奉教不久者、亦不宜遽充司牧；恐其妄自尊大、而蹈沙殫之覆轍。

初入教的不可作监督，恐怕他自高自大，就落在魔鬼所受的刑罚里。

刚信主的，不可作监督，恐怕他自高自大，落在魔鬼所受的惩罚里。

刚信主的，不可作监督，恐怕他自高自大，落在魔鬼所受的惩罚里。

初信主的人不可做监督，免得他自高自大，遭受魔鬼所受的惩罚。

初信主的不可作监督，恐怕他骄傲，就落在魔鬼所受的刑罚里。

做监督的不可以是新信徒，免得他自以为是，就落在魔鬼所受的惩罚里；

初入教的不可作監督，恐怕他自高自大，就落在魔鬼所受的刑罰裏。

剛信主的，不可作監督，恐怕他自高自大，落在魔鬼所受的懲罰裏。

剛信主的，不可作監督，恐怕他自高自大，落在魔鬼所受的懲罰裏。

初信主的人不可作監督，免得他自高自大，遭受魔鬼所受的懲罰。

初信主的不可作監督，恐怕他驕傲，就落在魔鬼所受的刑罰裡。

不可讓新進教的做監督，免得他蒙於傲氣，而掉在魔鬼所受的定罪裏。

做監督的不可以是新信徒，免得他自以為是，就落在魔鬼所受的懲罰裡；

甫入教者未可也、恐其自衒、罹魔之刑、

甫入教者、未可為督、恐自衒與魔鬼同刑、

甫入教者、不可為以毘司可普、恐其自高、陷於魔之罪、與魔同刑、

He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.

The leader must not be a new believer. If he is, he might become proud. Then he would be judged just like the devil.

He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.

A church leader must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall.

He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and incur the same condemnation as the devil.

and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into condemnation incurred by the devil.

not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the Devil.

Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.

not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

幼輩亦當順服長老。彼此之間、皆當以謙德自束。應知天主損傲益謙；

當如新生之嬰、一心愛慕純粹乳汁、日漸月漬、涵養心靈、以邀救恩。

是必妄自尊大、懵然無知者也。若輩酖心空言辯論、於是嫉妒紛爭、詆毀猜忌、無所不至、

以資歷論、爾等此時應可為人師矣；而在實際、仍須人教爾等以淺近之教理、一如乳臭兒之未可遽進以乾糧也。蓋哺乳者稚氣未脫、對於義理詎能精通；

且主亦恐我以受此特達之啟示、而驕矜自慢也；故容沙殫加我以肉身上之痛楚、有如芒刺之着體、蓋不欲吾之得意而忘形耳。

兄弟乎、前次予為爾等講道時、未能以超性之人語之、蓋爾等仍不脫本性、而於基督道中猶為嬰孩。

主曰：『曩者予親睹沙殫如閃電自天而隕。

至論祭肉如何、吾人皆曰斯易知耳。然知能長傲、惟愛德則能立己立人也。

吾之所以不惜以自己及亞波羅為例、而為此諄諄告誡者、乃為兄弟之益也。務望爾等以吾儕為則、謹守經訓、不可驕矜自慢、而抱出奴入主之態度。夫爾之優越、孰令致之？爾所有之一切、何一而非受之於主耶？既有所受、又安得自誇其所有、一若未之受耶？今爾等已饜足矣、爾等已富裕矣、駸駸乎將捨吾儕而獨立稱王矣。然吾固願爾等之真能為王、而使我輩亦得彈冠相慶、揚眉吐氣也！

叛逆無信、剛愎自用、桀傲成性、不愛天主、惟愛荒逸、

更有不守本位、擅離本宅之天神、主亦永繫以鎖鍊、囚之幽獄、以待大審判日。

昔者天神之干罪也、天主且毅然投之地獄、囚之冥府、以待審判。