Ephesians 5:27 可以献给自己，作个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。

5:27 MSG

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新标点和合本 - 可以献给自己，作个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 好献给自己，作荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的缺陷，而是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 好献给自己，作荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的缺陷，而是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
当代译本 - 以便把圣洁、完美、没有污点和皱纹等瑕疵的荣耀教会献给祂自己。
圣经新译本 - 可以作荣耀的教会归给自己，什么污点皱纹等也没有，而是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
中文标准译本 - 为要给自己预备一个荣耀的教会，没有污渍、皱纹或任何这类的事，却要她成为圣洁、毫无瑕疵。
现代标点和合本 - 可以献给自己，做个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
和合本（拼音版） - 可以献给自己，作个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
New International Version - and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
New International Reader's Version - He did it to bring her to himself as a brightly shining church. He wants a church that has no stain or wrinkle or any other flaw. He wants a church that is holy and without blame.
English Standard Version - so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
New Living Translation - He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.
Christian Standard Bible - He did this to present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and blameless.
New American Standard Bible - that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.
New King James Version - that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
Amplified Bible - so that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy [set apart for God] and blameless.
American Standard Version - that he might present the church to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
King James Version - That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
New English Translation - so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
World English Bible - that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.
新標點和合本 - 可以獻給自己，作個榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的病，乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 好獻給自己，作榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的缺陷，而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 好獻給自己，作榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的缺陷，而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
當代譯本 - 以便把聖潔、完美、沒有污點和皺紋等瑕疵的榮耀教會獻給祂自己。
聖經新譯本 - 可以作榮耀的教會歸給自己，甚麼污點皺紋等也沒有，而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
呂振中譯本 - 好把教會獻給自己、滿有光彩、沒有污點皺紋等類、乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
中文標準譯本 - 為要給自己預備一個榮耀的教會，沒有汙漬、皺紋或任何這類的事，卻要她成為聖潔、毫無瑕疵。
現代標點和合本 - 可以獻給自己，做個榮耀的教會，毫無玷汙、皺紋等類的病，乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
文理和合譯本 - 立之己前、為有榮者、無瑕皺等疵、乃聖而無玷也、
文理委辦譯本 - 會既榮矣、無若瑕垢皺容、必潔而無玷、立於己前、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 俾立於己前為榮耀之教會、無瑕垢縐容等類之疵、乃聖潔純全無玷、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 為己造就光華燦爛之教會、既無瑕疵、又無縐容、惠中秀外、玉潔冰清。
Nueva Versión Internacional - para presentársela a sí mismo como una iglesia radiante, sin mancha ni arruga ni ninguna otra imperfección, sino santa e intachable.
현대인의 성경 - 얼룩이나 주름이나 그 밖의 결점이 없이 거룩하고 흠이 없는 영광스러운 교회로 자기 앞에 세우기 위해서입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - чтобы Ему поставить ее перед Собой как славную Церковь, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была святой и непорочной.
Восточный перевод - чтобы Ему поставить её перед Собой во всей её славе, как невесту, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была общиной святой и непорочной.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - чтобы Ему поставить её перед Собой во всей её славе, как невесту, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была общиной святой и непорочной.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - чтобы Ему поставить её перед Собой во всей её славе, как невесту, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была общиной святой и непорочной.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il a ainsi voulu se présenter cette Eglise à lui-même, rayonnante de beauté, sans tache, ni ride, ni aucun défaut, mais digne de se tenir devant Dieu et irréprochable.
リビングバイブル - こうして、一点のしみも、しわも、何の傷もない、きよく完全な栄光の教会として迎え入れようとされたのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ’ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον, ἢ ῥυτίδα, ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ’ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.
Nova Versão Internacional - e para apresentá-la a si mesmo como igreja gloriosa, sem mancha nem ruga ou coisa semelhante, mas santa e inculpável.
