逐节对照
- New International Reader's Version - Look at what that godly sadness has produced in you. You are working hard to clear yourselves. You are angry and alarmed. You are longing to see me. You are concerned. You are ready to make sure that the right thing is done. In every way you have proved that you are not guilty in that matter.
- 新标点和合本 - 你看,你们依着 神的意思忧愁,从此就生出何等的殷勤、自诉、自恨、恐惧、想念、热心、责罚(或作”自责”)。在这一切事上,你们都表明自己是洁净的。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 你看,你们依着上帝的意思而忧愁,这在你们当中产生了何等的殷勤、甚至辩白、甚至愤慨、甚至恐惧、甚至渴望、甚至热忱、甚至责罚。在这一切事上,你们都表明自己是无可指责的。
- 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 你看,你们依着 神的意思而忧愁,这在你们当中产生了何等的殷勤、甚至辩白、甚至愤慨、甚至恐惧、甚至渴望、甚至热忱、甚至责罚。在这一切事上,你们都表明自己是无可指责的。
- 当代译本 - 你们看,合乎上帝心意的忧伤使你们产生了何等的热诚啊!你们何等地认真辩白、对罪愤慨、心生敬畏、充满盼望和热情、乐意惩处罪恶。你们在各方面已显明自己在那件事上是清白的。
- 圣经新译本 - 看哪,你们依照 神的意思忧伤,在你们中间就产生了怎样的热情、申诉、愤慨、战兢、渴望、热诚、正义;你们在各方面都表明了自己在那事上是清白的。
- 中文标准译本 - 看哪,原来正是这件事——你们按神的意思 忧伤——在你们里面带来了何等的殷勤、分辩、义愤、敬畏、渴望、热心和惩罚。你们在各方面都证明了自己在那件事上是纯洁的。
- 现代标点和合本 - 你看,你们依着神的意思忧愁,从此就生出何等的殷勤、自诉、自恨、恐惧、想念、热心、责罚 。在这一切事上,你们都表明自己是洁净的。
- 和合本(拼音版) - 你看,你们依着上帝的意思忧愁,从此就生出何等的殷勤、自诉、自恨、恐惧、想念、热心、责罚 。在这一切事上,你们都表明自己是洁净的。
- New International Version - See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
- English Standard Version - For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter.
- New Living Translation - Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish wrong. You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right.
- The Message - And now, isn’t it wonderful all the ways in which this distress has goaded you closer to God? You’re more alive, more concerned, more sensitive, more reverent, more human, more passionate, more responsible. Looked at from any angle, you’ve come out of this with purity of heart. And that is what I was hoping for in the first place when I wrote the letter. My primary concern was not for the one who did the wrong or even the one wronged, but for you—that you would realize and act upon the deep, deep ties between us before God. That’s what happened—and we felt just great.
- Christian Standard Bible - For consider how much diligence this very thing — this grieving as God wills — has produced in you: what a desire to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what deep longing, what zeal, what justice! In every way you showed yourselves to be pure in this matter.
- New American Standard Bible - For behold what earnestness this very thing, this godly sorrow, has produced in you: what vindication of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment of wrong! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in the matter.
- New King James Version - For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
- Amplified Bible - For [you can look back and] see what an earnestness and authentic concern this godly sorrow has produced in you: what vindication of yourselves [against charges that you tolerate sin], what indignation [at sin], what fear [of offending God], what longing [for righteousness and justice], what passion [to do what is right], what readiness to punish [those who sin and those who tolerate sin]! At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in the matter.
- American Standard Version - For behold, this selfsame thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wrought in you, yea what clearing of yourselves, yea what indignation, yea what fear, yea what longing, yea what zeal, yea what avenging! In everything ye approved yourselves to be pure in the matter.
- King James Version - For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
- New English Translation - For see what this very thing, this sadness as God intended, has produced in you: what eagerness, what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
- World English Bible - For behold, this same thing, that you were grieved in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.
