即欲規人之過、亦須平心靜氣、委宛言之、庶幾天主啟牖其衷、俾得領悟大道、

用温柔劝戒那抵挡的人；或者神给他们悔改的心，可以明白真道，

用温柔劝导反对的人。也许上帝会给他们悔改的心能明白真理，

用温柔劝导反对的人。也许神会给他们悔改的心能明白真理，

要温柔地规劝那些反对我们的人，也许上帝会赐给他们悔改的心，使他们明白真理，

以温柔劝导那些对抗的人，或许神给他们悔改的心，可以认识真理。

温柔地管教那些反对的人；或许神会赐给这些人悔改的心，到真理的知识当中。

用溫柔勸戒那抵擋的人；或者神給他們悔改的心，可以明白真道，

用溫柔勸導反對的人。也許上帝會給他們悔改的心能明白真理，

用溫柔勸導反對的人。也許神會給他們悔改的心能明白真理，

要溫柔地規勸那些反對我們的人，也許上帝會賜給他們悔改的心，使他們明白真理，

以溫柔勸導那些對抗的人，或許神給他們悔改的心，可以認識真理。

能用柔和矯正對抗的人。或者上帝給他們悔改的心，得以認識真理；

溫柔地管教那些反對的人；或許神會賜給這些人悔改的心，到真理的知識當中。

違逆者、宜以謙和規正之、庶上帝賜以悛心、俾識真理、

逆理者、迪以柔和、庶上帝錫以悛心、俾識真理、

拒道者當以謙和督責之、庶天主賜之悔心、俾識真理、

Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,

They must gently teach those who are against them. Maybe God will give a change of heart to those who are against you. That will lead them to know the truth.

correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,

Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth.

instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.

with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,

in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth,

in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,

instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.

In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

蓋天主之意、固欲使普天生靈咸蒙救恩、而體認真理耳。

兄弟、人如有誤犯過失者、爾中之有靈修者當以溫和之精神、勸其改過遷善；亦須慎自檢點、庶免本身亦陷於罪。

眾聞是語、悉皆默契而歸榮天主、曰：『由是觀之、天主普賜洪恩於異族、使由悔改而獲生命矣。』

但須一心仰望基督作爾聖主。人若問爾、何以懷此望德、則侃侃而對、說明緣由；惟亦須以溫和恭敬之態度為之。

爾見兄弟犯罪、情跡較輕尚不致死者、亟宜為之代求、主必賜以生命。若其所犯為致死之罪、則吾亦不強爾為之代求。

故當痛悔、虔求天主、一念之錯或可望赦。

『曠野有人、揚聲而呼：為主清道、正直其途。』應乎是、有如望者施洗於曠野、而傳悛悔之洗禮、用滌宿罪。

爾其承我之軛、效我之謙遜克己、則爾必得心曠神怡；

汝乃天主之人、自應避免此等之事、一心惟公義、至誠、信德、愛德、耐德、謙德、是務、

葆樂、天主之僕、而耶穌基督之宗徒也。予之所以為宗徒者、乃為傳布天主選民所信之道、使人識聖教之真諦。

伯鐸祿曰：『各宜悔悟、奉耶穌基督之名受洗、以滌罪愆、以受聖神。

且以右手舉之、使為君王、使為救主、俾以悔悟之心、救拔之恩、賜於義塞之人、並以聖神錫諸信者、

『時已盈矣、天主之國伊邇。爾眾其悔過自新、虔信福音。』

雖然予不取證於人予之語此欲爾曹蒙救恩耳。

一切美德嘉惠、莫不來自天上、降自光明之父。惟父恆常不變、永無晦蝕。

勸化猶太及希臘人士、悔過自新、歸向天主、信賴吾主耶穌基督。

逐物移意、但知下學、不知上達。

昧爽、宗徒入殿、如命施訓。大司祭及其黨徒既集、召會眾並義塞長老、遣吏往獄中提宗徒。

勿訕謗勿爭競。待人接物、務宜心氣和平、寬裕溫柔、

『父老兄弟！聽予向爾分辨！』眾聞其操希伯來語、益靜。葆樂繼曰：『予乃猶太人、生於基利嘉之笪爾數、長於是邑、曾列迦瑪理門墻、向承祖宗嚴法、虔事天主、亦猶諸君之在今日也。對此「新道、」予亦曾加以凌迫、無所不用其極、逮捕信男信女、下之於獄。此固司祭長與諸父老能為予作證者也。予且曾領彼等致眾兄弟之書、往大馬士革、欲將彼處奉此道者、縛解耶路撒冷處刑；行近大馬士革、時約亭午、有光芒發射、來自天上、向余環照。予即仆地、聞有聲語予曰：「掃羅掃羅！相迫何甚！」予答曰：「主乎、爾為誰？」主曰：「予即汝所窘辱之納匝勒人耶穌也。」與予同行者、見光而不聞與予言者之音。予曰：「主乎、予當何為？」主曰：「起、入大馬士革、將告汝以所當為。」余自被光芒射照、因而失明、同行者即攜予手、入大馬士革；有亞拿尼亞者、恪守律法、同邑猶太人皆贊譽之、渠來見予、立於側而語予曰：「兄弟掃羅！復汝視力！」予即仰而見之；渠又曰：「吾祖之天主已賜汝恩簡、使汝得明厥旨獲見聖者、親聞其音；汝當據所見所聞、向普天生靈為之作證也。莫使遲延、起、奉其名以受洗、用滌爾罪！」後予返耶路撒冷、於殿中祈禱時、神遊象外、見主語予曰：「速離耶路撒冷、勿延；以汝為予作證、其人必不領受。」予曰：「主乎、彼等詎不知予前曾將信主者置於獄中、又於各會堂中侮辱而鞭撻之；且主之證人司諦文遇害流血時、予亦在場、顧而樂之、並為兇手守衣焉。」主曰：「去！予將遣汝遠適異邦。」』眾聞彼陳述至此、高呼曰：『此人實無可生之理、地所不載、盍共除之！』遂大譁、拋擲其衣、揚塵空中。千總命挈葆樂入營、諭所屬以鞭拷訊之、俾悉犯此眾怒、究為何因。

蓋如望以義路開導於爾、爾不之信；而稅吏娼妓、則信之矣。爾見其事。猶未能悔悟而起信也。