Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.

在这几样上服侍基督的，就为神所喜悦，又为人所称许。

凡这样服侍基督的，就为上帝所喜悦，又为人所赞许。

凡这样服侍基督的，就为神所喜悦，又为人所赞许。

以这样的态度事奉基督的人才会得到上帝的喜悦和大家的称赞。

这样服事基督的人，必蒙神喜悦，又得众人嘉许。

要知道，如此服事基督的人，是蒙神喜悦的，也是受人赞许的。

在這幾樣上服事基督的，就為神所喜悅，又為人所稱許。

凡這樣服侍基督的，就為上帝所喜悅，又為人所讚許。

凡這樣服侍基督的，就為神所喜悅，又為人所讚許。

以這樣的態度事奉基督的人才會得到上帝的喜悅和大家的稱讚。

這樣服事基督的人，必蒙神喜悅，又得眾人嘉許。

本着這種原則來服事基督的、才是上帝所喜歡，又是人所試驗為可嘉的。

要知道，如此服事基督的人，是蒙神喜悅的，也是受人讚許的。

以此而事基督者、為上帝所悅、世人所稱、

行此而服基督者、為上帝所喜、世人所悅、

以此而事基督者、為天主所悅、為世人所善、

若能秉此精神以事基督、則既能取悅於主、亦能見容於人矣。

because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.

Those who serve Christ in this way are pleasing to God. They are pleasing to people too.

If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too.

Whoever serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and receives human approval.

For the one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by other people.

For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

For he that herein serveth Christ is well- pleasing to God, and approved of men.

Whoever serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by men.

For he that in these things serveth Christ[ is] acceptable to God, and approved of men.

For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.

For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of man.

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience.

For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God.

you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you,

If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.

But someone will say,“ You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe— and shudder!Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works;and the Scripture was fulfilled that says,“ Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”— and he was called a friend of God.You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.

I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.

but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,

For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a bondservant of Christ.

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.

But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.

For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.

but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.

It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”

Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.