You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.

你们狭窄，原不在乎我们，是在乎自己的心肠狭窄。

你们的狭窄不是由于我们，而是由于你们自己的心肠狭窄。

你们的狭窄不是由于我们，而是由于你们自己的心肠狭窄。

毫无保留，只是你们自己心胸太窄。

并不是我们对你们器量小，而是你们自己心胸狭窄。

你们并不是被我们压制了，而是被自己的情感压制了。

你們狹窄，原不在乎我們，是在乎自己的心腸狹窄。

你們的狹窄不是由於我們，而是由於你們自己的心腸狹窄。

你們的狹窄不是由於我們，而是由於你們自己的心腸狹窄。

毫無保留，只是你們自己心胸太窄。

並不是我們對你們器量小，而是你們自己心胸狹窄。

你們褊狹不在於我們；是你們心腸褊狹。

你們並不是被我們壓制了，而是被自己的情感壓制了。

爾褊狹、非在我、乃在爾心耳、

非我褊心待爾、乃爾心自褊耳、

非我狹己心以待爾、乃爾心自狹、

吾之愛爾、不為不厚；奈何爾之胸襟、不能自寬乃爾耶？

We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.

We are not holding back our love from you. But you are holding back your love from us.

You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.

There is no lack of love on our part, but you have withheld your love from us.

We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.

You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.

You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections.

You are not limited by us, but you are limited by your own affections.

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

Our affection for you is not restricted, but you are restricted in your affections for us.

Shall it be said, O house of Jacob:“ Is Yahweh’s Spirit angry? Are these his doings? Don’t my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?”

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a wide place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.

For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.

When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.