but( which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.

只要有善行，这才与自称是敬神的女人相宜。

要有善行，这才与自称为敬畏上帝的女人相称。

要有善行，这才与自称为敬畏神的女人相称。

要有良好的行为，这样才配称为敬畏上帝的妇女。

却要以善行作装饰，这才配称为敬畏神的女人。

反而要用美善的行为，与称为敬神的女人相宜。

只要有善行，這才與自稱是敬神的女人相宜。

要有善行，這才與自稱為敬畏上帝的女人相稱。

要有善行，這才與自稱為敬畏神的女人相稱。

要有良好的行為，這樣才配稱為敬畏上帝的婦女。

卻要以善行作裝飾，這才配稱為敬畏神的女人。

乃是要用善行來妝飾：這才是自許為敬拜上帝的女人所適合作的。

反而要用美善的行為，與稱為敬神的女人相宜。

惟由善行、乃自許為虔敬者所宜、

惟務善行、乃崇拜上帝者所宜、

惟以行善為飾、此乃自稱敬天主之婦女所宜、

吾望服膺聖教之婦人、皆能以懿德琦行自飾也。

but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

Instead, they should put on good works as if good works were their clothes. This is proper for women who claim to worship God.

but with what is proper for women who profess godliness— with good works.

For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.

but with good works, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.

but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.

but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.

but with good works, as is proper for women who affirm that they worship God.

But( which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.

but with good works, which is appropriate for women professing godliness.

having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil- doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

I know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness,

Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:

Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

and in your knowledge self- control; and in your self- control patience; and in your patience godliness;and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love.For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Whose adorning let it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel;but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.

But she that giveth herself to pleasure is dead while she liveth.These things also command, that they may be without reproach.But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,well reported of for good works; if she hath brought up children, if she hath used hospitality to strangers, if she hath washed the saints’ feet, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work.