若上帝欲彰其怒、示其能、以恆忍包容可怒之器、備以毀敗者、

倘若神要显明他的忿怒，彰显他的权能，就多多忍耐宽容那可怒、预备遭毁灭的器皿，

倘若上帝要显明他的愤怒，彰显他的权能，难道不可多多忍耐宽容那应受愤怒、预备遭毁灭的器皿吗？

倘若神要显明他的愤怒，彰显他的权能，难道不可多多忍耐宽容那应受愤怒、预备遭毁灭的器皿吗？

倘若上帝要显示祂的烈怒和权能，就尽量容忍那些祂预备要毁灭的器皿，

如果神有意要显明他的忿怒，彰显他的大能，而多多容忍那可怒、预备遭毁灭的器皿，

但如果神想要显出他的震怒，显明他的能力，就以极大的耐心容忍那些承受震怒的器皿，就是他早已预备要归于灭亡的器皿，那又怎么样呢？

倘若神要顯明他的忿怒，彰顯他的權能，就多多忍耐寬容那可怒、預備遭毀滅的器皿，

倘若上帝要顯明他的憤怒，彰顯他的權能，難道不可多多忍耐寬容那應受憤怒、預備遭毀滅的器皿嗎？

倘若神要顯明他的憤怒，彰顯他的權能，難道不可多多忍耐寬容那應受憤怒、預備遭毀滅的器皿嗎？

倘若上帝要顯示祂的烈怒和權能，就儘量容忍那些祂預備要毀滅的器皿，

如果神有意要顯明他的忿怒，彰顯他的大能，而多多容忍那可怒、預備遭毀滅的器皿，

倘若上帝雖有意要證顯他的義怒，播知他的能力，卻用大恆忍寬容那應受義怒的、準備進入滅亡的、器皿，

但如果神想要顯出他的震怒，顯明他的能力，就以極大的耐心容忍那些承受震怒的器皿，就是他早已預備要歸於滅亡的器皿，那又怎麼樣呢？

上帝欲彰厥威、示其能、每恆忍包容諸可怒可毀之器、

倘若天主、雖欲彰其怒、並示其能、仍恆忍寛容可怒當滅之器、

若天主欲宣其威而彰其德、對於可惡可毀之器、已予百般容忍、

What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath— prepared for destruction?

What if God chose to show his great anger? What if he chose to make his power known? But he put up with the people he was angry with. They were made to be destroyed.

What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction.

And what if God, wanting to display his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with great patience objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction:

And what if God, desiring to display His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath ready for destruction?

[ What] if God, willing to shew[ his] wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

But what if God, willing to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

What if God, willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

耶和華所造者、俱適其用、其造惡人、為使屆期受難、

蓋有數人潛入、即自昔所預載以服此鞫者、彼乃不虔之人、以我上帝之恩、反縱其慾、而不認唯一主宰及我主耶穌基督、○

且為躓石、為礙磐、以其背道而蹶焉、此亦預定者也、

陶人豈無權於泥、由一團而造器、一為尊、一為卑乎、

夫廣廈之中、其器不第金銀、亦有木瓦、或為貴用、或為賤用、

然我之立爾、實欲顯我能於爾、且揚我名於天下、

禁我儕語異邦人、使之得救、常盈厥罪、而震怒盡臨之矣、○

蓋經諭法老云、我之興爾、特彰我能於爾、揚我名於天下、

此爾所行、而我緘默、遂意我與爾同、其實我必責爾、列斯事於爾前兮、爾曹忘上帝者、當思及此、免我磔爾、無人救援兮、

彼由貪婪、將以飾言漁爾之利、自昔其鞫不遲、淪亡不寢、

孰識爾怒之勢、孰依畏爾之道、而知爾忿乎、

如是、爾自證為殺先知者之裔矣、其盈爾祖之量哉、蛇乎、蝮類歟、安能逭地獄之刑乎、

行惡定罪、而不即罰、人則決志為惡、罪人作惡百次、而享遐齡、然我深知寅畏上帝者、必獲福祉、

抑輕褻其宏大之慈惠寬容恆忍、不知上帝之慈惠導爾改悔乎、乃任爾剛愎、罔有悛心、積怒厥躬、以至上帝震怒、顯其義鞫之日、

耶和華遲於發怒、富有恩惠、宥愆赦過、惟當罰者、必不義之、以父之罪、加諸子孫、至三四世、

耶和華諭摩西曰、斯民輕我、將至何時、我於其中行斯異蹟、而彼仍弗信我、將至何時、

越至四世、爾之苗裔、必歸斯土、蓋亞摩利族之罪、尚未貫盈、

上帝預定我儕、非致於怒、乃由我主耶穌基督而得救、

主知拯虔者於試中、而留不義者於刑下、以待鞫日、

謂山與巖曰、傾而匿我、以避居於座者之面及羔之怒、蓋其怒之大日至矣、誰能立哉、

夫上帝之怒、自天而顯、加諸人之不虔不義者、即以不義而抑真理者也、

啟五印時、我見壇下有為上帝道及所執之證、而見殺者之靈、大聲呼曰、聖且誠之主宰乎、不鞫宅地之人、伸我流血之冤、至幾何時乎、遂各予之白衣、且語之、使少安、待同僕與兄弟亦將如彼見殺者、畢乃事焉、○

即昔之背逆者、上帝於挪亞備舟之日、恆忍以待之、時、由水得救者無幾、惟八人耳、

愛友乎、勿忘斯事、在主一日猶千年、千年猶一日、主不延緩其所許、若有視為延緩者、乃寬忍爾曹、不欲一人沉淪、惟欲人皆改悔、

吾儕之不盡滅、乃由耶和華之仁慈、以其矜憫不絕兮、

且視我主之寬忍為拯救、如我儕所愛之兄弟保羅、依所賦之智、嘗以書遺爾、