惟以行善為飾、此乃自稱敬天主之婦女所宜、

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、

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.

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

爾於異邦人中、當舉動皆善、彼素謗爾為惡、既見爾之善行、則在眷顧之時、歸榮於天主、○

我知爾之作為、爾之仁愛與服勞、爾之信德及忍耐、且知爾後之所為、多於爾前之所為、

約帕有女徒、名大比他、譯即多加、大比他敘利言多加希拉言俱塵之謂假為女名廣行善事、多濟貧民、

萬物既將消滅、則爾之舉動、當如何聖潔、當如何虔敬、

此言確然、我欲爾以此明辨、使信天主之人、盡心行善、此為美事、有益於人、

所行結善果、可使以享、必因其所為、得讚譽於邑門、

有知識當有操守、有操守當有忍耐、有忍耐當有虔敬、有虔敬當有愛兄弟之心、有愛兄弟之心、當有愛眾之心、爾有此、且充溢、則識我主耶穌基督而不怠荒、無不結果、

勿以編髮、戴金、衣美服、外飾為飾、惟以藏於心不可壞之善德、即溫和恬靜之性為飾、此在天主前為寶也、古昔仰賴天主之聖女、亦以此自飾、而服於其夫、

蓋我儕為天主所造、在基督內被造者、使我得行善事、即天主預定我儕所當行者也、○

彼得起、與二人同往、既至、有人引之登樓、諸嫠婦立於彼得側而哭、以多加生時所製之衣示之、

彼為我儕舍己、以贖我儕出於諸惡、亦潔我儕為其選民、熱心為善、

寡婦若好宴樂、雖生猶死、爾當以此誨之、使其無可指摘、人若不顧親屬、是棄道也、較之不信者更惡、不顧家人則尤甚、○寡婦載於册者、必年滿六十、素從一夫而未再嫁、素從一夫而未再嫁原文作素為一夫之婦亦當有為善之稱、如育子女、款遠人、濯聖徒之足、濟受難之人、從諸善事、