為什麼你們不乾脆說：「我們作惡吧，好成就善事」？有人毀謗我們，說我們傳這種道理。這些人受審判是罪有應得！

为什么不说，我们可以作恶以成善呢？这是毁谤我们的人说我们有这话。这等人定罪是该当的。

为什么不说，我们可以作恶以成善呢？有人毁谤我们，说我们讲过这话；这等人被定罪是应该的。

为什么不说，我们可以作恶以成善呢？有人毁谤我们，说我们讲过这话；这等人被定罪是应该的。

为什么你们不干脆说：“我们作恶吧，好成就善事”？有人毁谤我们，说我们传这种道理。这些人受审判是罪有应得！

为什么不说：“我们去作恶以成善吧！”（有人毁谤我们，说我们讲过这话。）这种人被定罪是理所当然的。

这样，为什么不说“让我们作恶好带来善”呢？——我们正是如此受到毁谤，也有些人说过我们讲了这话——这些人被定罪倒是应该的。

為甚麼不說，我們可以作惡以成善呢？這是毀謗我們的人說我們有這話。這等人定罪是該當的。

為甚麼不說，我們可以作惡以成善呢？有人毀謗我們，說我們講過這話；這等人被定罪是應該的。

為甚麼不說，我們可以作惡以成善呢？有人毀謗我們，說我們講過這話；這等人被定罪是應該的。

為甚麼不說：“我們去作惡以成善吧！”（有人毀謗我們，說我們講過這話。）這種人被定罪是理所當然的。

難道要說：「讓我們作惡，使善來到」麼？（這是我們所受的毁謗；有人說我們曾說了這話）：這樣辯論的人之受定罪、是該當的。

這樣，為什麼不說「讓我們作惡好帶來善」呢？——我們正是如此受到毀謗，也有些人說過我們講了這話——這些人被定罪倒是應該的。

且何不為惡以致善乎、謗我者謂我儕有是言、其人服罪宜也、○

曰、若是、則謂不如為惡以致善可、然人以此誣為我言、宜服罪也、

何不行如人之所言曰、莫若作惡以致善、曰、非也、有人謗我儕誣我儕素有此言、其人受刑宜也、

曰：是不啻謂吾人當種惡因、以求善果、有是理乎？然誣吾儕持此說者、實大有人在；吾知此輩必受審判也。

Why not say— as some slanderously claim that we say—“ Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is just!

Why not say,“ Let’s do evil things so that good things will happen”? Some people actually lie by reporting that this is what we say. They are the ones who will rightly be found guilty.

And why not do evil that good may come?— as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.

And some people even slander us by claiming that we say,“ The more we sin, the better it is!” Those who say such things deserve to be condemned.

And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say,“ Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!

And why not say( just as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say),“ Let’s do evil that good may come of it”? Their condemnation is deserved.

And why not say,“ Let us do evil that good may come”?— as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just.

and why not( as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.

And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say,“ Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!

And not[ rather],( as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

And why not say,“ Let us do evil so that good may come of it”?– as some who slander us allege that we say.( Their condemnation is deserved!)

Why not( as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say),“ Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.

那麼，我們該怎麼說呢？我們可以繼續犯罪，使恩典顯得更豐富嗎？

那麼，我們在恩典之中，不在律法之下，就可以任意犯罪嗎？絕不可以！

那麼，我們可以說律法本身是罪嗎？當然不是！沒有律法，我們就不知道什麼是罪。律法若不說「不可貪心」，我就不知道什麼是貪心。

律法是後來頒佈的，使過犯更多地顯出來，只是哪裡的罪越多，哪裡的恩典就顯得越豐富。

「人們因為我的緣故侮辱、迫害、肆意毀謗你們，你們就有福了。

但態度要溫和恭敬，存無愧的良心。這樣，那些對你們因信基督而有的好品行妄加誣衊的人會自覺羞愧。如果上帝的旨意是要你們因行善而受苦，這也總比你們因作惡而受苦強。

因為有些不敬虔的人偷偷地混進你們中間，以上帝的恩典作藉口，放縱情慾，否認獨一的主宰——我們的主耶穌基督。聖經上早已記載，這樣的人必受到審判。