And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
Nehemiah 5:9 - American Standard Version (1901) Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies? 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Also I said, What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts and reproach of the nations, our enemies? Common English Bible So I continued, “What you are doing isn’t good! Why don’t you walk in the fear of our God? This will prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies! Catholic Public Domain Version And I said to them: "The thing that you are doing is not good. Why are you not walking in the fear of our God, so that there may be no reproach against us from our enemies, the Gentiles? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I said to them: The thing you do is not good. Why walk you not in the fear of our God, that we be not exposed to the reproaches of the Gentiles our enemies? English Standard Version 2016 So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies? |
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity;
And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
And when they came unto the nations, whither they went, they profaned my holy name; in that men said of them, These are the people of Jehovah, and are gone forth out of his land.
Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
So the church throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, even as it is written.
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:
to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:
having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah’s people to transgress.