[和合本] 因为 神的旨意原是要你们行善，可以堵住那糊涂无知人的口。
[新标点] 因为 神的旨意原是要你们行善，可以堵住那糊涂无知人的口。
[和合修] 因为 神的旨意原是要你们以行善来堵住糊涂无知人的口。
[新译本] 因为这是上帝的旨意，要借着你们的善行，塞住糊涂无知人的口。
[当代修] 因为上帝的旨意是要你们行善，使那些愚昧无知的人哑口无言。
[现代修] 因为上帝的旨意是要你们以好行为来堵住那班糊涂人的无知之口。
[吕振中] 因为上帝的旨意是：你们要行善、来笼住糊涂人的无知无识。
[思高本] 因为这原是天主的旨意：要你们行善，使那些愚蒙无知的人，闭口无言。
[文理本] 盖上帝之旨、欲以善行杜愚人无知之口、
[GNT] For God wants you to silence the ignorant talk of foolish people by the good things you do.
[BBE] And those of the rulers who are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of those who do well.
[KJV] For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
[NKJV] For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men --
[KJ21] For so is the will of God, that with welldoing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men"
[NASB] For (Lit so)such is the will of God, that by doing right you silence the ignorance of foolish people.
[NRSV] For it is God's will that by doing right you should silence the ignorance of the foolish.
[WEB] For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
[ESV] For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
[NIV] For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.
[NIrV] Obey the governors. The king sends them to punish those who do wrong. He also sends them to praise those who do right.
[HCSB] For it is God's will that you, by doing good, silence the ignorance of foolish people.
[CSB] For it is God's will that you, by doing good, silence the ignorance of foolish people.
[AMP] For it is God's will and intention that by doing right [your good and honest lives] should silence (muzzle, gag) the ignorant charges and ill-informed criticisms of foolish persons.
[NLT] It is God's will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you.
[YLT] because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;