But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.

我现今吩咐你们的话，不是称赞你们；因为你们聚会不是受益，乃是招损。

我现在吩咐你们这话不是在称赞你们，因为你们聚会是有损无益的。

我现在吩咐你们这话不是在称赞你们，因为你们聚会是有损无益的。

现在我有话要吩咐你们，不是称赞你们，因为你们聚会不但无益，反而有害。

我现在要吩咐你们，不是要称赞你们，因为你们聚集在一起，并没有得到益处，反而有害处。

现在我吩咐以下的事，并不是在称赞你们，因为你们聚集所导致的不是更好，而是更糟。

我現今吩咐你們的話，不是稱讚你們；因為你們聚會不是受益，乃是招損。

我現在吩咐你們這話不是在稱讚你們，因為你們聚會是有損無益的。

我現在吩咐你們這話不是在稱讚你們，因為你們聚會是有損無益的。

現在我有話要吩咐你們，不是稱讚你們，因為你們聚會不但無益，反而有害。

我現在要吩咐你們，不是要稱讚你們，因為你們聚集在一起，並沒有得到益處，反而有害處。

我囑咐這事，我並不稱讚，因為你們聚攏來、不是進於更好，乃是趨於更壞。

現在我吩咐以下的事，並不是在稱讚你們，因為你們聚集所導致的不是更好，而是更糟。

我以此諭爾、非譽之也、以爾會集、非致益而致損、

今我不許爾、以爾同會所行、無益而有損焉、

今我以此諭爾時、亦告爾、我不能嘉獎爾、因爾會集非致益、乃致損也、

爾中尚有一事、予實未敢恭維；以爾等聚會、非惟無益、且有損焉。

In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.

In the following matters, I don’t praise you. Your meetings do more harm than good.

But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together.

Now in giving this instruction I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

Now in giving this next instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better, but for the worse.

Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.

Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

Now in this that I declare[ unto you] I praise[ you] not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

But in giving you this command, I don’t praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse.

or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.

What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.

If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

“ You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.

not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known,and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say,‘ We are delivered!’— only to go on doing all these abominations?

“ Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.‘ Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers.Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with a wicked fist. Fasting like yours this day will not make your voice to be heard on high.

if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home— so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.

What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.

Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you.

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

When you come together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat.

Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath and the calling of convocations— I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly.Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates; they have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them.

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,