But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way.

我们若是先分辨自己，就不至于受审。

我们若是先省察自己，就不至于受审判。

我们若是先省察自己，就不至于受审判。

如果我们先自我省察，就不会遭受审判了。

我们若仔细省察自己，就不会受审判了。

但如果我们省察自己，就不会受惩罚；

我們若是先分辨自己，就不至於受審。

我們若是先省察自己，就不至於受審判。

我們若是先省察自己，就不至於受審判。

如果我們先自我省察，就不會遭受審判了。

我們若仔細省察自己，就不會受審判了。

但我們如果常察辨自己，就不至於受審判了。

但如果我們省察自己，就不會受懲罰；

若我儕自審、則不受鞫、

苟能自審、奚至定罪、

我儕若自審、則不被審、

吾人當初若能善自檢點、則亦何至如此受罪。

But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.

We should think more carefully about what we are doing. Then we would not be found guilty for this.

But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.

If we were properly judging ourselves, we would not be judged,

But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.

For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.

But if we discerned ourselves, we should not be judged.

If we were properly evaluating ourselves, we would not be judged,

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

But if we examined ourselves, we would not be judged.

For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn’t be judged.

When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long.Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. InterludeFinally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself,“ I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude

Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.

Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God.Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.

That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup.

I will go home to my father and say,“ Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant.”’“ So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

I have heard Israel saying,‘ You disciplined me severely, like a calf that needs training for the yoke. Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the Lord my God.I turned away from God, but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.’“ Is not Israel still my son, my darling child?” says the Lord.“ I often have to punish him, but I still love him. That’s why I long for him and surely will have mercy on him.