- 新標點和合本 - 你看,你們依着神的意思憂愁,從此就生出何等的殷勤、自訴、自恨、恐懼、想念、熱心、責罰(或譯:自責)。在這一切事上,你們都表明自己是潔淨的。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 你看,你們依着上帝的意思而憂愁,這在你們當中產生了何等的殷勤、甚至辯白、甚至憤慨、甚至恐懼、甚至渴望、甚至熱忱、甚至責罰。在這一切事上,你們都表明自己是無可指責的。
- 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 你看,你們依着 神的意思而憂愁,這在你們當中產生了何等的殷勤、甚至辯白、甚至憤慨、甚至恐懼、甚至渴望、甚至熱忱、甚至責罰。在這一切事上,你們都表明自己是無可指責的。
- 當代譯本 - 你們看,合乎上帝心意的憂傷使你們產生了何等的熱誠啊!你們何等地認真辯白、對罪憤慨、心生敬畏、充滿盼望和熱情、樂意懲處罪惡。你們在各方面已顯明自己在那件事上是清白的。
- 聖經新譯本 - 看哪,你們依照 神的意思憂傷,在你們中間就產生了怎樣的熱情、申訴、憤慨、戰兢、渴望、熱誠、正義;你們在各方面都表明了自己在那事上是清白的。
- 呂振中譯本 - 你看,你們依順着上帝而憂愁,這在你們中間已生出了何等的熱切、何等的分訴、何等的憤慨、何等的危懼、何等的切慕、何等的熱誠、何等的公正責罰啊!在各方面、你們都證明自己在那事上清清白白。
- 中文標準譯本 - 看哪,原來正是這件事——你們按神的意思 憂傷——在你們裡面帶來了何等的殷勤、分辯、義憤、敬畏、渴望、熱心和懲罰。你們在各方面都證明了自己在那件事上是純潔的。
- 現代標點和合本 - 你看,你們依著神的意思憂愁,從此就生出何等的殷勤、自訴、自恨、恐懼、想念、熱心、責罰 。在這一切事上,你們都表明自己是潔淨的。
- 文理和合譯本 - 試觀爾依上帝旨而憂、生何如之慇懃、自訴、怨艾、恐懼、戀慕、熱衷、譴責、爾於斯悉自表為潔矣、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 惟爾遵上帝道而憂、所以殷勤、自訴、怨艾、恐懼、戀慕、熱中、自責、若是、故爾得以此自表為潔、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 試觀爾遵天主之旨而憂、生何等之殷勤、自訴、忿懥、恐懼、思慕、熱心、譴責、以此一切、自表於此事為潔、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 曷一思之、爾等既循聖道而憂戚、其效果為何如耶?爾等因憂戚而儆惕、而反省、而發憤、而小心翼翼、而發揚蹈厲、而至誠無妄、而疾惡如讎矣。爾之處此事、實無在而不自證其為貞固也。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Fíjense lo que ha producido en ustedes esta tristeza que proviene de Dios: ¡qué empeño, qué afán por disculparse, qué indignación, qué temor, qué anhelo, qué preocupación, qué disposición para ver que se haga justicia! En todo han demostrado su inocencia en este asunto.
- 현대인의 성경 - 하나님의 뜻대로 하는 이 근심은 여러분에게 간절함과 자신에 대한 해명과 정의의 분노와 하나님을 두려워함과 그리워함과 열심과 죄 지은 사람을 처벌할 마음을 불러일으켰습니다. 여러분은 그 모든 일에서 자신의 깨끗함을 보여 주었습니다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Посудите сами: печаль от Бога произвела в вас усердие, желание оправдаться, справедливое негодование на виновного, тревогу, жажду встречи, ревность, готовность наказать провинившегося. Вы полностью доказали свою невиновность в этом деле.
