In a large house there are things made out of gold and silver. But there are also things made out of wood and clay. Some have special purposes. Others have common purposes.

在大户人家，不但有金器银器，也有木器瓦器；有作为贵重的，有作为卑贱的。

大户人家不但有金器银器，也有木器瓦器；有作为贵重之用的，有作为卑贱之用的。

大户人家不但有金器银器，也有木器瓦器；有作为贵重之用的，有作为卑贱之用的。

大户人家不但有金器银器，也有木器瓦器，这些器皿的用途有贵贱之分。

在富贵人的家里（“富贵人的家里”原文作“大房子”），不但有金器、银器，也有木器、瓦器；有贵重的，也有卑贱的。

在大户人家，不仅有金器、银器，也有木器、瓦器；虽然有的为了贵重的用处，但有的却为了卑贱的用处。

在大戶人家，不但有金器銀器，也有木器瓦器；有作為貴重的，有作為卑賤的。

大戶人家不但有金器銀器，也有木器瓦器；有作為貴重之用的，有作為卑賤之用的。

大戶人家不但有金器銀器，也有木器瓦器；有作為貴重之用的，有作為卑賤之用的。

大戶人家不但有金器銀器，也有木器瓦器，這些器皿的用途有貴賤之分。

在富貴人的家裡（“富貴人的家裡”原文作“大房子”），不但有金器、銀器，也有木器、瓦器；有貴重的，也有卑賤的。

在大戶人家、不但有金器銀器，也有木器瓦器；有的做貴重的用處，有的做下賤的用處。

在大戶人家，不僅有金器、銀器，也有木器、瓦器；雖然有的為了貴重的用處，但有的卻為了卑賤的用處。

夫廣廈之中、其器不第金銀、亦有木瓦、或為貴用、或為賤用、

廣廈之中、其器不第金銀、亦有木瓦、或為器之貴、或為器之賤、

大室之中、不第有金器銀器、亦有木器瓦器、有為貴用、有為賤用者、

雖然、同一大宅之中、固有金銀之器、亦有木器瓦器；或為貴器、或為賤器。

In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use.

Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable.

In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use.

Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also those of wood and clay; some for honorable use and some for dishonorable.

Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver implements, but also implements of wood and of earthenware, and some are for honor while others are for dishonor.

But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor.

Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some unto honor, and some unto dishonor.

Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver bowls, but also those of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable.

But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

Now in a wealthy home there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use.

Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor.

You also are like living stones. As you come to Christ, you are being built into a house for worship. There you will be holy priests. You will offer spiritual sacrifices. God will accept them because of what Jesus Christ has done.

Isn’t the potter free to make different kinds of pots out of the same lump of clay? Some are for special purposes. Others are for ordinary use.What if God chose to show his great anger? What if he chose to make his power known? But he put up with the people he was angry with. They were made to be destroyed.What if he put up with them to show the riches of his glory to other people? Those other people are the ones he shows his mercy to. He made them to receive his glory.

The priceless children of Zion were worth their weight in gold. But now they are thought of as clay pots made by the hands of a potter.

Treasure is kept in clay jars. In the same way, we have the treasure of the good news in these earthly bodies of ours. That shows that the mighty power of the good news comes from God. It doesn’t come from us.

Then if I have to put off my visit, you will know how people should act in God’s family. The family of God is the church of the living God. It is the pillar and foundation of the truth.

The gold and silver objects from the house of God must be returned. Nebuchadnezzar had taken them from the first temple in Jerusalem. And he had brought them to Babylon. Now they must be returned to their places in the temple at Jerusalem. They must be put in the house of God there.

While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to his servants. He commanded them to bring in some gold and silver cups. They were the cups his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem. Belshazzar had them brought in so everyone could drink from them. That included the king himself, his nobles, his wives and his concubines.

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple? Don’t you know that God’s Spirit lives among you?If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person. God’s temple is holy. And you all together are that temple.

We work together to serve God. You are like God’s field. You are like his building.

All their neighbors helped them. They gave them silver and gold objects. They gave them goods and livestock. And they gave them gifts of great value. All those things were added to the other offerings the people chose to give.

And because you belong to him, you too are being built together. You are being made into a house where God lives through his Spirit.

Moses was faithful in everything he did in the house of God. In the same way, Jesus was faithful to the God who appointed him.The person who builds a house has greater honor than the house itself. In the same way, Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses.Every house is built by someone. But God is the builder of everything.“ Moses was faithful as one who serves in the house of God.”( Numbers 12:7) He was a witness to what God would say in days to come.But Christ is faithful as the Son over the house of God. And we are his house if we hold tightly to what we are certain about. We must also hold tightly to the hope we boast in.

Make everything for the altar out of bronze. Make its pots to remove the ashes. Make its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and pans for carrying ashes.