As you test yourselves, I hope you will recognize that we have not failed the test of apostolic authority.

我却盼望你们晓得，我们不是可弃绝的人。

我希望你们知道，我们并不是经不起考验的人。

我希望你们知道，我们并不是经不起考验的人。

我希望你们会知道，我们是经得起考验的。

我盼望你们晓得，我们不是经不起考验的人。

但是我希望你们明白，我们不是经不起考验的。

我卻盼望你們曉得，我們不是可棄絕的人。

我希望你們知道，我們並不是經不起考驗的人。

我希望你們知道，我們並不是經不起考驗的人。

我希望你們會知道，我們是經得起考驗的。

我盼望你們曉得，我們不是經不起考驗的人。

我卻盼望你們知道我們不是不中用的。

但是我希望你們明白，我們不是經不起考驗的。

我冀爾知我儕非見棄者、

吾欲爾知我非無據、

我望爾知我非見棄者、

吾儕決不為有名無實；此不能不望爾曹知之也。

And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test.

I hope you will discover that I haven’t failed the test.

I hope you will find out that we have not failed the test.

And I hope you will recognize that we ourselves do not fail the test.

But I expect that you will realize that we ourselves do not fail the test.

But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified.

But I hope that ye shall know that we are not reprobate.

And I hope you will recognize that we do not fail the test.

But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.

And I hope that you will realize that we have not failed the test!

But I hope that you will know that we aren’t disqualified.

For I am afraid that when I come I won’t like what I find, and you won’t like my response. I am afraid that I will find quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly behavior.

I am writing this to you before I come, hoping that I won’t need to deal severely with you when I do come. For I want to use the authority the Lord has given me to strengthen you, not to tear you down.

I will give you all the proof you want that Christ speaks through me. Christ is not weak when he deals with you; he is powerful among you.Although he was crucified in weakness, he now lives by the power of God. We, too, are weak, just as Christ was, but when we deal with you we will be alive with him and will have God’s power.