為我兄弟恆謝天主、實為吾儕之天職也。夫以爾等信德之突飛猛進、及彼此間友愛精神之暢發、則吾儕之感謝天主、不亦宜乎。

弟兄们，我们该为你们常常感谢神，这本是合宜的；因你们的信心格外增长，并且你们众人彼此相爱的心也都充足。

弟兄们，我们该常常为你们感谢上帝，这本是合宜的；因为你们的信心格外增长，你们众人彼此相爱的心也都增加。

弟兄们，我们该常常为你们感谢神，这本是合宜的；因为你们的信心格外增长，你们众人彼此相爱的心也都增加。

弟兄姊妹，我们应当为你们常常感谢上帝，这是合宜的，因为你们的信心不断增长，彼此相爱的心也不断增加。

弟兄们，我们应该常常为你们感谢神，这是合适的。因为你们的信心格外长进，你们众人彼此相爱的心也在增加。

弟兄们，我们应该为你们常常感谢神，这样做是合宜的，因为你们的信仰格外增长，你们大家每一个人彼此的爱也在增加。

弟兄們，我們該為你們常常感謝神，這本是合宜的；因你們的信心格外增長，並且你們眾人彼此相愛的心也都充足。

弟兄們，我們該常常為你們感謝上帝，這本是合宜的；因為你們的信心格外增長，你們眾人彼此相愛的心也都增加。

弟兄們，我們該常常為你們感謝神，這本是合宜的；因為你們的信心格外增長，你們眾人彼此相愛的心也都增加。

弟兄姊妹，我們應當為你們常常感謝上帝，這是合宜的，因為你們的信心不斷增長，彼此相愛的心也不斷增加。

弟兄們，我們應該常常為你們感謝神，這是合適的。因為你們的信心格外長進，你們眾人彼此相愛的心也在增加。

弟兄們，我們應該時常為你們感謝上帝，這本是合宜的；因為你們的信心格外增長，你們大家每一個人彼此相愛的心也增大着，

弟兄們，我們應該為你們常常感謝神，這樣做是合宜的，因為你們的信仰格外增長，你們大家每一個人彼此的愛也在增加。

兄弟乎、我為爾恆謝上帝、宜也、因爾之信彌長、彼此之愛益增、

我儕當為兄弟恆謝上帝、因爾信主彌篤、彼此相愛日博、故宜謝之、

兄弟乎、我儕當為爾恆感謝天主、此理所宜也、因爾之信愈增、彼此相愛亦愈甚、

We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.

Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. That is only right, because your faith is growing more and more. We also thank God that the love you all have for one another is increasing.

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

Dear brothers and sisters, we can’t help but thank God for you, because your faith is flourishing and your love for one another is growing.

We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is only fitting, because your faith is increasing abundantly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another grows ever greater.

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;

We must always thank God for you, brothers. This is right, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.

We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another abounds,

兄弟則為主之所愛、吾儕尚可不為爾等恆謝洪恩乎？蓋天主自始予爾等以簡拔、俾爾等受聖神之感化、篤信真理、以蒙救恩。

兄弟乎、曩者吾儕示爾應如何立身處世、以慰悅天主；爾已拳拳服膺。茲復因主耶穌、奉勸兄弟、發憤加勉、勇猛精進。

今者爾之靈魂、已因服膺聖道而致潔矣；應能身體誠實無妄之愛德也。務望一秉赤誠、彼此相愛。

嗚呼、吾儕在天主之前、因爾而得偌大神樂將何以報答天恩？

爾等之信德、已為舉世所稱道；此吾之所以亟欲緣基督而致謝於天主也。

因是望爾等發憤自勉、精益求精；既有信心、加以德行；既有德行、加以明達；既有明達、加以克治；既能克治；加以堅忍；既有堅忍、加以虔誠；既有虔誠、加以友愛；既有友愛、冠之以仁。爾等苟能存養此等美德、使之發榮滋長於爾內心、則體認吾主耶穌基督、自覺日益親切、欲罷不能、必不致華而不實也。凡不具此等美德者、無異短視淺識之心盲、而自忘其舊罪已蒙滌除矣。故望兄弟益加奮勉、孳孳為善、務使爾之聖召恩選、根深秪固、確乎不拔。爾能遵此而行、則永無失足之虞；

今蒂茂德自爾處歸來、盛道爾等之信德與愛德、且謂爾等恆以吾儕為懷、渴欲與吾儕相見、正如吾儕之渴望與爾等相見也。

願主激增爾之愛德、使兄弟中能相親相愛、兼愛眾人、亦如吾之愛爾。

至於兄弟友愛之道、當無需吾之喋喋。爾等親沐天主薰陶、固知彼此相愛。爾等對馬其頓全境兄弟、亦確能踐履愛德也。惟望勉益加勉、日新又新、

務宜在吾救主耶穌基督之聖寵及認識上、日有長進也。願主受享光榮、自今茲、迄永世、心焉祝之。

吾所為心禱者無他、惟望爾之仁愛與日俱進、發為真知卓見、

予每思天主因耶穌基督而沛賜爾等以聖寵、未嘗不為爾等向天主代謝洪恩。

吾儕恆為爾等致謝天主；祈禱中亦以為念。蓋爾等信而有行、愛而能勞、仰望吾主耶穌基督、確乎不拔、故在天主聖父之前、時切馳思、不能自已、

枝之在我、而不結實者、彼則截之；其結實者、彼則裁之、使結實彌茂。

此則予所深信不疑者也。且予對爾懷此感想、允非過情；蓋爾我神交心契、實為一體；故予之縲絏、亦即爾之縲絏；予之護道樹教、爾托主恩、亦與有功焉、

雍雍君子。何以比擬。鳳尾之棕。鬱鬱葱葱。麗盆之柏。暢茂條達。

蓋吾一日寓此塵宅、即一日有予爾激發之天職；

宗徒謂主曰：『求主增吾信德。』

凡事必以吾主耶穌基督名義、致謝於天主聖父；

行經悲谷。化為甘泉。及時之雨。膏澤是宣。