Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

你们想经上所说是徒然的吗？神所赐、住在我们里面的灵，是恋爱至于嫉妒吗？

经上说：“上帝爱安置在我们里面的灵，爱到嫉妒的地步。”你们以为这话是徒然的吗？

经上说：“神爱安置在我们里面的灵，爱到嫉妒的地步。”你们以为这话是徒然的吗？

圣经上说：“上帝所赐、住在我们心里的圣灵深愿我们完全属于祂。”你们以为这是空谈吗？

圣经说：“神爱他那安置在我们里面的灵，爱到嫉妒的地步”（或译：“神安置在我们里面的灵，爱到嫉妒的地步”），你们想这话是徒然的吗？

或者，你们以为经上所说的“神使圣灵住在我们里面，他爱我们到嫉妒的地步”是空话吗？

你們想經上所說是徒然的嗎？神所賜、住在我們裏面的靈，是戀愛至於嫉妒嗎？

經上說：「上帝愛安置在我們裏面的靈，愛到嫉妒的地步。」你們以為這話是徒然的嗎？

經上說：「神愛安置在我們裏面的靈，愛到嫉妒的地步。」你們以為這話是徒然的嗎？

聖經上說：「上帝所賜、住在我們心裡的聖靈深願我們完全屬於祂。」你們以為這是空談嗎？

聖經說：“神愛他那安置在我們裡面的靈，愛到嫉妒的地步”（或譯：“神安置在我們裡面的靈，愛到嫉妒的地步”），你們想這話是徒然的嗎？

『上帝切慕他所安置在我們裏面居住的靈、至於狂熱』你們想這一句經是空說的麼？

或者，你們以為經上所說的「神使聖靈住在我們裡面，他愛我們到嫉妒的地步」是空話嗎？

爾意經言豈徒然哉、其所使居於我儕之靈、詎戀慕以至媢嫉乎、

經豈空言無補哉、在我之神、詎懷媢嫉哉、

爾以為聖經所言徒然乎、居於我內之神、居於我內之神或作天主所賜居於我內之神乃使人懷慾以致嫉妒乎、或作經載云居於我內之神甚欲我熱中服之爾意是言徒然乎

經云：『寓我心中之聖神、愛我情深、不容我別有所戀；』爾以此語為虛發乎。

Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?

Don’t you know what Scripture says? God wants the spirit in us to belong only to him. God caused this spirit to live in us. Don’t you think Scripture has a reason for saying this?

Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says,“ He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”?

Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him.

Or do you think it’s without reason that the Scripture says: The spirit he made to dwell in us envies intensely?

Or do you think that the Scripture says to no purpose,“ He jealously desires the Spirit whom He has made to dwell in us”?

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain,“ The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?

Or do you think it’s without reason the Scripture says that the Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously?

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says,“ The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning”?

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain,“ The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?

And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

And Moses said unto him, Art thou jealous for my sake? would that all Jehovah’s people were prophets, that Jehovah would put his Spirit upon them!

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

Fret not thyself because of evil- doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came( and the scripture cannot be broken),

and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron the saint of Jehovah.

but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.

And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and they that vex Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all the nations be blessed.

And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,

For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show in thee my power, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth.

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.