中译版圣经:

• 因为他是神的用人，是与你有益的。你若作恶，却当惧怕。因为他不是空空的佩剑。他是神的用人，是伸冤的，刑罚那作恶的。
• 新中译版圣经:因为他是神的用人，是与你有益的。你若作恶，却当惧怕。因为他不是空空的佩剑。他是神的用人，是伸冤的，刑罚那作恶的。
• 新世纪圣经:因为他是上帝的仆役，是对你有益的。但如果你作恶，就应当惧怕；因为他佩剑，不是没有作用的。他是上帝的仆役，是向作恶的人施行刑罚的。
• LCC:因为它是为你的好处而做上帝仆役的。但你若行恶，就该惧怕；因为他并不是徒然佩带刀剑权力；它是上帝的仆役，是刑罚者，使上帝之义怒临到作恶之人的。
• TCB:因为他是上帝所使用的人，他的工作是对你有益处的。如果你作恶，你就得怕他，因为他的惩罚并非儿戏。他是上帝所使用的人，要执行上帝对那些作恶的人的惩罚。
• 当代圣经:要知道他们是上帝差派的，对行得正的人有利无害；然而，你若作奸犯科，就该惧怕了，因为他们必将你绳之於法。他们是上帝的差使，代表上帝秉公行义，警恶惩奸。
• CSG:因为他是天主的仆役，是为相帮你行善；你若作恶，你就该害怕，因为他不是无故带剑；他既是天主的仆役，就负责惩罚作恶的人；

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.
• NRSV:for it is God's servant for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for the authority does not bear the sword in vain! It is the servant of God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer.
• NASV:for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.
• 古老版圣经:For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil.
• ASV:for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.
• 基础英语版圣经:For he is the servant of God to you for good. But if you do evil, have fear; for the sword is not in his hand for nothing: he is God's servant, making God's punishment come on the evil-doer.
• DBY:for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil.
• 标准修订版圣经:for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain;he is the servant of God to execute his wrath on the wrongdoer.
• 直译圣经95版:for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.
• 直译圣经77版:for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath upon the one who practices evil.
• WEB:For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou doest that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, an avenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil.
• YLT:for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

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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• punishment [´pʌniʃmənt]   n.罚，刑罚   (初中英语单词)
• execute [´eksikju:t]   vt.执行；表演；演奏   (初中英语单词)
• minister [´ministə]   n.部长；大臣 v.伺候   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)