所以，你們彼此告狀，對你們已經是一個全然的失敗。你們為什麼不情願受委屈呢？為什麼不情願受虧負呢？

你们彼此告状，这已经是你们的大错了。为什么不情愿受欺呢？为什么不情愿吃亏呢？

你们彼此告状，这已经是你们的大错了。为什么不情愿受冤屈呢？为什么不情愿吃亏呢？

你们彼此告状，这已经是你们的大错了。为什么不情愿受冤屈呢？为什么不情愿吃亏呢？

你们互相指控，已经是很大的失败，为什么不能甘愿受欺负、吃点亏呢？

你们彼此告状，已经是你们的失败了。为什么不宁愿受委屈呢？为什么不甘心吃亏呢？

所以，你们彼此告状，对你们已经是一个全然的失败。你们为什么不情愿受委屈呢？为什么不情愿受亏负呢？

你們彼此告狀，這已經是你們的大錯了。為甚麼不情願受欺呢？為甚麼不情願吃虧呢？

你們彼此告狀，這已經是你們的大錯了。為甚麼不情願受冤屈呢？為甚麼不情願吃虧呢？

你們彼此告狀，這已經是你們的大錯了。為甚麼不情願受冤屈呢？為甚麼不情願吃虧呢？

你們互相指控，已經是很大的失敗，為什麼不能甘願受欺負、吃點虧呢？

你們彼此告狀，已經是你們的失敗了。為甚麼不寧願受委屈呢？為甚麼不甘心吃虧呢？

你們彼此有訴訟的事，這已絕對是你們的失敗了！為甚麼不寧願受冤枉呢？為甚麼不寧願受詐取呢？

夫爾曹相訟、其失已甚、盍寧受枉受虧乎、

爾曹爭訟、其過大矣、孰若受害受虧為美、

爾彼此爭訟、已為爾之大過、何不忍以受欺、何不忍以受虧乎、

又有進者、兄弟間有爭訟之事、已屬不是；孰若甘心抱屈、犯而不校之為善乎？

The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

When you take another believer to court, you have lost the battle already. Why not be treated wrongly? Why not be cheated?

To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded?

Even to have such lawsuits with one another is a defeat for you. Why not just accept the injustice and leave it at that? Why not let yourselves be cheated?

As it is, to have legal disputes against one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather suffer the wrong? Why not rather be defrauded?

Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated?

Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded?

Therefore, to have legal disputes against one another is already a moral failure for you. Why not rather put up with injustice? Why not rather be cheated?

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather[ suffer yourselves to] be defrauded?

The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

不要對任何人以惡報惡；要敬重所有的人看為美善的事；如果有可能，盡量在你們的事上與所有的人和睦。各位蒙愛的人哪，不要自己報復，寧可給神的震怒留地步，因為經上記著：「主說：報應在我，我將回報。」

不要以惡報惡，以辱罵還辱罵，反要祝福，因為你們是為此蒙召的，好使你們繼承祝福。

因為人如果為了在神面前良心的緣故，在不公正的苦害中忍受憂患，這是可稱讚的；就是說，如果你們因犯罪受責打而忍耐，有什麼可稱讚的呢？但如果你們因行善受苦害而忍耐，這在神看來是可稱讚的。原來你們是為此蒙召的，因為基督也為你們受了苦害，給你們留下了榜樣，好讓你們追隨他的腳蹤。他沒有犯過罪，在他口中也找不出詭詐；他被辱罵的時候，不還口；受苦害的時候，不說威嚇的話，而是把自己交託給以公義施行審判的那一位。

你不可說：「我要以惡報惡」；你當等候耶和華，他必拯救你。

但是我告訴你們：不要與惡人作對。有人打你的右臉，把左臉也轉給他；有人想要控告你，並要拿走你的裡衣，你就連外衣也由他拿去；有人強迫你走一里路，你就與他一起走兩里；

你們中間的衝突是從哪裡來的？爭執是從哪裡來的？難道不是從你們身體各部分中交戰的私慾而來的嗎？你們渴望而不能擁有，就殺人；你們嫉妒而不能獲得，就爭鬥、作戰。你們不能擁有，是因為你們不求；你們求也不能得到，是因為你們求的動機不對，為了要花費在自己的私慾上。

你們要注意，誰都不要以惡報惡；相反，無論是彼此之間，還是對待眾人，總要追求美善。

有人打你這邊的臉，把另一邊也讓他打；有人拿走你的外衣，連裡衣也不要阻止他拿；

為要守護公正的路，看守他忠信者的道；你也會領悟公義、公正、公平，就是一切美善的路；因為智慧會進入你的心，知識會使你的靈魂欣喜；

那麼，你就會領悟什麼是敬畏耶和華，並且尋得對神的認識；