因為有人說：「保羅的書信又嚴厲又強硬，但他親身在的時候卻是軟弱的人，他的言語也被藐視。」

因为有人说：“他的信又沉重又厉害，及至见面，却是气貌不扬，言语粗俗的。”

因为有人说：“他信上的语气既严厉又强硬，他本人却软弱无能，言语粗俗。”

因为有人说：“他信上的语气既严厉又强硬，他本人却软弱无能，言语粗俗。”

因为有人说：“他信中的话有分量，很严厉，他本人却软弱无能，言语粗俗。”

因为有人说：“他的信又严厉又强硬，他本人却其貌不扬，言语粗俗。”

因为有人说：“保罗的书信又严厉又强硬，但他亲身在的时候却是软弱的人，他的言语也被藐视。”

因為有人說：「他的信又沉重又厲害，及至見面，卻是氣貌不揚，言語粗俗的。」

因為有人說：「他信上的語氣既嚴厲又強硬，他本人卻軟弱無能，言語粗俗。」

因為有人說：「他信上的語氣既嚴厲又強硬，他本人卻軟弱無能，言語粗俗。」

因為有人說：「他信中的話有分量，很嚴厲，他本人卻軟弱無能，言語粗俗。」

因為有人說：“他的信又嚴厲又強硬，他本人卻其貌不揚，言語粗俗。”

因為有人說：「論他的書信倒有重量有魄力；及至身臨面對、卻是軟弱無力，說話又平淡可鄙」。

或謂我書嚴厲、晤對時則身柔言鄙、

有言我書嚴厲、及晤對時、身柔言鄙、

有人言、我書嚴厲、及至晤會時、身弱言陋、

頗聞人言：『彼之書札、雖雷厲風行；而彼之形軀、則柔弱無能、言語更無足輕重。』

For some say,“ His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive and his speaking amounts to nothing.”

Some say,“ His letters sound important. They are powerful. But in person he doesn’t seem like much. And what he says doesn’t amount to anything.”

For they say,“ His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.”

For some say,“ Paul’s letters are demanding and forceful, but in person he is weak, and his speeches are worthless!”

For it is said,“ His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak and his public speaking amounts to nothing.”

For they say,“ His letters are weighty and strong, but his personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.”

“ For his letters,” they say,“ are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”

For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.

For it is said,“ His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak, and his public speaking is despicable.”

For[ his] letters, say they,[ are] weighty and powerful; but[ his] bodily presence[ is] weak, and[ his] speech contemptible.

because some say,“ His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”

For,“ His letters”, they say,“ are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”

要知道，基督差派我，不是為了施洗，而是為了傳福音——並不用智慧的話語，免得基督的十字架落了空。

你們知道，我原先傳福音給你們，是身體有病的時候。雖然我的身體對你們是個試煉，但你們並沒有藐視我，也沒有唾棄我，反而接受我如同接受神的使者、如同接受基督耶穌。

即使我在言語上沒有技巧，但在知識上並不是這樣。其實我們在各個方面、在所有的事上都已經向你們顯明了這一點。

為這樣一個人，我要誇耀，但為我自己，除了有關那些軟弱的事以外，我不誇耀。其實就算我願意誇耀，也不算是愚妄的人，因為我會講真理。可是我要克制，免得有人把我看高了，過於他在我身上所看到的，或是從我所聽到的。並且為了不讓我因這些極大的啟示而高抬自己，有一根刺加在我的肉體上，就是撒旦的使者來擊打我，免得我高抬自己。為了這事，我三次求主使這根刺離開我。但他對我說：「我的恩典是夠你用的，因為我的大能在軟弱中得以完全。」因此，我反而極其樂意地誇耀我的那些軟弱，好讓基督的能力遮蓋在我身上。

弟兄們，我以前到你們那裡去的時候，並沒有用高言大智對你們傳講神的奧祕，因為我曾下定決心，在你們中間不知道別的，只知道耶穌基督，就是被釘了十字架的這一位。並且我在你們那裡的時候，又軟弱又懼怕，甚至極其戰兢。我說話、我傳道，不是藉著有智慧的說服性的話語，而是藉著聖靈和大能的明證，

實際上，在神的智慧中，世界既然憑智慧不認識神，神就樂意藉著傳道的愚拙，拯救那些相信的人。

我保羅與你們面對面的時候是卑微的，不在你們那裡的時候向你們卻是大膽的。現在我親自以基督的溫柔與謙和懇求你們：