倘若天主、雖欲彰其怒、並示其能、仍恆忍寛容可怒當滅之器、

倘若神要显明他的忿怒，彰显他的权能，就多多忍耐宽容那可怒、预备遭毁灭的器皿，

倘若上帝要显明他的愤怒，彰显他的权能，难道不可多多忍耐宽容那应受愤怒、预备遭毁灭的器皿吗？

倘若神要显明他的愤怒，彰显他的权能，难道不可多多忍耐宽容那应受愤怒、预备遭毁灭的器皿吗？

倘若上帝要显示祂的烈怒和权能，就尽量容忍那些祂预备要毁灭的器皿，

如果神有意要显明他的忿怒，彰显他的大能，而多多容忍那可怒、预备遭毁灭的器皿，

但如果神想要显出他的震怒，显明他的能力，就以极大的耐心容忍那些承受震怒的器皿，就是他早已预备要归于灭亡的器皿，那又怎么样呢？

倘若神要顯明他的忿怒，彰顯他的權能，就多多忍耐寬容那可怒、預備遭毀滅的器皿，

倘若上帝要顯明他的憤怒，彰顯他的權能，難道不可多多忍耐寬容那應受憤怒、預備遭毀滅的器皿嗎？

倘若神要顯明他的憤怒，彰顯他的權能，難道不可多多忍耐寬容那應受憤怒、預備遭毀滅的器皿嗎？

倘若上帝要顯示祂的烈怒和權能，就儘量容忍那些祂預備要毀滅的器皿，

如果神有意要顯明他的忿怒，彰顯他的大能，而多多容忍那可怒、預備遭毀滅的器皿，

倘若上帝雖有意要證顯他的義怒，播知他的能力，卻用大恆忍寬容那應受義怒的、準備進入滅亡的、器皿，

但如果神想要顯出他的震怒，顯明他的能力，就以極大的耐心容忍那些承受震怒的器皿，就是他早已預備要歸於滅亡的器皿，那又怎麼樣呢？

若上帝欲彰其怒、示其能、以恆忍包容可怒之器、備以毀敗者、

上帝欲彰厥威、示其能、每恆忍包容諸可怒可毀之器、

若天主欲宣其威而彰其德、對於可惡可毀之器、已予百般容忍、

What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath— prepared for destruction?

What if God chose to show his great anger? What if he chose to make his power known? But he put up with the people he was angry with. They were made to be destroyed.

What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction.

And what if God, wanting to display his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with great patience objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction:

And what if God, desiring to display His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath ready for destruction?

[ What] if God, willing to shew[ his] wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

But what if God, willing to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

What if God, willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

凡主所造者、俱適其用、造惡人、日至以降罰、

蓋有數人潛入教會、彼乃不虔敬、以我天主恩、反為邪惡之由、不認獨一主天主及我主耶穌基督、此等人自昔已被預定、為此受刑、○

亦為蹶人之石、礙人之磐、彼不信道者因之蹶焉、彼等亦為此預定也、

陶人豈無權於泥、由一團泥造一貴用之器、一賤用之器乎、

大室之中、不第有金器銀器、亦有木器瓦器、有為貴用、有為賤用者、

然我使爾立、欲顯我之大能以示爾、使我名傳於天下、或作但因我欲顯我之大能以示爾使我名傳於天下故至今我使爾立

阻我儕訓異邦人、使之得救、如是、其罪惡常盈、天主之盛怒必臨之、終必遭刑、

經載主語法老曰、我立爾、特為以爾顯示我能、使我名傳揚於天下、

爾行此事、我暫時未言、爾以為我與爾無異、其實我必責罰爾、將爾之罪惡、列在爾之目前、爾曹忘天主者、當思念此事、不然、我施行毀滅、無人能救、

彼由貪婪、以飾言惑爾、視如貿易得利、彼受鞫見罰、自古擬定、速至不遲、彼之淪亡即臨、即臨原文作不寢

何人能識主怒之威嚴、誰能依敬畏主之道、明曉主之盛怒、

是爾自證爾為殺先知者之裔、盍盈爾祖之量歟、蛇乎、蝮所產乎、爾何能逃磯很拿之刑乎、

若罪已擬定、不即用刑、人則放膽行惡、惡人雖百次行惡、仍享遐齡、然我知敬畏天主者、在天主前存敬畏心者、終得享福、

抑爾藐視其鴻慈、寛容、恆忍、不知天主之仁愛、導爾悔改乎、乃爾以剛愎不悔之心、為己積怒、待天主震怒日、即其義鞫顯現之日、

主曾云、我耶和華乃忍怒大施恩惠、赦宥愆尤罪過、惟罪當罰、斷無不罰、罰父之罪、以及子孫、至於三四代、

主諭摩西曰、斯民棄我、何時乃已、我在其中、行諸異跡、彼仍不我信、何時乃已、

爾後裔至四代、必返斯地、以亞摩利族之罪、尚未貫盈、

蓋天主非預定我儕遭怒、乃預定我儕賴主耶穌基督而得救、

惟主知拯救虔敬之人、脫於苦難、而留不義之人、待審判之日受刑、

籲呼山巖曰、墜於我身掩蓋我、可避坐寶座者之面、及羔之怒、蓋其怒之大日至矣、孰能當之、

且天主之怒、由天而顯、罰諸不虔不義、即行不義阻真理之人、

既啟第五印、我見祭臺下、有為天主之道、及為所證之證被殺者之魂、大聲呼曰、聖且誠之主歟、不審判居於地之人、為我儕伸流血之冤、將至何時、於是有以白衣賜各人、語之曰、當少安、待同事兄弟亦見殺、其數乃盈、○

昔挪亞造方舟、天主恆忍以待之時、彼等不信、入方舟而得救於水者無多、惟八人耳、

可愛者乎、爾不可不知、主觀一日如千年、千年如一日、主所許者尚未應驗、人以為主遲緩、實則主非遲緩、乃寛容我儕、欲人皆悔改、不欲有一人淪亡、

我儕尚不盡滅、乃因主之仁慈、主之矜恤、猶未窮盡、

且當視我主之恆忍、為得救之由、如我愛兄保羅循所賦之之智慧、亦書之以達爾、