神的旨意若是要你們因行善受苦，這總比因行惡受苦好。

神的旨意若是叫你们因行善受苦，总强如因行恶受苦。

上帝的旨意若是要你们因行善受苦，这总比因行恶受苦好。

神的旨意若是要你们因行善受苦，这总比因行恶受苦好。

如果上帝的旨意是要你们因行善而受苦，这也总比你们因作恶而受苦强。

如果神的旨意是要你们受苦，那么为行善受苦，总比为行恶受苦好。

要知道，即使神的旨意要你们因行善而受苦，也比因作恶而受苦更好，

神的旨意若是叫你們因行善受苦，總強如因行惡受苦。

上帝的旨意若是要你們因行善受苦，這總比因行惡受苦好。

如果上帝的旨意是要你們因行善而受苦，這也總比你們因作惡而受苦強。

如果神的旨意是要你們受苦，那麼為行善受苦，總比為行惡受苦好。

你們行善而受苦，如果上帝的旨意願意這樣，總比行惡而受苦的好啊。

要知道，即使神的旨意要你們因行善而受苦，也比因作惡而受苦更好，

若為上帝之旨、則爾行善受苦、愈於行惡受苦矣、

若上帝旨、使爾為善遘難、較為惡受苦者、超軼遠矣、

若天主之旨、使爾因行善受苦、勝於因行惡受苦、○

倘天主之意、欲使爾因行善而受苦、不猶愈於因作惡而受苦乎？

For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

God may want you to suffer for doing good. That’s better than suffering for doing evil.

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.

For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well- doing than for evil- doing.

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

For[ it is] better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, than for doing evil.

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.

所以，照神旨意受苦的人要一心為善，將自己的靈魂交給那信實的造物主。

他就稍往前走，俯伏在地，禱告說：「我父啊，如果可能，求你使這杯離開我。然而，不是照我所願的，而是照你所願的。」

即使你們為義受苦，也是有福的。不要怕人的威嚇，也不要驚慌；

因為神的旨意原是要你們以行善來堵住糊塗無知人的口。

你們若因犯罪受責打而忍耐，有甚麼可稱讚的呢？但你們若因行善受苦而忍耐，這在神看來是可讚許的。

既然保羅不聽勸，我們就住了口，只說：「願主的旨意成就。」

他第二次又去禱告說：「我父啊，這杯若不能離開我，必須我喝，就願你的旨意成全。」

你們中間，不可有人因為殺人、偷竊、作惡、好管閒事而受苦。