我說這話，免得你們以為我寫信是要恐嚇你們。

我说这话，免得你们以为我写信是要威吓你们；

我说这话，免得你们以为我写信是要恐吓你们。

我说这话，免得你们以为我写信是要恐吓你们。

我不想你们认为我写信是要威吓你们。

不要以为我写信是用来吓你们。

我不愿看起来像是在用书信恐吓你们。

我說這話，免得你們以為我寫信是要威嚇你們；

我說這話，免得你們以為我寫信是要恐嚇你們。

我不想你們認為我寫信是要威嚇你們。

不要以為我寫信是用來嚇你們。

免得我似乎藉着信去嚇唬你們。

我不願看起來像是在用書信恐嚇你們。

我言此、免似以書驚爾、

蓋余不欲以書驚爾、

我言此、免爾曹以為我寄書驚爾、

予作此言、庶免書面威脅之嫌。

I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters.

Don’t think that I’m trying to scare you with my letters.

I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters.

I’m not trying to frighten you by my letters.

I don’t want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters.

for I do not want to seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

lest I seem to terrify you by letters.

that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

I don’t want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters.

That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,

that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.

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。」

但是，主若准許，我會很快到你們那裏去；我所要知道的，不是那些自高自大者的言語，而是他們的權能。因為神的國不在乎言語，而在乎權能。你們願意怎麼樣呢？要我帶着棍子到你們那裏去呢，還是帶着慈愛溫柔的心呢？

所以，時候未到，在主來以前甚麼都不要評斷，他要照出暗中的隱情，揭發人的動機。那時，各人要從神那裏得着稱讚。