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？

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？

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？

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?

不要以惡報惡；眾人以為美好的、務要籌謀。若是可能，總要盡其在你們的、跟眾人和睦。親愛的，不要自己伸冤，寧可給上帝的義怒留地步；因為經上記着說：『主說，伸冤在我，我必報應。』

不可以惡報惡，或以辱罵報辱罵；倒要祝福；因為你們是為了這個而蒙召、好承受祝福的。

因為人若為了良知要對得住上帝而擔受憂患，喫冤枉的苦，這就是溫雅的行為。你們若因犯罪而挨拳打、堅心忍受，有甚麼榮譽呢？但你們若因行善而受苦、堅心忍受，這在上帝看就是溫雅的行為了。你們蒙召原是為了這個，因為基督也替你們受了苦給你們留下摹樣、叫你們緊跟着他的腳蹤。他沒有犯罪，他口裏也不曾見有詭詐；他受辱罵，也不回罵，受苦也不說恐嚇的話，卻交託那按公義審判的主。

你不要說：『我要以惡報惡』；你要等候永恆主，他就救助你。

但是我告訴你們，不可報復惡行為。無論誰在你的右邊嘴巴上給你一個耳刮子，你連左邊也要轉過來給他打。想要同你打官司，來拿你的裏衣的，你連外衣也要由他拿。無論誰拉你走一里路，你要同他去走二里。

你們中間爭戰從哪兒來，鬥毆從哪兒來呢？豈不是從那在你們肢體中交戰的宴樂慾而來的麼？你們貪慾而無所有，你們就殺人；你們切求而不能得，你們就鬥毆爭戰。你們得不着，因為你們不求。你們求而無所得，因為你們妄求，要浪費在你們的宴樂中。

你們要小心，誰都不可以惡報惡，卻要在彼此相待和待眾人上時常追求良善。

有人打你這邊的嘴巴，連那邊也要給他打；有人把你的外衣拿走，連裏衣也不要攔阻他拿。

守護着公平人的路徑，看守着他堅貞之民所行的；那麼你就明白公義和公平，你就一直走着各樣良善之轍跡；因為智慧必入你心；知識必成為你所喜悅的；

他們心懷二意，如今是必須擔負罪罰的。永恆主必擰斷他們的祭壇，毁壞他們的崇拜柱子。

那麼你就明白敬畏永恆主的道理，找到認識上帝的門路。