因為古時仰賴神的聖潔婦人正是以此為妝飾，順服自己的丈夫，

因为古时仰赖神的圣洁妇人正是以此为妆饰，顺服自己的丈夫，

因为古时仰赖上帝的圣洁妇人正是以此为妆饰，顺服自己的丈夫。

因为古时仰赖神的圣洁妇人正是以此为妆饰，顺服自己的丈夫。

从前那些仰赖上帝的圣洁妇女，都是以这些来妆饰自己，并顺服自己的丈夫，

因为古时仰望神的圣洁妇女，正是这样装饰自己，顺服丈夫，

实际上，从前盼望神的那些圣洁妇女，也是这样装饰自己，服从自己丈夫的；

因為古時仰賴上帝的聖潔婦人正是以此為妝飾，順服自己的丈夫。

因為古時仰賴神的聖潔婦人正是以此為妝飾，順服自己的丈夫。

從前那些仰賴上帝的聖潔婦女，都是以這些來妝飾自己，並順服自己的丈夫，

因為古時仰望神的聖潔婦女，正是這樣裝飾自己，順服丈夫，

從前寄望於上帝的聖別婦人也是這樣自己妝飾，順服她們自己的丈夫。

實際上，從前盼望神的那些聖潔婦女，也是這樣裝飾自己，服從自己丈夫的；

古昔聖女、上帝是望、亦以是自飾、服於其夫、

維昔淑女、上帝是賴、以此自飾、亦順其夫、

古昔仰賴天主之聖女、亦以此自飾、而服於其夫、

在昔懿德之婦、亦莫不以此自飾、仰望天主、敬事其夫。

For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands,

This is how the holy women of the past used to make themselves beautiful. They put their hope in God. And they followed the lead of their own husbands.

For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands,

This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They put their trust in God and accepted the authority of their husbands.

For in the past, the holy women who put their hope in God also adorned themselves in this way, submitting to their own husbands,

For in this way the holy women of former times, who hoped in God, also used to adorn themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands,

For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

For in the past, the holy women who put their hope in God also beautified themselves in this way, submitting to their own husbands,

For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

For in the same way the holy women who hoped in God long ago adorned themselves by being subject to their husbands,

For this is how in the past, the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands.

又勸老年婦人，舉止行動要恭敬，不說讒言，不給酒作奴僕，用善道教訓人，好指教少年婦人，愛丈夫，愛兒女，

那獨居無靠、真為寡婦的，是仰賴神，晝夜不住地祈求禱告。

這正是因看見你們有貞潔的品行和敬畏的心。你們不要以外面的辮頭髮，戴金飾，穿美衣為妝飾，只要以裏面存着長久溫柔、安靜的心為妝飾；這在神面前是極寶貴的。

還有被惡鬼所附、被疾病所累、已經治好的幾個婦女，內中有稱為抹大拉的馬利亞（曾有七個鬼從她身上趕出來），又有希律的家宰苦撒的妻子約亞拿，並蘇撒拿，和好些別的婦女，都是用自己的財物供給耶穌和門徒。

在約帕有一個女徒，名叫大比大，翻希臘話就是多加；她廣行善事，多施賙濟。

現在已經八十四歲，並不離開聖殿，禁食祈求，晝夜事奉神。

艷麗是虛假的，美容是虛浮的；惟敬畏耶和華的婦女必得稱讚。

哈拿禱告說：我的心因耶和華快樂；我的角因耶和華高舉。我的口向仇敵張開；我因耶和華的救恩歡欣。

又有行善的名聲，就如養育兒女，接待遠人，洗聖徒的腳，救濟遭難的人，竭力行各樣善事。

這些人同着幾個婦人和耶穌的母親馬利亞，並耶穌的弟兄，都同心合意地恆切禱告。

然而，女人若常存信心、愛心，又聖潔自守，就必在生產上得救。

只要有善行，這才與自稱是敬神的女人相宜。

因着信，連撒拉自己，雖然過了生育的歲數，還能懷孕，因她以為那應許她的是可信的。

你撇下孤兒，我必保全他們的命；你的寡婦可以倚靠我。

才德的婦人誰能得着呢？她的價值遠勝過珍珠。