中译版圣经:

• 我说这话，是为你们的益处。不是要牢笼你们，乃是要叫你们行合宜的事，得以殷勤服事主，没有分心的事。
• 新中译版圣经:我说这话，是为你们的益处。不是要牢笼你们，乃是要叫你们行合宜的事，得以殷勤服事主，没有分心的事。
• 新世纪圣经:我说这话，是为了你们自己的益处；我不是要限制你们，而是要你们作合宜的事，一心一意的对主忠诚。
• LCC:我说这话、是为了你们自己的益处，不是要设圈套笼络你们，乃是要你们温雅端正、殷勤服事主、而不分心。
• TCB:我这样说是要帮助你们，不是要限制你们。我要你们做得对，做得合适，并且为主的工作完全奉献自己，毫无保留。
• 当代圣经:我这样说，不是要束缚你们，是为了你们的好处，鼓励你们选择合适的事而行，好让你们专心地服事主。
• CSG:我说这话，是为你们的益处，并不是要设下圈套陷害你们， 而只是为叫你们更齐全， 得以不断地专心事主。

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.
• NRSV:I say this for your own benefit, not to put any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and unhindered devotion to the Lord.
• NASV:This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord.
• 古老版圣经:And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
• ASV:And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
• 基础英语版圣经:Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.
• DBY:But I say this for your own profit; not that I may set a snare before you, but for what [is] seemly, and waiting on the Lord without distraction.
• 标准修订版圣经:I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.
• 直译圣经95版:This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord.
• 直译圣经77版:And this I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is seemly, and [to secure] undistracted devotion to the Lord.
• WEB:And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
• YLT:And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly,

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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• devotion [di´vəuʃən]   n.献身；忠诚；热爱   (初中英语单词)
• promote [prə´məut]   vt.促进；发扬；助长   (初中英语单词)
• waiting [´weitiŋ]   n.等候；伺候   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ]   n.言语；言论；格言   (高中英语单词)
• restraint [ri´streint]   n.抑制；管束；克制   (高中英语单词)
• appropriate [ə´prəupri-it, ə´prəuprieit]   a.适宜的 vt.私占；拨给   (高中英语单词)
• restrict [ri´strikt]   vt.限制；限定；约束   (英语四级单词)
• comely [´kʌmli]   a.秀丽的；文雅的   (英语四级单词)