中译版圣经:

• 从前你们是暗昧的，但如今在主里面是光明的，行事为人就当像光明的子女。
• 新中译版圣经:从前你们是暗昧的，但如今在主里面是光明的，行事为人就当像光明的子女。
• 新世纪圣经:你们从前是黑暗的，现今在主里却是光明的，行事为人就应当象光明的儿女。
• LCC:因为你们从前是黑暗，如今在主里乃是光；行事为人总要像光的儿女
• TCB:你们原是在黑暗中，可是自从成为主的信徒，你们就在光明中。你们的生活必须像光明的人。
• 当代圣经:从前，你们虽曾一度昏昧，但现在既然蒙了主的光照，成为光明的儿女，就应该有光明磊落的行为了！
• CSG:从你们原是黑暗，但现在你们在主内却是光明，生活自然要像光明之子一样；

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
• NRSV:For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light--
• NASV:for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light
• 古老版圣经:For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
• ASV:For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light
• 基础英语版圣经:For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light
• DBY:for ye were once darkness, but now light in [the] Lord; walk as children of light,
• 标准修订版圣经:for once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord;walk as children of light
• 直译圣经95版:for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light
• 直译圣经77版:for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light
• WEB:For ye were sometime darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
• YLT:for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,

希伯来语圣经:

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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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• formerly [´fɔ:məli]   ad.从前，以前   (初中英语单词)
• sometime [´sʌmtaim]   ad.曾经 a.从前的   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)