- Восточный перевод - Посудите сами: печаль от Всевышнего произвела в вас усердие, желание оправдаться, справедливое негодование на виновного, тревогу, жажду встречи, ревность, готовность наказать провинившегося. Вы полностью доказали свою невиновность в этом деле.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Посудите сами: печаль от Аллаха произвела в вас усердие, желание оправдаться, справедливое негодование на виновного, тревогу, жажду встречи, ревность, готовность наказать провинившегося. Вы полностью доказали свою невиновность в этом деле.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Посудите сами: печаль от Всевышнего произвела в вас усердие, желание оправдаться, справедливое негодование на виновного, тревогу, жажду встречи, ревность, готовность наказать провинившегося. Вы полностью доказали свою невиновность в этом деле.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Cette tristesse qui est bonne aux yeux de Dieu, voyez quel empressement elle a produit en vous : quelles excuses vous avez présentées, quelle indignation vous avez manifestée, et quelle crainte, quel ardent désir de me revoir, quel zèle, quelle détermination à punir le mal ! Par toute votre attitude, vous avez prouvé que vous étiez innocents en cette affaire.
- リビングバイブル - 考えてもごらんなさい。主が与えられたこの悲しみは、どんなに益となったことでしょう。あなたがたはそこで絶望せず、かえって、私が手紙で指摘した罪を取り除こうと、誠意をもって努力しました。あんな出来事が起こったことに恐れをいだき、私の来訪と助けとを心から願うようになりました。正面からこの問題に取り組み、罪を犯した者を処罰して、問題を解決しました。実際、事態を正しく処理するために、あなたがたはできる限りのことをしたのです。
- Nestle Aland 28 - ἰδοὺ γὰρ αὐτὸ τοῦτο τὸ κατὰ θεὸν λυπηθῆναι πόσην κατειργάσατο ὑμῖν σπουδήν, ἀλλ’ ἀπολογίαν, ἀλλ’ ἀγανάκτησιν, ἀλλὰ φόβον, ἀλλ’ ἐπιπόθησιν, ἀλλὰ ζῆλον, ἀλλ’ ἐκδίκησιν. ἐν παντὶ συνεστήσατε ἑαυτοὺς ἁγνοὺς εἶναι τῷ πράγματι.
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἰδοὺ γὰρ αὐτὸ τοῦτο τὸ κατὰ Θεὸν λυπηθῆναι, πόσην κατειργάσατο ὑμῖν σπουδήν: ἀλλὰ ἀπολογίαν, ἀλλὰ ἀγανάκτησιν, ἀλλὰ φόβον, ἀλλὰ ἐπιπόθησιν, ἀλλὰ ζῆλον, ἀλλὰ ἐκδίκησιν! ἐν παντὶ συνεστήσατε ἑαυτοὺς ἁγνοὺς εἶναι τῷ πράγματι.
- Nova Versão Internacional - Vejam o que esta tristeza segundo Deus produziu em vocês: que dedicação, que desculpas, que indignação, que temor, que saudade, que preocupação, que desejo de ver a justiça feita! Em tudo vocês se mostraram inocentes a esse respeito.
