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。

你们从前不顺服神，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,

你們豈不知不義的人不能承受神的國嗎？不要自欺！無論是淫亂的、拜偶像的、姦淫的、作娼妓的，親男色的、偷竊的、貪婪的、醉酒的、辱罵的、勒索的，都不能承受神的國。從前你們中間也有人是這樣；但現在你們奉主耶穌基督的名，並藉着我們神的靈，已經洗淨，已經成聖，已經稱義了。

從前，你們因着自己的過犯罪惡而死了。那時，你們在過犯罪惡中生活，隨從今世的風俗，順服空中掌權者的領袖，就是現今在悖逆的人心中運行的邪靈。

當你們在這些事中活着的時候，你們的行為也曾是這樣的。

關於未婚女子，我沒有主的命令，但我既蒙主憐憫、作為一個可信靠的人，把自己的意見告訴你們。

所以，既然我們蒙憐憫受了這事奉的責任，就不喪膽，

同樣，他們現在也是不順服，叫他們因着施給你們的憐憫，現在也就蒙憐憫。

我們從前也是無知、悖逆、受迷惑，作各樣私慾和宴樂的奴隸，在惡毒、嫉妒中度日，是可恨的，而且彼此相恨。但到了我們救主神的恩慈和慈愛顯明的時候，他救了我們，並不是因我們自己所行的義，而是照他的憐憫，藉着重生的洗和聖靈的更新。聖靈就是神藉着我們的救主耶穌基督厚厚地澆灌在我們身上的，好讓我們因他的恩得稱為義，可以憑着永生的盼望成為後嗣。

這樣，你們不再是外人或客旅，是與聖徒同國，是神家裏的人了，被建造在使徒和先知的根基上，而基督耶穌自己為房角石，靠着他整座房子連接得緊湊，漸漸成為在主裏的聖殿。

「你們從前不是子民，現在卻成了神的子民；從前未曾蒙憐憫，現在卻蒙了憐憫。」

我兒提摩太啊，我照從前指着你的預言把這命令交託你，使你能藉着這些預言打那美好的仗，

要記得那時候，你們與基督無關，與以色列選民團體隔絕，在所應許的約上是局外人，而且在世上沒有指望，沒有神。從前你們是遠離神的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裏，靠着他的血，已經得以親近了。