For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.

你们虽是自由的，却不可藉着自由遮盖恶毒，总要作神的仆人。

虽然你们是自由的，却不可藉着自由遮盖恶毒，总要作上帝的仆人。

虽然你们是自由的，却不可藉着自由遮盖恶毒，总要作神的仆人。

你们是自由的人，不要以自由为借口去犯罪作恶，要做上帝的奴仆。

你们是自由的人，但不要用自由来掩饰邪恶，总要像神的仆人。

做为自由人，你们不可拿自由当做恶事的借口，却要做神的奴仆。

你們雖是自由的，卻不可藉着自由遮蓋惡毒，總要作神的僕人。

雖然你們是自由的，卻不可藉着自由遮蓋惡毒，總要作上帝的僕人。

雖然你們是自由的，卻不可藉着自由遮蓋惡毒，總要作神的僕人。

你們是自由的人，不要以自由為藉口去犯罪作惡，要作上帝的奴僕。

你們是自由的人，但不要用自由來掩飾邪惡，總要像神的僕人。

你們要做自主的人，而不拿自主以遮蓋惡毒，卻要做上帝的僕人。

做為自由人，你們不可拿自由當做惡事的藉口，卻要做神的奴僕。

爾得自由、勿以自由而掩惡、惟如上帝之僕、

爾雖得自由、然勿以此乘機為惡、乃服役於上帝、

爾雖得自由、勿以爾之自由而掩惡、惟念己為天主之僕、

爾固宜為自由之人、胸中灑脫、無所拘礙；然萬勿以自由為名、而行其放縱恣肆、犯上作亂之實。當為天主之忠僕、

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover- up for evil; live as God’s slaves.

Live as free people. But don’t use your freedom to cover up evil. Live as people who are God’s slaves.

Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.

Submit as free people, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as God’s slaves.

Act as free people, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bond servants of God.

as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

As God’s slaves, live as free people, but don’t use your freedom as a way to conceal evil.

As free, and not using[ your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God’s slaves.

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.

But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.

But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free in the Lord. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ.

So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free.

Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.

Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”“ But we are descendants of Abraham,” they said.“ We have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean,‘ You will be set free’?”Jesus replied,“ I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever.So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.

Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.

“ What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.

So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.

They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.

I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Never once did we try to win you with flattery, as you well know. And God is our witness that we were not pretending to be your friends just to get your money!

They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin.