For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.

只要有善行，这才与自称是敬神的女人相宜。

要有善行，这才与自称为敬畏上帝的女人相称。

要有善行，这才与自称为敬畏神的女人相称。

要有良好的行为，这样才配称为敬畏上帝的妇女。

却要以善行作装饰，这才配称为敬畏神的女人。

反而要用美善的行为，与称为敬神的女人相宜。

只要有善行，這才與自稱是敬神的女人相宜。

要有善行，這才與自稱為敬畏上帝的女人相稱。

要有善行，這才與自稱為敬畏神的女人相稱。

要有良好的行為，這樣才配稱為敬畏上帝的婦女。

卻要以善行作裝飾，這才配稱為敬畏神的女人。

乃是要用善行來妝飾：這才是自許為敬拜上帝的女人所適合作的。

反而要用美善的行為，與稱為敬神的女人相宜。

惟由善行、乃自許為虔敬者所宜、

惟務善行、乃崇拜上帝者所宜、

惟以行善為飾、此乃自稱敬天主之婦女所宜、

吾望服膺聖教之婦人、皆能以懿德琦行自飾也。

but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

Instead, they should put on good works as if good works were their clothes. This is proper for women who claim to worship God.

but with what is proper for women who profess godliness— with good works.

but with good works, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.

but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.

but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.

but( which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.

but with good works, as is proper for women who affirm that they worship God.

But( which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.

but with good works, which is appropriate for women professing godliness.

Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.

“ I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.

There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha( which in Greek is Dorcas). She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor.

Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live,

This is a trustworthy saying, and I want you to insist on these teachings so that all who trust in God will devote themselves to doing good. These teachings are good and beneficial for everyone.

Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.

and knowledge with self control, and self control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness,and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.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 we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and other clothes Dorcas had made for them.

He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives.Give these instructions to the church so that no one will be open to criticism.But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.A widow who is put on the list for support must be a woman who is at least sixty years old and was faithful to her husband.She must be well respected by everyone because of the good she has done. Has she brought up her children well? Has she been kind to strangers and served other believers humbly? Has she helped those who are in trouble? Has she always been ready to do good?