:
"Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people;
KJV:
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
NASB:
Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
KJV:
I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
NASB:
I think then that this is good in view of the present distress, that it is good for a man to remain as he is.
KJV:
Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
NASB:
But he who stands firm in his heart, being under no constraint, but has authority over his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter, he will do well.
KJV:
For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
NASB:
For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel.
KJV:
But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
NASB:
but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
KJV:
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
NASB:
Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
KJV:
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
NASB:
Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.