- Hoffnung für alle - Bedenkt doch, was Gott alles durch eure Traurigkeit erreicht hat! Wie viel guten Willen zeigt ihr jetzt, wie bereitwillig habt ihr euch entschuldigt, und wie sehr bemüht ihr euch zu beweisen, dass ihr euch nicht mitschuldig machen wollt! Jetzt seid ihr über das Vorgefallene empört, wie groß ist eure Furcht vor den Folgen! Ihr wünscht euch sehr, mich wiederzusehen. Eure Entschlossenheit hat dazu geführt, dass der Schuldige bestraft wurde. Ihr habt damit bewiesen, dass euch in dieser Sache keine Schuld trifft.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Anh chị em xem đau buồn theo ý Đức Chúa Trời đã đem lại cho anh chị em nhiều điểm tốt, như lòng nhiệt thành, cố gắng thanh minh, ân hận sợ sệt, mong mỏi, sốt sắng, sửa trị người có lỗi. Anh chị em đã tỏ ra trong sạch trong mọi việc.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ดูเถิด ความเศร้าเสียใจอย่างที่อยู่ในทางพระเจ้านี้ส่งผลอะไรในตัวท่านบ้าง เป็นต้นว่าความเอาจริงเอาจัง ความกระตือรือร้นที่จะสะสางตนเอง ความโกรธ ความตื่นตัว ความอาลัยหา ความห่วงใย ความพร้อมที่จะให้เกิดความยุติธรรม ท่านได้พิสูจน์ตัวเองในทุกประเด็นแล้วว่าท่านไม่ผิดในเรื่องนี้
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ดูเถิดว่าความเศร้าใจที่เป็นไปตามความประสงค์ของพระเจ้าทำให้เกิดอะไรในตัวท่าน ทั้งความเอาจริงเอาจัง ความกระตือรือร้นเพื่อพิสูจน์ตัวเอง ทั้งความโกรธ ความกลัว ความคิดถึง ความห่วงใย ความพร้อมที่จะเห็นการตัดสินอย่างยุติธรรม ท่านเองได้แสดงให้เห็นแล้วว่า ท่านไม่มีความผิดในเรื่องเหล่านี้
交叉引用
- 2 Corinthians 7:9 - Now I am happy. I’m not happy because you were made sad. I’m happy because your sadness led you to turn away from your sins. You became sad just as God wanted you to. So you were not hurt in any way by us.
- Daniel 6:14 - When the king heard this, he was very upset. He didn’t want Daniel to be harmed in any way. Until sunset, he did everything he could to save him.
- 1 Peter 2:2 - Like newborn babies, you should long for the pure milk of God’s word. It will help you grow up as believers.
- Revelation 3:19 - ‘I warn and correct those I love. So be sincere, and turn away from your sins.
- Psalm 130:6 - I wait for the Lord to help me. I want his help more than night watchmen want the morning to come. I’ll say it again. I want his help more than night watchmen want the morning to come.
- Zechariah 12:10 - “I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on David’s family line. I will also send it on those who live in Jerusalem. They will look to me. I am the one they have pierced. They will mourn over me as someone mourns over an only child who has died. They will be full of sorrow over me. Their sorrow will be just like someone’s sorrow over an oldest son.
- Zechariah 12:11 - At that time there will be a lot of weeping in Jerusalem. It will be as great as the weeping of the people at Hadad Rimmon. Hadad Rimmon is in the valley of Megiddo. They were weeping over Josiah’s death.
- Zechariah 12:12 - Everyone in the land will mourn. Each family will mourn by themselves and their wives by themselves. That will include the family lines of David, Nathan,
- Zechariah 12:13 - Levi, Shimei and
- Zechariah 12:14 - all the others.
- 1 Corinthians 12:25 - In that way, the parts of the body will not take sides. All of them will take care of one another.
- Ephesians 5:11 - Have nothing to do with the acts of darkness. They don’t produce anything good. Show what they are really like.
- Ephesians 4:26 - Scripture says, “When you are angry, do not sin.” ( Psalm 4:4 ) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.
- Nehemiah 5:6 - I heard them when they cried out. And I was very angry when I heard what they were saying.
- Nehemiah 5:7 - I thought it over for a while. Then I accused the nobles and officials of breaking the law. I told them, “You are charging your own people interest!” So I called together a large group of people to handle the matter.
- Nehemiah 5:8 - I said, “Our Jewish brothers and sisters were sold to other nations. We’ve done everything we could to buy them back and bring them home. But look at what you are doing! You are actually selling your own people! Now we’ll have to buy them back too!” The people kept quiet. They couldn’t think of anything to say.
- Nehemiah 5:9 - So I continued, “What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you show respect for our God? Shouldn’t you live in a way that will keep our enemies from saying bad things about us?
- Nehemiah 5:10 - I’m lending the people money and grain. So are my relatives and my men. But we must stop charging interest!
