190、试探中争夺的最关键点，是良善掌控邪恶，还是邪恶掌控良善。想要掌权的邪恶在属世人或外在人里面，良善在属灵人或内在人里面。若邪恶获胜，属世人就会掌权；若良善获胜，属灵人就会掌权。
190、试探中最关键之处，是良善降服了邪恶，还是邪恶绑架了良善？渴望成为主宰的邪恶位于人的外在或属世层面，而良善则位于人的内在或属灵层面。如果邪恶获胜，属世之人成为主宰；如果良善获胜，属灵之人成为主宰。
190. What is at stake in crises of the spirit is either the dominance of goodness over evil or the dominance of evil over goodness. The evil that wants to take control is in our earthly or outer self, and the goodness is in our spiritual or inner self. If evil wins, the earthly self controls us; if goodness wins, the spiritual self controls us.
190. Our inner struggles are fought over whether our good traits will have control over our bad ones, or the other way around. The bad traits that want to get control of us are in our outer, material self, while the good ones are in our inner spiritual self. If our bad traits win, our material self will be in control of us. If the good ones win, our spiritual self will be in control.
190. The point at issue in temptations is whether good is to master evil, or evil good. The evil which wants to be master is in the natural or external man, the good in his spiritual or internal man. If evil wins, then the natural man is master; if good wins, then it is the spiritual man.
190. The dominion of good over evil, or of evil over good, is contended for in temptations. The evil which is desirous of ruling is in the natural or external man; and the good, in the spiritual or internal man. If evil prevails, the natural man rules; if good, then the spiritual man.
190. In temptations, the dominion of good over evil, or of evil over good, is contended for. Evil which wills to have dominion, is in the natural or external man, and good is in the spiritual or internal man. If evil conquers, the natural man has dominion; if good conquers, the spiritual has dominion.
190. In tentationibus agitur de dominio boni super malum, aut mali super bonum; malum, quod dominari vult, est in naturali seu externo homine, et bonum in spirituali seu interno. Si malum vincit, tunc naturalis homo dominatur; si bonum vincit, tunc spiritualis homo.