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

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.

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

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 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 have regard for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of other people.

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade people, but we are well known to God; and I hope that we are also well known in your consciences.

For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.

you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

For such people are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

constantly keeping in mind your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,knowing, brothers and sisters, beloved by God, His choice of you;

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

Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who disparage your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.

But someone may well say,“ You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.But are you willing to acknowledge, you foolish person, that faith without works is useless?Was our father Abraham not justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected;and the Scripture was fulfilled which says,“ And Abraham believed God, and it was credited 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.In the same way, was Rahab the prostitute not justified by works also when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you have sent, a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.

but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in difficulties,

For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave, is the Lord’s freed person; likewise the one who was called as free, is Christ’s slave.

knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.

Go then, eat your bread in happiness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.

but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in trickery nor distorting the word of God, but by the open proclamation of the truth commending ourselves to every person’s conscience in the sight of God.

But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.

For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.And all who will follow this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.

but in every nation the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.

It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.

but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show proper respect for their own family and to give back compensation to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people,instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner in the present age,looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, eager for good deeds.

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

Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

If you do well, will your face not be cheerful? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”

not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;