Dear friends, don’t be surprised by the terrible things happening to you. The trouble you are having has come to test you. So don’t feel as if something strange were happening to you.

亲爱的弟兄啊，有火炼的试验临到你们，不要以为奇怪（似乎是遭遇非常的事），

亲爱的，有火一般的考验临到你们，不要奇怪，似乎是遭遇非常的事；

亲爱的，有火一般的考验临到你们，不要奇怪，似乎是遭遇非常的事；

亲爱的弟兄姊妹，若有火一般的试炼临到你们，不要觉得奇怪，以为发生了什么不寻常的事，

亲爱的，有火炼的试验临到你们，不要以为奇怪，好像是遭遇非常的事，

各位蒙爱的人哪，当火一样的考验临到你们中间，给你们试炼的时候，你们不要感到奇怪，好像发生了怪异的事。

親愛的弟兄啊，有火煉的試驗臨到你們，不要以為奇怪（似乎是遭遇非常的事），

親愛的，有火一般的考驗臨到你們，不要奇怪，似乎是遭遇非常的事；

親愛的，有火一般的考驗臨到你們，不要奇怪，似乎是遭遇非常的事；

親愛的弟兄姊妹，若有火一般的試煉臨到你們，不要覺得奇怪，以為發生了什麼不尋常的事，

親愛的，有火煉的試驗臨到你們，不要以為奇怪，好像是遭遇非常的事，

親愛的，別以你們中間的火煉、那加在你們身上來試驗你們的、為奇怪，而以為有希奇的事臨到了你們。

各位蒙愛的人哪，當火一樣的考驗臨到你們中間，給你們試煉的時候，你們不要感到奇怪，好像發生了怪異的事。

愛友乎、若遇火煉之試、勿以為不測而奇之、

凡我良朋、勿異爾所歷之煉試、以為非常、

可愛者乎、爾今遇火鍊試爾、勿異之以為遭非常之事、

親愛之同道乎、爾等之受煆煉、所以玉汝於成、切勿大驚小怪、一若遭遇不測也者。

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.

Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you, as if something unusual were happening to you.

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though something strange were happening to you;

Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:

Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you as if something unusual were happening to you.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you.

Beloved, don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.

Because you know all this, you have great joy. You have joy even though you may have had to suffer for a little while. You may have had to suffer sadness in all kinds of trouble.Your troubles have come in order to prove that your faith is real. Your faith is worth more than gold. That’s because gold can pass away even when fire has made it pure. Your faith is meant to bring praise, honor and glory to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ returns.

In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be treated badly.

We sent our brother Timothy to give you strength and hope in your faith. He works together with us in God’s service to spread the good news about Christ.We sent him so that no one would be upset by times of testing. You know very well that we have to go through times of testing.In fact, when we were with you, here is what we kept telling you. We were telling you that our enemies would make us suffer. As you know very well, it has turned out that way.

Stand up to him. Remain strong in what you believe. You know that you are not alone in your suffering. The family of believers throughout the world is going through the same thing.

So some of the wise people will suffer. They will be made pure in the fire. They will be made spotless until the time of the end. It will still come at God’s appointed time.

You are tempted in the same way all other human beings are. God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted any more than you can take. But when you are tempted, God will give you a way out. Then you will be able to deal with it.

The Lord will rise up to judge, just as he did at Mount Perazim. He will get up to act, just as he did in the Valley of Gibeon. He’ll do his work, but it will be strange work. He’ll carry out his task, but it will be an unexpected one.

But each person’s work will be shown for what it is. On judgment day it will be brought to light. It will be put through fire. The fire will test how good each person’s work is.

Ungodly people are surprised that you no longer join them in what they do. They want you to join them in their wild and wasteful living. So they say bad things about you.