中译版圣经:

• 作官的原不是叫行善的惧怕，乃是叫作恶的惧怕。你愿意不惧怕掌权的吗？你只要行善，就可得他的称赞。
• 新中译版圣经:作官的原不是叫行善的惧怕，乃是叫作恶的惧怕。你愿意不惧怕掌权的吗？你只要行善，就可得他的称赞。
• 新世纪圣经:执政的不是要使行善的惧怕，而是要使作恶的惧怕。你想不怕掌权的吗？只要行善，就会得到称赞；
• LCC:作官的原不是叫有善行的惧怕，乃是叫有恶行的惧怕。你愿意不惧怕政权么？须要行善，就可以从它得赞许；
• TCB:统治者不是要使行善的人惧怕，而是要使作恶的人惧怕。你要不怕当政者，就得行善，他就会嘉许你；
• 当代圣经:执法者只对付违法的人，不做亏心事的，就无须惧怕；你们若做得好，还会得到表扬哩！
• CSG:因为长官为行善的人，不是可怕的；为行恶的人，才是可怕的。你愿意不怕掌权的吗？你行善罢! 那就可由他得到称赞，

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you.
• NRSV:For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you wish to have no fear of the authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive its approval;
• NASV:For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;
• 古老版圣经:For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
• ASV:For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:
• 基础英语版圣经:For rulers are not a cause of fear to the good work but to the evil. If you would have no fear of the authority, do good and you will have praise;
• DBY:For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil [one]. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise [what is] good, and thou shalt have praise from it;
• 标准修订版圣经:For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of him who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,
• 直译圣经95版:For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;
• 直译圣经77版:For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same;
• WEB:For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power; do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:
• YLT:For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

希伯来语圣经:

内容备注:

多语对照圣经中的一节平均而言是一句，包含有12个不同的英文译本，和6个中文译本，以及一个希伯来语本（圣经旧约使用希伯来语和亚兰语书写，新约用希腊语书写）

NIV:新国际版（New International Version，简称NIV）是一个当代英语圣经译本，也是目前在英语国家被最为广泛使用的圣经版本,适合个人研读之用的译本。
NCB: New Century Bible 《新世纪圣经》
LCC:(Library of Christian Classes）
CLB:当代圣经译本(The Chinese Living Bible, CLB)
KJV:詹姆士钦定本是近古英文,是现在所能见到的最老的英译本
BBE:基础英语供移民和儿童阅读
NRSV:是新标准修订版
NASB:用纯粹直译方法（Strictly Literal）的译本
BHS:希伯来语原文圣经

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• terror [´terə]   n.恐怖；惊骇   (初中英语单词)
• practise [´præktis]   v.实践(行，施)；提倡   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• commend [kə´mend]   vt.把...交托给；称赞   (高中英语单词)
• behavior [bi´heiviə]   n.举止，行为   (高中英语单词)