Hoffnung für alle - So sorgt er selbst dafür, dass sie zu einer schönen und makellosen Braut für ihn wird, ohne Flecken, Falten oder einen anderen Fehler, weil sie allein Christus gehören soll.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - nhằm trình diện trước mặt Ngài như một Hội Thánh vinh hiển, không vết không nhăn, không một khuyết điểm nào, nhưng thánh khiết trọn vẹn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และเพื่อพระองค์จะได้มีคริสตจักรอันงามผ่องแผ้วปราศจากมลทินหรือริ้วรอยหรือตำหนิใดๆ แต่บริสุทธิ์และไม่มีที่ติ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพื่อว่าพระองค์จะได้รับคริสตจักรที่งดงามตระการมาเป็นของพระองค์ ไม่มีด่างพร้อยรอยตำหนิหรือมลทินอื่นใด แต่จะเป็นคริสตจักรที่บริสุทธิ์ปราศจากข้อตำหนิ

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Psalms 45:13 - (Her wedding dress is dazzling, lined with gold by the weavers; All her dresses and robes are woven with gold. She is led to the king, followed by her virgin companions. A procession of joy and laughter! a grand entrance to the king’s palace!)
Revelation 7:9 - I looked again. I saw a huge crowd, too huge to count. Everyone was there—all nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were standing, dressed in white robes and waving palm branches, standing before the Throne and the Lamb and heartily singing: Salvation to our God on his Throne! Salvation to the Lamb! All who were standing around the Throne—Angels, Elders, Animals—fell on their faces before the Throne and worshiped God, singing: Oh, Yes! The blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving, The honor and power and strength, To our God forever and ever and ever! Oh, Yes!
Revelation 7:13 - Just then one of the Elders addressed me: “Who are these dressed in white robes, and where did they come from?” Taken aback, I said, “O Sir, I have no idea—but you must know.”
Revelation 7:14 - Then he told me, “These are those who come from the great tribulation, and they’ve washed their robes, scrubbed them clean in the blood of the Lamb. That’s why they’re standing before God’s Throne. They serve him day and night in his Temple. The One on the Throne will pitch his tent there for them: no more hunger, no more thirst, no more scorching heat. The Lamb on the Throne will shepherd them, will lead them to spring waters of Life. And God will wipe every last tear from their eyes.”
Revelation 21:12 - The City shimmered like a precious gem, light-filled, pulsing light. She had a wall majestic and high with twelve gates. At each gate stood an Angel, and on the gates were inscribed the names of the Twelve Tribes of the sons of Israel: three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, three gates on the west. The wall was set on twelve foundations, the names of the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb inscribed on them.
Revelation 21:15 - The Angel speaking with me had a gold measuring stick to measure the City, its gates, and its wall. The City was laid out in a perfect square. He measured the City with the measuring stick: fifteen hundred miles, its length, width, and height all equal. Using the standard measure, the Angel measured the thickness of its wall: seventy-two yards. The wall was jasper, the color of Glory, and the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. The foundations of the City walls were garnished with every precious gem imaginable: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate a single pearl.
Revelation 21:21 - The main street of the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. But there was no sign of a Temple, for the Lord God—the Sovereign-Strong—and the Lamb are the Temple. The City doesn’t need sun or moon for light. God’s Glory is its light, the Lamb its lamp! The nations will walk in its light and earth’s kings bring in their splendor. Its gates will never be shut by day, and there won’t be any night. They’ll bring the glory and honor of the nations into the City. Nothing dirty or defiled will get into the City, and no one who defiles or deceives. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will get in. * * *
Hebrews 12:22 - No, that’s not your experience at all. You’ve come to Mount Zion, the city where the living God resides. The invisible Jerusalem is populated by throngs of festive angels and Christian citizens. It is the city where God is Judge, with judgments that make us just. You’ve come to Jesus, who presents us with a new covenant, a fresh charter from God. He is the Mediator of this covenant. The murder of Jesus, unlike Abel’s—a homicide that cried out for vengeance—became a proclamation of grace.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 - May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he’ll do it!
Jude 1:24 - And now to him who can keep you on your feet, standing tall in his bright presence, fresh and celebrating—to our one God, our only Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Master, be glory, majesty, strength, and rule before all time, and now, and to the end of all time. Yes.
2 Peter 3:14 - So, my dear friends, since this is what you have to look forward to, do your very best to be found living at your best, in purity and peace. Interpret our Master’s patient restraint for what it is: salvation. Our good brother Paul, who was given much wisdom in these matters, refers to this in all his letters, and has written you essentially the same thing. Some things Paul writes are difficult to understand. Irresponsible people who don’t know what they are talking about twist them every which way. They do it to the rest of the Scriptures, too, destroying themselves as they do it.

