其實，他暫時離開你，或許正是為了使你可以永遠得著他——

他暂时离开你，或者是叫你永远得着他，

他暂时离开你，也许是要让你永远得着他，

他暂时离开你，也许是要让你永远得着他，

或许他暂时离开你是为了让你以后永远得到他。

也许他暂时离开你，正是为了使你永远得着他，

其实，他暂时离开你，或许正是为了使你可以永远得着他——

他暫時離開你，或者是叫你永遠得着他，

他暫時離開你，也許是要讓你永遠得着他，

他暫時離開你，也許是要讓你永遠得着他，

或許他暫時離開你是為了讓你以後永遠得到他。

也許他暫時離開你，正是為了使你永遠得著他，

他暫時和你分離，或者是要讓你永遠收着他：

彼暫離爾、或俾爾永有之、

彼與爾今或暫相離、後必恆相聚、

彼暫時與爾相離、焉知非使爾永遠得之乎、

以今思之、彼昔日之與爾暫離、或正所以促成爾等今後之永合耳。

Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever—

Onesimus was separated from you for a little while. Maybe that was so you could have him back forever.

For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever,

It seems you lost Onesimus for a little while so that you could have him back forever.

For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,

For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,

For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever,

For perhaps he was therefore parted from thee for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever;

For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,

For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a little while, so that you would have him back eternally,

For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever,

現在，不要因你們把我賣到這裡而自憂自恨；要知道，是神在你們之前派遣了我，為要拯救生命。如今，這地已經有兩年的饑荒，還會有五年既沒有耕種，也沒有收成。神在你們之前派遣了我，為要在地上給你們存留餘種，並要大施解救，使你們得以存活。這樣看來，派遣我到這裡來的，不是你們，而是神。他立我作法老之父，作他全家之主，又作埃及全地的管轄者。

從前你們有意要害我，但神在其中有他的美意，為要成就今日這樣的結果，使許多人得以存活。

做成了你手和你計劃所預定要成就的一切事。

到那日，沿海的居民必說：『看哪！我們向來所仰望的，就是我們為了從亞述王手中得解救而逃往求助的，尚且如此，我們又怎能逃脫呢？』」

人的怒火，也會使你得稱讚；你也會以餘怒束腰。