務使爾等立身處世、無忝天主、以副其召爾共享天國及光榮之美意。

要叫你们行事对得起那召你们进他国、得他荣耀的神。

我们劝勉你们，安慰你们，嘱咐你们，使你们行事对得起那召你们进他自己的国、得他荣耀的上帝。

我们劝勉你们，安慰你们，嘱咐你们，使你们行事对得起那召你们进他自己的国、得他荣耀的神。

我们安慰你们，劝勉你们，督促你们，好叫你们行事为人对得起上帝，祂呼召你们进入祂的国、享受祂的荣耀。

劝勉你们，鼓励你们，叮嘱你们，要你们行事为人，配得上那召你们进入他的国和荣耀的神。

我们鼓励你们，安慰你们，忠告你们，为要你们行事为人配得上那召唤你们进入他国度和荣耀的神。

要叫你們行事對得起那召你們進他國、得他榮耀的神。

我們勸勉你們，安慰你們，囑咐你們，使你們行事對得起那召你們進他自己的國、得他榮耀的上帝。

我們勸勉你們，安慰你們，囑咐你們，使你們行事對得起那召你們進他自己的國、得他榮耀的神。

我們安慰你們，勸勉你們，督促你們，好叫你們行事為人對得起上帝，祂呼召你們進入祂的國、享受祂的榮耀。

勸勉你們，鼓勵你們，叮囑你們，要你們行事為人，配得上那召你們進入他的國和榮耀的神。

是要使你們行事為人對得起上帝、那召你們進他自己的國和榮耀、的上帝。

我們鼓勵你們，安慰你們，忠告你們，為要你們行事為人配得上那召喚你們進入他國度和榮耀的神。

致爾行合乎上帝、即召爾入其國而與其榮者也、○

教爾所行、合乎上帝、蓋上帝召爾、入國有榮、

諄囑爾行事當合乎天主、即召爾入其國、得其榮者也、○

encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.

We gave you hope and strength. We comforted you. We really wanted you to live in a way that is worthy of God. He chooses you to enter his glorious kingdom.

we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory.

we encouraged, comforted, and implored each one of you to walk worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.

we encouraged, comforted, and implored each one of you to walk worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you live in a way worthy of God who calls you to his own kingdom and his glory.

to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

是故吾以因主被囚之身、剴切勸爾修身砥行、無忝爾之聖召、

人若自言止乎天主、則亦宜行天主之所行矣。

然大慈天主、既召爾等與基督同享無窮光榮、一俟爾等略受挫折以後、必將親自予爾等以成全、賜爾等以堅貞、而充爾等以神力也。

吾人若曰吾已與天主神交心契、而同時猶行於暗昧之中、是為欺心之人、言不顧行、行不顧言者也吾人能實踐光明之道、有如天主之光明者、則吾人實已彼此神交心契、而天主聖子耶穌之寶血、實已滌除吾人之罪矣。

召爾者誠實無妄、必將玉汝於成也。

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。其召爾也、以吾儕之傳福音為因緣、而以爾等得沾吾主耶穌基督之光榮為目的。

務使外界睹爾品格高尚、行為端正、而無求於人也。

因此吾儕不輟為爾祈禱、求我天主使爾無忝聖召；運其宏能、成爾善志；施其化工、充爾信德：庶幾我主耶穌之聖名、因爾見榮、爾亦得仰賴我天主及主耶穌基督之恩、因彼而見榮焉。

而爾等則為蒙選之族、赫赫司祭、雍雍神國實天主之眷屬也。天主既召爾等出於黑暗入於靈光、爾等可不表彰大德乎。

蓋召爾者聖、爾亦宜修身砥行、克肖其聖。經云：『爾其克念作聖、如予之聖；』此之謂也。

而對於吾人預定為榮貴之器、沛加恩澤、以揚其無窮之榮、且從猶太及天下萬國之中、甄而別之、召而集之；果有何不可乎？

故其所預簡者、必從而召之；其所召者、更從而義之；其所義者、更從而榮之。

蓋感召爾等得與其聖子耶穌基督神交心契者、乃誠實無妄之天主也。

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。

蓋爾等本屬昏昏、今則因主而為昭昭矣。故行事當光明正大、庶不愧為光明之子。

不寧惟是、吾人亦知人苟能真心愛天主、則天主必使天地萬物同力相助、而亨通之。

所望爾等立身處世、日用之間、在在以無忝基督之福音為念；且不僅於爾我相晤時為然、即暫相睽隔、亦願聞爾等團結一致、堅立不移、

夫爾等既奉基督耶穌為主、自當行於其中、

且孳孳為善、有賁其實；

吾故曰：爾等亟應努力於靈修、而不可縱情恣慾也。

夫天主之救拔吾人、而授吾人以聖召者、初不憑吾人之功績、乃憑其自己之聖意、與夫在基督耶穌身上、夙所賜於吾人之聖寵也。蓋此聖寵之授予、實在萬世以前；

勿可以惡報惡、以暴酬暴。要之、咒罵由人、祝福在我；庶幾無忝聖召、自求多福。

力行愛德、亦如基督之愛爾也。彼竟為吾人之故、慨然以身獻於天主、作為祭祀牲牷、芳氣馥馥、有如馨香。