For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀；

因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了上帝的荣耀，

因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀，

因为世人都犯了罪，亏欠上帝的荣耀，

因为人人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀，

要知道，每个人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀；

因為世人都犯了罪，虧缺了神的榮耀；

因為世人都犯了罪，虧缺了上帝的榮耀，

因為世人都犯了罪，虧缺了神的榮耀，

因為世人都犯了罪，虧欠上帝的榮耀，

因為人人都犯了罪，虧缺了神的榮耀，

因為萬人都犯了罪，都虧缺了上帝的榮耀，

要知道，每個人都犯了罪，虧缺了神的榮耀；

蓋眾已獲罪、而歉上帝之榮、

蓋眾已獲罪、有歉上帝所賜之榮、

蓋眾已獲罪、不得不得或作缺於天主之榮、

舉世莫非罪人、固未有能懷天主之明德者也。

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory.

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.

Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are under the power of sin.

But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.

For God has imprisoned everyone in disobedience so he could have mercy on everyone.

Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.

We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory.

He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.

Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents.They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy.They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very same things.And we know that God, in his justice, will punish anyone who does such things.Since you judge others for doing these things, why do you think you can avoid God’s judgment when you do the same things?Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.He will judge everyone according to what they have done.He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness.There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil— for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good— for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.For God does not show favoritism.When the Gentiles sin, they will be destroyed, even though they never had God’s written law. And the Jews, who do have God’s law, will be judged by that law when they fail to obey it.For merely listening to the law doesn’t make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight.Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it.They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right.And this is the message I proclaim— that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life.

And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share in his glory when he is revealed to the whole world. As a fellow elder, I appeal to you:

Instead, be very glad— for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.

Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.

God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it.