中译版圣经:

• 主所爱的弟兄们哪，我们本该常为你们感谢神。因为他从起初拣选了你们，叫你们因信真道，又被圣灵感动，成为圣洁，能以得救。
• 新中译版圣经:主所爱的弟兄们哪，我们本该常为你们感谢神。因为他从起初拣选了你们，叫你们因信真道，又被圣灵感动，成为圣洁，能以得救。
• 新世纪圣经:主所爱的弟兄们，我们应该常常为你们感谢上帝，因为他从起初就拣选了你们，借着圣灵成圣的工作，和你们对真道的信心，使你们可以得救。
• LCC:但是我们、蒙主所爱的弟兄阿，我们应该时常为你们感谢上帝，因为上帝从起初就用灵之圣化以及你们（或译∶就因你们灵之圣化以及）信真理的心、选择了你们来得救（有古卷作∶因为上帝用灵之圣化┅┅选择了你们做得救之初结果子）。
• TCB:主所爱的弟兄们！我们应该常常为你们感谢上帝；因为上帝拣选了你们，藉着圣灵成圣的工作和你们对真理的信仰，使你们先得救〔有些古卷是：上帝从起初拣选......使你们得救〕。
• 当代圣经:主所爱的弟兄姊妹，我们应该时常为你们感谢上帝，因为他一开始就拣选了你们，让你们获得救恩，叫你们因着相信真道和圣灵的感化而成为圣洁。
• CSG:主所爱的弟兄们！我们该当时常为你们感谢天主，因为天主从起初就拣选了你们，藉圣神的祝圣和信从真理而得到拯救。

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
• NRSV:But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
• NASV:But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
• 古老版圣经:But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
• ASV:But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
• 基础英语版圣经:But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:
• DBY:But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God has chosen you from [the] beginning to salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth:
• 标准修订版圣经:But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
• 直译圣经95版:But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
• 直译圣经77版:But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
• WEB:But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth:
• YLT:And we -- we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,

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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• beginning [bi´giniŋ]   n.开始，开端；起源   (初中英语单词)
• belief [bi´li:f]   n.相信；信仰，信条   (初中英语单词)
• beloved [bi´lʌvd]   a.为....所爱的 n.爱人   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• salvation [sæl´veiʃən]   n.救助；拯救   (高中英语单词)