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

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.

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( which becometh women professing godliness) through 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.

People who don’t believe might say you are doing wrong. But lead good lives among them. Then they will see your good deeds. And they will give glory to God on the day he comes to judge.

‘ I know what you are doing. I know your love and your faith. I know how well you have served. I know you don’t give up easily. In fact, you are doing more now than you did at first.

In Joppa there was a believer named Tabitha. Her name in the Greek language is Dorcas. She was always doing good and helping poor people.

So everything will be destroyed in this way. And what kind of people should you be? You should lead holy and godly lives.

You can trust this saying. These things are important. Treat them that way. Then those who trust in God will be careful to commit themselves to doing good. These things are excellent. They are for the good of everyone.

Give her honor for all that her hands have done. Let everything she has done bring praise to her at the city gate.

To knowledge, add the ability to control yourselves. To the ability to control yourselves, add the strength to keep going. To the strength to keep going, add godliness.To godliness, add kindness for one another. And to kindness for one another, add love.All these things should describe you more and more. They will make you useful and fruitful as you know our Lord Jesus Christ better.

Fancy hairstyles don’t make you beautiful. Wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes doesn’t make you beautiful.Instead, your beauty comes from inside you. It is the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. Beauty like this doesn’t fade away. God places great value on it.This is how the holy women of the past used to make themselves beautiful. They put their hope in God. And they followed the lead of their own husbands.

We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.

Peter went with them. When he arrived, he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him crying. They showed him the robes and other clothes Dorcas had made before she died.

He gave himself for us. By doing that, he set us free from all evil. He wanted to make us pure. He wanted us to be his very own people. He wanted us to desire to do what is good.

But a widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still living.Give these instructions to the people. Then no one can be blamed.Everyone should provide for their own relatives. Most of all, everyone should take care of their own family. If they don’t, they have left the faith. They are worse than someone who doesn’t believe.No widow should be put on the list of widows unless she is more than 60 years old. She must also have been faithful to her husband.She must be well known for the good things she does. That includes bringing up children. It includes inviting guests into her home. It includes washing the feet of the Lord’s people. It includes helping those who are in trouble. A widow should spend her time doing all kinds of good things.