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新标点和合本 - 可以献给自己，作个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 好献给自己，作荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的缺陷，而是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 好献给自己，作荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的缺陷，而是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
当代译本 - 以便把圣洁、完美、没有污点和皱纹等瑕疵的荣耀教会献给祂自己。
圣经新译本 - 可以作荣耀的教会归给自己，什么污点皱纹等也没有，而是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
中文标准译本 - 为要给自己预备一个荣耀的教会，没有污渍、皱纹或任何这类的事，却要她成为圣洁、毫无瑕疵。
现代标点和合本 - 可以献给自己，做个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
和合本（拼音版） - 可以献给自己，作个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
New International Version - and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
New International Reader's Version - He did it to bring her to himself as a brightly shining church. He wants a church that has no stain or wrinkle or any other flaw. He wants a church that is holy and without blame.
English Standard Version - so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
New Living Translation - He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.
Christian Standard Bible - He did this to present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and blameless.
New American Standard Bible - that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.
New King James Version - that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
Amplified Bible - so that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy [set apart for God] and blameless.
American Standard Version - that he might present the church to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
King James Version - That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
New English Translation - so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
World English Bible - that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.
新標點和合本 - 可以獻給自己，作個榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的病，乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 好獻給自己，作榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的缺陷，而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 好獻給自己，作榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的缺陷，而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
當代譯本 - 以便把聖潔、完美、沒有污點和皺紋等瑕疵的榮耀教會獻給祂自己。
聖經新譯本 - 可以作榮耀的教會歸給自己，甚麼污點皺紋等也沒有，而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
呂振中譯本 - 好把教會獻給自己、滿有光彩、沒有污點皺紋等類、乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
中文標準譯本 - 為要給自己預備一個榮耀的教會，沒有汙漬、皺紋或任何這類的事，卻要她成為聖潔、毫無瑕疵。
現代標點和合本 - 可以獻給自己，做個榮耀的教會，毫無玷汙、皺紋等類的病，乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
文理和合譯本 - 立之己前、為有榮者、無瑕皺等疵、乃聖而無玷也、
文理委辦譯本 - 會既榮矣、無若瑕垢皺容、必潔而無玷、立於己前、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 俾立於己前為榮耀之教會、無瑕垢縐容等類之疵、乃聖潔純全無玷、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 為己造就光華燦爛之教會、既無瑕疵、又無縐容、惠中秀外、玉潔冰清。
Nueva Versión Internacional - para presentársela a sí mismo como una iglesia radiante, sin mancha ni arruga ni ninguna otra imperfección, sino santa e intachable.
현대인의 성경 - 얼룩이나 주름이나 그 밖의 결점이 없이 거룩하고 흠이 없는 영광스러운 교회로 자기 앞에 세우기 위해서입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - чтобы Ему поставить ее перед Собой как славную Церковь, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была святой и непорочной.
Восточный перевод - чтобы Ему поставить её перед Собой во всей её славе, как невесту, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была общиной святой и непорочной.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - чтобы Ему поставить её перед Собой во всей её славе, как невесту, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была общиной святой и непорочной.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - чтобы Ему поставить её перед Собой во всей её славе, как невесту, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была общиной святой и непорочной.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il a ainsi voulu se présenter cette Eglise à lui-même, rayonnante de beauté, sans tache, ni ride, ni aucun défaut, mais digne de se tenir devant Dieu et irréprochable.
リビングバイブル - こうして、一点のしみも、しわも、何の傷もない、きよく完全な栄光の教会として迎え入れようとされたのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ’ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον, ἢ ῥυτίδα, ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ’ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.
Nova Versão Internacional - e para apresentá-la a si mesmo como igreja gloriosa, sem mancha nem ruga ou coisa semelhante, mas santa e inculpável.
