因是吾人常具大無畏精神；且深知吾人之寄於軀壳中、猶如暫別主之庭闈、而作客他鄉者也。

所以，我们时常坦然无惧，并且晓得我们住在身内，便与主相离。

所以，我们总是勇敢的，并且知道，只要我们住在这身体内就是离开了主。

所以，我们总是勇敢的，并且知道，只要我们住在这身体内就是离开了主。

所以，我们总是坦然无惧，尽管知道住在肉身之内便无法与主在一起。

我们既然一向都是坦然无惧的，又知道住在身内就是与主分开（

因此我们总是满怀勇气，尽管知道我们还住在这身体里的时候，是与主相离的；

所以，我們時常坦然無懼，並且曉得我們住在身內，便與主相離。

所以，我們總是勇敢的，並且知道，只要我們住在這身體內就是離開了主。

所以，我們總是勇敢的，並且知道，只要我們住在這身體內就是離開了主。

所以，我們總是坦然無懼，儘管知道住在肉身之內便無法與主在一起。

我們既然一向都是坦然無懼的，又知道住在身內就是與主分開（

所以我們時常放膽無懼，曉得住在身內、便是出外離開了主；（

因此我們總是滿懷勇氣，儘管知道我們還住在這身體裡的時候，是與主相離的；

故我常坦然、知居於身、則離乎主、

故心恆安、知存於身、則離於主、

故我心毅然、且知己居於身、則離於主、

Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.

So here is what we can always be certain about. As long as we are at home in our bodies, we are away from the Lord.

So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,

So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord.

So we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.

Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord—

So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord.

Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord

So, we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.

Therefore[ we are] always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

Therefore we are always full of courage, and we know that as long as we are alive here on earth we are absent from the Lord–

Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;

此數人者、皆懷抱信德而死、生前未見恩諾之通盤實現、惟高瞻遠矚、延頸舉踵企而迎之。同時復自認人生在世、猶如羇旅他鄉、暫作過客而已。

吾人則為自由自在之天民、延頸舉踵、而望救世主耶穌基督之自天而降、操其統御萬有之大柄、而化吾人朽腐之身為神奇、俾克配其榮耀之體焉。

吾人現世暫寓之逆旅、固有土崩瓦解之時。然吾人在天有一永久之安宅焉。此宅也、非人手所造、乃天主之所賜也。

吾主施訶譴。孰能不消瘦。

大軍雖當前。吾亦無惴慄。中君既安泰。威武焉能屈。求主惟一事。足以慰幽衷。終身居主宅。陶然醉春風。逍遙聖殿裏。瞻仰樂無窮。

我乃一長老也、曾目擊基督之受苦蒙難、且於來日將顯之光榮、預有其分焉。吾欲憑此資格、為爾中任長老者進一言。

然吾人總覺坦然無懼、怡然而喜、恨不得即離此軀壳之逆旅、而返我真宅以承慈顏。

我若望為爾之同胞、與爾在耶穌懷中共受患難、同屬一國、而咸秉忍辱負重之德。吾因天主之明訓及耶穌之妙證、而被流至巴脫摩海島。

惟望毋失勇毅之氣、必有厚報。

吾生如寄。蹤跡靡定。示我大道。俾識途徑。

蓋吾人在世、本無永久之城邑；吾人之所追求者乃一未來之城府也。