你们从前不顺服神，如今因他们的不顺服，你们倒蒙了怜悯。

你们从前不顺服神，如今因他们的不顺服，你们倒蒙了怜恤。

你们从前不顺服上帝，如今因他们的不顺服，你们倒蒙了怜悯。

你们从前不顺服上帝，然而因为他们的不顺服，你们现在反蒙了怜悯。

正如你们从前不顺服神，现在却因着他们的不顺服，你们倒蒙了怜悯；

正如你们以前不肯信从神而现在却因他们的不信从反而蒙了怜悯；

你們從前不順服神，如今因他們的不順服，你們倒蒙了憐恤。

你們從前不順服上帝，如今因他們的不順服，你們倒蒙了憐憫。

你們從前不順服神，如今因他們的不順服，你們倒蒙了憐憫。

你們從前不順服上帝，然而因為他們的不順服，你們現在反蒙了憐憫。

正如你們從前不順服神，現在卻因著他們的不順服，你們倒蒙了憐憫；

你們從前不順服上帝，如今因他們的不順服、你們倒蒙了憐恤；

正如你們以前不肯信從神而現在卻因他們的不信從反而蒙了憐憫；

昔爾不順上帝、今因彼之不順而蒙矜恤、

昔爾曹不信上帝、今轉緣以色列人之不信、而蒙矜恤、

昔爾曹不信天主、今反因以色列人之不信、而蒙矜恤、

適如曩日爾曹未順天主、今乃緣義塞人之不順、而蒙矜恤；

Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience,

At one time you did not obey God. But now you have received mercy because Israel did not obey.

For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,

Once, you Gentiles were rebels against God, but when the people of Israel rebelled against him, God was merciful to you instead.

As you once disobeyed God but now have received mercy through their disobedience,

For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience,

For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience,

For as ye in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,

As you once disobeyed God, but now have received mercy through their disobedience,

For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

Just as you were formerly disobedient to God, but have now received mercy due to their disobedience,

For as you in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,

你们岂不知不义的人不能承受神的国吗？不要自欺！无论是淫乱的、拜偶像的、奸淫的、作娼妓的，亲男色的、偷窃的、贪婪的、醉酒的、辱骂的、勒索的，都不能承受神的国。从前你们中间也有人是这样；但现在你们奉主耶稣基督的名，并藉着我们神的灵，已经洗净，已经成圣，已经称义了。

从前，你们因着自己的过犯罪恶而死了。那时，你们在过犯罪恶中生活，随从今世的风俗，顺服空中掌权者的领袖，就是现今在悖逆的人心中运行的邪灵。

当你们在这些事中活着的时候，你们的行为也曾是这样的。

关于未婚女子，我没有主的命令，但我既蒙主怜悯、作为一个可信靠的人，把自己的意见告诉你们。

所以，既然我们蒙怜悯受了这事奉的责任，就不丧胆，

同样，他们现在也是不顺服，叫他们因着施给你们的怜悯，现在也就蒙怜悯。

我们从前也是无知、悖逆、受迷惑，作各样私欲和宴乐的奴隶，在恶毒、嫉妒中度日，是可恨的，而且彼此相恨。但到了我们救主神的恩慈和慈爱显明的时候，他救了我们，并不是因我们自己所行的义，而是照他的怜悯，藉着重生的洗和圣灵的更新。圣灵就是神藉着我们的救主耶稣基督厚厚地浇灌在我们身上的，好让我们因他的恩得称为义，可以凭着永生的盼望成为后嗣。

这样，你们不再是外人或客旅，是与圣徒同国，是神家里的人了，被建造在使徒和先知的根基上，而基督耶稣自己为房角石，靠着他整座房子连接得紧凑，渐渐成为在主里的圣殿。

“你们从前不是子民，现在却成了神的子民；从前未曾蒙怜悯，现在却蒙了怜悯。”

我儿提摩太啊，我照从前指着你的预言把这命令交托你，使你能藉着这些预言打那美好的仗，

要记得那时候，你们与基督无关，与以色列选民团体隔绝，在所应许的约上是局外人，而且在世上没有指望，没有神。从前你们是远离神的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得以亲近了。