“ Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning,

“你们腰里要束上带，灯也要点着，

“你们要束紧腰带，灯也要点着，

“你们要束紧腰带，灯也要点着，

“你们要束上腰带，准备服侍，要点亮灯，

“你们的腰当束起来，灯也该点着，

“你们要束上腰带，点亮油灯，

「你們腰裏要束上帶，燈也要點着，

「你們要束緊腰帶，燈也要點着，

「你們要束緊腰帶，燈也要點着，

「你們要束上腰帶，準備服侍，要點亮燈，

“你們的腰當束起來，燈也該點著，

『你們腰裏要束上帶，燈要點𤏲。

「你們要束上腰帶，點亮油燈，

爾腰宜束、燈宜燃、

束爾帶、燃爾燈、

爾腰宜束、爾燈宜燃、

束爾腰、燃爾燈、

“ Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning,

“ Be dressed and ready to serve. Keep your lamps burning.

“ Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning,

“ Be ready for service and have your lamps lit.

“ Be prepared, and keep your lamps lit.

“ Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning;

Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

“ Be ready for service and have your lamps lit.

Let your loins be girded about, and[ your] lights burning;

“ Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;

“ Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.

So prepare your minds for action and exercise self control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.

but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil.When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.“ At midnight they were roused by the shout,‘ Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet him!’“ All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps.Then the five foolish ones asked the others,‘ Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’“ But the others replied,‘ We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.’“ But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked.

“ Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.

They will not get tired or stumble. They will not stop for rest or sleep. Not a belt will be loose, not a sandal strap broken.

In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.

He will wear righteousness like a belt and truth like an undergarment.

She is energetic and strong, a hard worker.

Then the Lord gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel.