其實我這樣說不是為了讓別人輕鬆、你們為難，而是為了公平——

我原不是要别人轻省，你们受累，

我不是要别人轻松，你们受累，而是要均匀：

我不是要别人轻松，你们受累，而是要均匀：

这不是说要别人脱离困境，要你们陷入困境，乃是要均平。

这不是要别人轻省，你们受累，而是要大家都均等。

其实我这样说不是为了让别人轻松、你们为难，而是为了公平——

我原不是要別人輕省，你們受累，

我不是要別人輕鬆，你們受累，而是要均勻：

我不是要別人輕鬆，你們受累，而是要均勻：

這不是說要別人脫離困境，要你們陷入困境，乃是要均平。

這不是要別人輕省，你們受累，而是要大家都均等。

這不是說、別人該手頭鬆，而你們該手頭緊，

非欲彼逸而爾艱、

我不欲彼豐而爾嗇、

我勸捐、非欲彼安而爾苦、乃欲均平、今以爾之有餘、補彼之不足、

夫吾豈欲加重爾等之累、以釋他人之肩耶？

Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.

We don’t want others to have it easy at your expense. We want things to be equal.

For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness

Of course, I don’t mean your giving should make life easy for others and hard for yourselves. I only mean that there should be some equality.

It is not that there should be relief for others and hardship for you, but it is a question of equality.

For this is not for the relief of others and for your hardship, but by way of equality—

For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened;

For I say not this that others may be eased and ye distressed;

It is not that there may be relief for others and hardship for you, but it is a question of equality—

For[ I mean] not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:

For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.

For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed,

他們當中沒有一個缺乏的人，因為凡是擁有田產或房屋的人，都賣掉了那些東西，把所賣得的錢拿來，

因為馬其頓省和亞該亞省的信徒，樂意與耶路撒冷聖徒中的窮人有一些分享。確實，他們是樂意的，不過這也是他們的責任，因為外邦人如果分享了猶太人屬靈的事，也就應該在物質的事上服事猶太人。