- Nehemiah 5:11 - Give the people’s fields back to them. Give them back their vineyards, olive groves and houses. Do it right away. Give everything back to them. Also give them back the one percent on the money, grain, fresh wine and olive oil you have charged them.”
- Nehemiah 5:12 - “We’ll give it back,” they said. “And we won’t require anything more from them. We’ll do exactly as you say.” Then I sent for the priests. I made the nobles and officials promise to do what they had said.
- Nehemiah 5:13 - I also shook out my pockets and emptied them. I said, “Someone might decide not to keep this promise they have made. If that happens, may God shake them out of their house! May he empty them of everything they own!” The whole community said, “Amen.” They praised the Lord. And the leaders did what they had promised to do.
- Psalm 119:139 - My anger is wearing me out, because my enemies don’t pay any attention to your words.
- Mark 9:43 - If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter God’s kingdom with only one hand than to go into hell with two hands. In hell the fire never goes out.
- Mark 9:45 - If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It would be better to enter God’s kingdom with only one foot than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.
- Mark 9:47 - If your eye causes you to sin, poke it out. It would be better for you to enter God’s kingdom with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell.
- Mark 9:48 - In hell, “ ‘The worms that eat them do not die. The fire is not put out.’ ( Isaiah 66:24 )
- Nehemiah 13:25 - So I gave them a warning. I cursed them. I beat up some of them. I pulled their hair out. I had them make a promise in God’s name. I said, “You must promise not to give your daughters to be married to their sons. You must promise not to let their daughters marry your sons. And you must not marry their daughters either.
- Isaiah 26:8 - Lord, we are living the way your laws command us to live. We are waiting for you to act. We want your honor and fame to be known.
- Psalm 42:1 - A deer longs for streams of water. God, I long for you in the same way.
- Proverbs 14:16 - A wise person has respect for the Lord and avoids evil. But a foolish person has a bad temper and yet feels secure.
- Matthew 5:29 - If your right eye causes you to sin, poke it out and throw it away. Your eye is only one part of your body. It is better to lose an eye than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
- Matthew 5:30 - If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. Your hand is only one part of your body. It is better to lose a hand than for your whole body to go into hell.
- Psalm 38:9 - Lord, everything I really want is clearly known to you. You always hear me when I sigh.
- Isaiah 66:2 - Didn’t I make everything by my power? That is how all things were created,” announces the Lord. “The people I value are not proud. They are sorry for the wrong things they have done. They have great respect for what I say.
- Jeremiah 31:18 - “I have heard the groans of Ephraim’s people. They say, ‘You corrected us like a calf you were training. And we have been trained. Bring us back to you, and we will come back. You are the Lord our God.
- Jeremiah 31:19 - After we wandered away from you, we turned away from our sins. After we learned our lesson, we beat our chests in sorrow. We were full of shame. What we did when we were young brought dishonor on us.’
- Jeremiah 31:20 - Aren’t the people of Ephraim my dear children? Aren’t they the children I take delight in? I often speak against them. But I still remember them. So my heart longs for them. I love them with a tender love,” announces the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 5:2 - And you are proud! Shouldn’t you be very sad instead? Shouldn’t you have thrown out of your church the man doing this?
- 2 Corinthians 9:2 - I know how much you want to help. I have been bragging about it to the people in Macedonia. I have been telling them that since last year you who live in Achaia were ready to give. You are so excited that it has stirred up most of them to take action.
- Hebrews 12:15 - Be sure that no one misses out on God’s grace. See to it that a bitter plant doesn’t grow up. If it does, it will cause trouble. And it will make many people impure.
- Hebrews 12:16 - See to it that no one commits sexual sins. See to it that no one is godless like Esau. He sold the rights to what he would receive as the oldest son. He sold them for a single meal.
- Song of Songs 8:6 - Hold me close to your heart where your royal seal is worn. Keep me as close to yourself as the bracelet on your arm. My love for you is so strong it won’t let you go. Love is as powerful as death. Love’s jealousy is as strong as the grave. Love is like a blazing fire. Love burns like a mighty flame.
