豈因吾之薄於己而厚於爾、乃反獲罪戾乎？

我因为白白传神的福音给你们，就自居卑微，叫你们高升，这算是我犯罪吗？

我贬低自己，为了使你们高升，因为我白白地传上帝的福音给你们，难道这算是我犯了错吗？

我贬低自己，为了使你们高升，因为我白白地传神的福音给你们，难道这算是我犯了错吗？

我为了把福音白白地传给你们，甘愿卑微，以擢升你们，我这样做有罪吗？

我贬低自己，使你们高升，把神的福音白白地传给你们，我这样是犯罪吗？

我降卑自己，好使你们被高举，因为我把神的福音无偿地传给你们，难道我这样就犯了罪吗？

我因為白白傳神的福音給你們，就自居卑微，叫你們高升，這算是我犯罪嗎？

我貶低自己，為了使你們高升，因為我白白地傳上帝的福音給你們，難道這算是我犯了錯嗎？

我貶低自己，為了使你們高升，因為我白白地傳神的福音給你們，難道這算是我犯了錯嗎？

我為了把福音白白地傳給你們，甘願卑微，以擢升你們，我這樣做有罪嗎？

我貶低自己，使你們高升，把神的福音白白地傳給你們，我這樣是犯罪嗎？

我卑抑了自己、讓你們升高，將上帝的福音傳給你們，使你們免費就獲得到，是犯了罪麼？

我降卑自己，好使你們被高舉，因為我把神的福音無償地傳給你們，難道我這樣就犯了罪嗎？

我自卑致爾高舉、傳爾上帝福音而無值、乃為罪乎、

我卑以自牧、傳上帝福音、不傷爾財、使爾高舉、是耶否耶、

我傳天主之福音於爾、而不費爾貲、自居卑微、使爾高舉、此為罪乎、

Was it a sin for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by preaching the gospel of God to you free of charge?

I preached God’s good news to you free of charge. When I did that, I was putting myself down in order to lift you up. Was this a sin?

Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached God’s gospel to you free of charge?

Was I wrong when I humbled myself and honored you by preaching God’s Good News to you without expecting anything in return?

Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you without charge?

Did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

Or did I commit a sin in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I preached to you the gospel of God for nought?

Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?

Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed the gospel of God to you free of charge?

Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God’s Good News free of charge?

且爾等所受之寵惠、亦何一不如其他教會乎？有所不如者、其惟吾之不以生計相累乎？吾望爾等勿以此見罪！

吾儕已為基督之故、而成斯世之狂徒矣；爾等則優遊基督之中、而聰明自若也。吾儕弱而爾等強、爾等享榮而吾儕蒙辱。吾儕至今猶忍饑耐渴、衣衫襤褸、被毆受撻、無家可歸、躬自操作、不遑寧處；被人詬誶、我則福之；被人凌虐、我則耐之；

兄弟當猶憶吾儕傳授天主福音時之如何艱辛困苦、躬自操作、夙夜不遑、以免加爾之累。

我與從者所需、悉憑此兩手以供之；此乃爾所應知也。

茲者我葆樂本人、欲憑基督之溫柔謙恭、有所求於爾焉。頗聞人言、予與爾相處、晤時則恭、暌時則踞。

抑吾與巴拿巴必須躬自操作、自食其力耶？

今主之所以明定傳福音者得資福音以生、亦同一理耳。顧我本人迄未利用此制；吾之書此、亦非欲為己有所主張。何則、我寧死、不願人毀我之榮也。蓋我引以為榮者、不在宣傳福音；蓋宣傳福音、在吾為義不容辭之事、實有所受命耳。若中途而廢、則吾其休矣！若予之傳道為出於自動、則受酬宜也、今既有所受命、則在予為一受託之義務而已。然則吾果無報酬乎？曰：正惟吾傳福音而不受酬、而不享受權利、酬在其中矣。

厥後葆樂離雅典、抵格林多、遇猶太人亞吉拉及其妻彼斯加、亞吉拉生於本都。近以格老第命猶太人盡離羅馬、故偕妻自義大利遷此。葆樂訪之、因其亦以製幕為業、遂與同寓而經營焉。

他人尚且對爾享此權利、況吾儕乎？然吾儕向未行使此權、而甘受困乏者、蓋不欲在基督福音道上、置任何之障礙也。

亦未嘗仰給於人、惟日夜躬自操作、以免加累於爾。