此點吾在前書中亦曾提及、以免吾來之時、應使我歡欣鼓舞者、反貽我以憂戚耳。且吾固深信爾等莫不以吾之樂為樂也。

我曾把这事写给你们，恐怕我到的时候，应该叫我快乐的那些人，反倒叫我忧愁。我也深信，你们众人都以我的快乐为自己的快乐。

我曾把这事写给你们，免得我到的时候，那该令我喜乐的人反倒令我悲伤。我也深信，你们众人都以我的喜乐为自己的喜乐。

我曾把这事写给你们，免得我到的时候，那该令我喜乐的人反倒令我悲伤。我也深信，你们众人都以我的喜乐为自己的喜乐。

我曾为这事写信给你们，免得我到你们那里时，那些本该使我喜乐的人反而使我忧伤。我也深信你们会以我的喜乐为你们的喜乐。

我写了这样的信，免得我来的时候，应该使我快乐的人反而使我忧愁；我深信你们众人都以我的喜乐为你们的喜乐。

我写了那封信，免得我来的时候，那些本应该使我喜乐的人使我忧伤，因为我深信你们大家以我的喜乐为你们大家的喜乐。

我曾把這事寫給你們，恐怕我到的時候，應該叫我快樂的那些人，反倒叫我憂愁。我也深信，你們眾人都以我的快樂為自己的快樂。

我曾把這事寫給你們，免得我到的時候，那該令我喜樂的人反倒令我悲傷。我也深信，你們眾人都以我的喜樂為自己的喜樂。

我曾把這事寫給你們，免得我到的時候，那該令我喜樂的人反倒令我悲傷。我也深信，你們眾人都以我的喜樂為自己的喜樂。

我曾為這事寫信給你們，免得我到你們那裡時，那些本該使我喜樂的人反而使我憂傷。我也深信你們會以我的喜樂為你們的喜樂。

我寫了這樣的信，免得我來的時候，應該使我快樂的人反而使我憂愁；我深信你們眾人都以我的喜樂為你們的喜樂。

而我所寫的正是要避免我來到時、該叫我喜歡的人反而讓我憂愁；我深信你們眾人，我準知道我的喜樂就是你們自己的喜樂。

我寫了那封信，免得我來的時候，那些本應該使我喜樂的人使我憂傷，因為我深信你們大家以我的喜樂為你們大家的喜樂。

昔特書此、恐我來時所當使我樂者、反令我憂、蓋我深信爾眾以我樂為樂也、

昔我以書達爾、恐來時所當使我樂者、轉令我憂耳、蓋我樂即爾樂、吾知之素矣、

蓋我深知爾眾以我之樂為己之樂、

I wrote as I did, so that when I came I would not be distressed by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would all share my joy.

What I wrote to you I wrote for a special reason. When I came, I didn’t want to be troubled by those who should make me glad. I was sure that all of you would share my joy.

And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all.

That is why I wrote to you as I did, so that when I do come, I won’t be grieved by the very ones who ought to give me the greatest joy. Surely you all know that my joy comes from your being joyful.

I wrote this very thing so that when I came I wouldn’t have pain from those who ought to give me joy, because I am confident about all of you that my joy will also be yours.

This is the very thing I wrote you, so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy was the joy of you all.

And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all.

And I wrote this very thing, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

I wrote this very thing so that when I came I wouldn’t have pain from those who ought to give me joy, because I am confident about all of you that my joy will also be yours.

And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is[ the joy] of you all.

And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.

然吾托主之靈、深信爾等心本無他。惟彼攪亂爾等之心靈者、無論其為何人、吾知其罪案已定、而不可倖免矣。

吾儕尚遣一兄弟與彼二人偕行、此君為吾儕所深識、在過去任事甚見熱心、此次更為熱心；以對爾等滿懷厚望也。

素稔爾之從善如流、故敢不揣冒昧、致書於爾、且知爾之所為、將有超乎予之所言者焉。

更恐吾來時、天主令我汗顏無地、蓋一見諸犯奸邪淫亂之徒、尚未幡然悔改、吾能不為之號咷大哭乎哉？予之第三次就爾、即在目前。證以二三人之口、言言足徵。曩者與爾晤時、予曾告諸犯罪者及其他同人、予若重來、決不有所優容。今方暌隔、亦欲一申舊命、莫謂言之不預也。

蓋前書雖曾使爾等憂戚、吾固無所悔也。雖然、吾亦忍痛而為之耳、豈欲見爾等有一日之憂戚乎？

在此互相信任之情緒中、吾本擬先就爾處、俾爾有所進益；

吾儕仰體主心、深信爾等必能遵行吾儕之訓、始終如一；

據報爾中竟有奸其繼母者；如此淫亂、即在異邦人中、亦未之前聞。爾等尚驕矜自滿、而不痛自懲創、毅然擯絕如此亂倫忤逆之子耶。吾身雖在遠方、心則與爾等相俱；於此亂倫之人、予已判其罪矣。爾等奉耶穌基督名義召集會議、吾之神魂亦必參加斯會；吾人托吾主耶穌之權能、將此人交付於沙殫之手、以毀其肉身庶幾彼之靈魂、或可蒙救恩於主之大日。爾等實無誇耀之理由。豈不知些須之酵、能醱全飥乎？爾須徹底澄清舊酵俾爾得成新飥、一如爾因聖洗而成無酵之餅。蓋吾人之免難羔羊基督之自獻、即欲為吾人清除舊酵耳。故吾人勿可再以陳腐之酵過節、亦勿用暴戾毒狠之酵、惟當用清純平實之無酵餅耳。我於前書中、曾誡爾勿與淫亂之人來往；非指外界淫亂、慳吝、掠奪、迷信偶像之人也。吾豈欲爾脫離人世乎？吾意乃謂苟有自名為吾道中人、而猶淫亂、慳吝、迷信、慢罵、狂飲、勒索、誅求也、若此之人、應羞與為伍、雖拒與同席可也。夫外界之人何與於我、我亦何所用其評騭。吾人所欲評騭者、非會中人乎？若夫外界人之行為、自有天主為之評騭。惟爾中之為非作惡者務望爾等痛絕之也。

夫吾之所以寓書於爾等者、固非為彼作惡者之故、亦非為被害者之故、惟欲在天主明鑒之下、測驗爾等對於吾儕之誠意云耳。

惟矜寡恤謙之天主藉提多之來、以寬慰吾儕之心；

吾之狂誕、爾使之也。吾早應受爾等之保舉矣。吾固不足道也、然較諸聲望最隆之宗徒、亦何所欠缺乎？