- Hebrews 4:1 - God’s promise of enjoying his rest still stands. So be careful that none of you fails to receive it.
- John 2:17 - His disciples remembered what had been written. It says, “My great love for your house will destroy me.” ( Psalm 69:9 )
- Mark 3:5 - Jesus looked around at them in anger. He was very upset because their hearts were stubborn. Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand had become as good as new.
- Acts 17:16 - Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens. He was very upset to see that the city was full of statues of gods.
- Philippians 2:12 - My dear friends, you have always obeyed God. You obeyed while I was with you. And you have obeyed even more while I am not with you. So continue to work out your own salvation. Do it with fear and trembling.
- Proverbs 28:14 - Blessed is the one who always trembles in front of God. But anyone who makes their heart stubborn will get into trouble.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1 - Dear friends, we have these promises from God. So let us make ourselves pure from everything that makes our bodies and spirits impure. Let us be completely holy. We want to honor God.
- Genesis 44:6 - When the manager caught up with them, he told them what Joseph had said.
- Genesis 44:7 - But they said to him, “Why do you say these things? We would never do anything like that!
- Psalm 35:13 - But when they were sick, I put on the clothing of sadness. I made myself humble by going without food. My prayers for them weren’t always answered.
- 2 Corinthians 13:7 - I pray to God that you won’t do anything wrong. I don’t pray so that people will see that I have passed the test. Instead, I pray this so that you will do what is right, even if it seems I have failed.
- Job 42:6 - So I hate myself. I’m really sorry for what I said about you. That’s why I’m sitting in dust and ashes.”
- Psalm 145:19 - He satisfies the needs of those who have respect for him. He hears their cry and saves them.
- 2 Samuel 12:5 - David was very angry with the rich man. He said to Nathan, “The man who did this must die! And that’s just as sure as the Lord is alive.
- 2 Samuel 12:6 - The man must pay back four times as much as that lamb was worth. How could he do such a thing? And he wasn’t even sorry he had done it.”
- 2 Samuel 12:7 - Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! The Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I anointed you king over Israel. I saved you from Saul.
- Psalm 69:9 - My great love for your house destroys me. Those who make fun of you make fun of me also.
- 1 Corinthians 5:13 - God will judge those outside. Scripture says, “Get rid of that evil person!” ( Deuteronomy 17:7 ; 19:19 ; 21:21 ; 22:21 , 24 ; 24:7 )
- Jude 1:23 - Save others by pulling them out of the fire. To others, show mercy mixed with fear of sin. Hate even the clothes that are stained by the sins of those who wear them.
- 2 Corinthians 6:4 - Instead, we make it clear that we serve God in every way. We serve him by standing firm in troubles, hard times and suffering.
- 1 Peter 1:17 - You call on a Father who judges each person’s work without favoring one over another. So live as outsiders during your time here. Live with the highest respect for God.
- Romans 11:20 - That’s true. But they were broken off because they didn’t believe. You stand only because you do believe. So don’t be proud, but tremble.
- 2 Corinthians 2:6 - He has been punished because most of you decided he should be. This punishment is enough.
- 1 Timothy 5:21 - I command you to follow these instructions. I command you in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels. Treat everyone the same. Don’t favor one person over another.
- 1 Timothy 5:22 - Don’t be too quick to place your hands on others to set them apart to serve God. Don’t take part in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
- 2 Timothy 2:15 - Do your best to please God. Be a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed. Teach the message of truth correctly.
- Psalm 2:11 - Serve the Lord and have respect for him. Celebrate his rule with trembling.
- Romans 14:18 - Those who serve Christ in this way are pleasing to God. They are pleasing to people too.
- Titus 3:8 - 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.
- 2 Corinthians 7:7 - We were comforted not only when he came but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us how much you longed for me. He told us about your deep sadness and concern for me. That made my joy greater than ever.