Hoffnung für alle - So sorgt er selbst dafür, dass sie zu einer schönen und makellosen Braut für ihn wird, ohne Flecken, Falten oder einen anderen Fehler, weil sie allein Christus gehören soll.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - nhằm trình diện trước mặt Ngài như một Hội Thánh vinh hiển, không vết không nhăn, không một khuyết điểm nào, nhưng thánh khiết trọn vẹn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และเพื่อพระองค์จะได้มีคริสตจักรอันงามผ่องแผ้วปราศจากมลทินหรือริ้วรอยหรือตำหนิใดๆ แต่บริสุทธิ์และไม่มีที่ติ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพื่อว่าพระองค์จะได้รับคริสตจักรที่งดงามตระการมาเป็นของพระองค์ ไม่มีด่างพร้อยรอยตำหนิหรือมลทินอื่นใด แต่จะเป็นคริสตจักรที่บริสุทธิ์ปราศจากข้อตำหนิ

Psalms 45:13 - (Her wedding dress is dazzling, lined with gold by the weavers; All her dresses and robes are woven with gold. She is led to the king, followed by her virgin companions. A procession of joy and laughter! a grand entrance to the king’s palace!)
Revelation 7:9 - I looked again. I saw a huge crowd, too huge to count. Everyone was there—all nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were standing, dressed in white robes and waving palm branches, standing before the Throne and the Lamb and heartily singing: Salvation to our God on his Throne! Salvation to the Lamb! All who were standing around the Throne—Angels, Elders, Animals—fell on their faces before the Throne and worshiped God, singing: Oh, Yes! The blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving, The honor and power and strength, To our God forever and ever and ever! Oh, Yes!
Revelation 7:13 - Just then one of the Elders addressed me: “Who are these dressed in white robes, and where did they come from?” Taken aback, I said, “O Sir, I have no idea—but you must know.”
Revelation 7:14 - Then he told me, “These are those who come from the great tribulation, and they’ve washed their robes, scrubbed them clean in the blood of the Lamb. That’s why they’re standing before God’s Throne. They serve him day and night in his Temple. The One on the Throne will pitch his tent there for them: no more hunger, no more thirst, no more scorching heat. The Lamb on the Throne will shepherd them, will lead them to spring waters of Life. And God will wipe every last tear from their eyes.”
Revelation 21:12 - The City shimmered like a precious gem, light-filled, pulsing light. She had a wall majestic and high with twelve gates. At each gate stood an Angel, and on the gates were inscribed the names of the Twelve Tribes of the sons of Israel: three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, three gates on the west. The wall was set on twelve foundations, the names of the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb inscribed on them.
Revelation 21:15 - The Angel speaking with me had a gold measuring stick to measure the City, its gates, and its wall. The City was laid out in a perfect square. He measured the City with the measuring stick: fifteen hundred miles, its length, width, and height all equal. Using the standard measure, the Angel measured the thickness of its wall: seventy-two yards. The wall was jasper, the color of Glory, and the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. The foundations of the City walls were garnished with every precious gem imaginable: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate a single pearl.
Revelation 21:21 - The main street of the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. But there was no sign of a Temple, for the Lord God—the Sovereign-Strong—and the Lamb are the Temple. The City doesn’t need sun or moon for light. God’s Glory is its light, the Lamb its lamp! The nations will walk in its light and earth’s kings bring in their splendor. Its gates will never be shut by day, and there won’t be any night. They’ll bring the glory and honor of the nations into the City. Nothing dirty or defiled will get into the City, and no one who defiles or deceives. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will get in. * * *
Hebrews 12:22 - No, that’s not your experience at all. You’ve come to Mount Zion, the city where the living God resides. The invisible Jerusalem is populated by throngs of festive angels and Christian citizens. It is the city where God is Judge, with judgments that make us just. You’ve come to Jesus, who presents us with a new covenant, a fresh charter from God. He is the Mediator of this covenant. The murder of Jesus, unlike Abel’s—a homicide that cried out for vengeance—became a proclamation of grace.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 - May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he’ll do it!
Jude 1:24 - And now to him who can keep you on your feet, standing tall in his bright presence, fresh and celebrating—to our one God, our only Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Master, be glory, majesty, strength, and rule before all time, and now, and to the end of all time. Yes.
2 Peter 3:14 - So, my dear friends, since this is what you have to look forward to, do your very best to be found living at your best, in purity and peace. Interpret our Master’s patient restraint for what it is: salvation. Our good brother Paul, who was given much wisdom in these matters, refers to this in all his letters, and has written you essentially the same thing. Some things Paul writes are difficult to understand. Irresponsible people who don’t know what they are talking about twist them every which way. They do it to the rest of the Scriptures, too, destroying themselves as they do it.