我未來此京有年矣、今番來此、原為齎款賑濟國人且獻禮以還願。

过了几年，我带着周济本国的捐项和供献的物上去。

过了几年，我带着周济本国的捐项和供物上去。

过了几年，我带着周济本国的捐项和供物上去。

“我离开耶路撒冷已有多年，这次回来是带着捐款要周济同胞，并献上祭物。

过了几年我带着捐款回来周济本国，同时也带了祭物，

过了好几年，我回来了，带着给我同胞的施舍，以及供物；

過了幾年，我帶着賙濟本國的捐項和供獻的物上去。

過了幾年，我帶着賙濟本國的捐項和供物上去。

過了幾年，我帶着賙濟本國的捐項和供物上去。

「我離開耶路撒冷已有多年，這次回來是帶著捐款要賙濟同胞，並獻上祭物。

過了幾年我帶著捐款回來賙濟本國，同時也帶了祭物，

過了這好幾年，我來這裏、對我國行施捨並獻供物。

過了好幾年，我回來了，帶著給我同胞的施捨，以及供物；

今歷多年、我攜周濟我邦之資、及所獻之禮而歸、

我不至猶太有年矣、今來、以施濟祭物、與我國民、

歷多年後、我方歸、以施濟本國之民、又欲獻祭、

“ After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings.

“ I was away for several years. Then I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for those who were poor. I also came to offer sacrifices.

Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings.

“ After several years away, I returned to Jerusalem with money to aid my people and to offer sacrifices to God.

After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my people.

Now after several years I came to bring charitable gifts to my nation and to present offerings,

“ Now after many years I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation,

Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings:

After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my nation,

Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

After several years I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings,

Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

彼等惟提一事、欲吾儕不分彼此、眷顧貧人、此亦予所樂為也。

吾儕茲可告慰於爾等者、乃天主所賜於馬其頓諸聖會之恩寵也。彼等雖艱苦備嘗、而神樂恆湧於心中；貧窮至極、而熱情獨異乎尋常；慷慨輸將、惟力是視、甚有超過其力量者；此吾可為之作證也。彼等且再三懇求吾儕、准其同享賑濟聖徒之特恩；

惟目前吾須先赴耶路撒冷一行、以賑濟諸聖徒。蓋馬其頓及亞該亞教友、自告奮勇、慷慨輸將、以助耶路撒冷之窮苦聖徒；其所以自告奮勇、有此豪舉者、蓋由彼視之、實屬義不容辭之事耳。夫異邦人既得與耶路撒冷人同享其靈心之事、彼其以區區物質供之、豈為過乎？一俟此事辦竣、並將捐款交代清楚、即當經爾處、而赴西班牙。

葆樂預定乘舟過依法所、免躭延於亞細亞；以期至耶路撒冷度五旬節。

於是門徒各盡所能、捐貲以濟猶太之兄弟、乃託巴拿巴及掃羅齎送諸長老。

吾主耶穌基督之慷慨、固爾等之所知也。彼乃萬有之主也、顧為爾等之故、甘成貧窮、俾爾等因彼之貧窮、而成富有。

為聖徒捐貲之事、予曩所訓示加拉太諸教會者、爾亦當遵例行之。每週首日、爾等每人各按其經濟能力、提出若干、各自貯之；務使予來時、不復有臨時勸募之必要。予一抵爾處、即擬備函派人、將爾之嘉惠送至耶路撒冷。至於人選、請爾定之；若須予親往、彼等伴我同行可也。

其實關於周濟聖徒之事、應無須吾之喋喋也。蓋吾深知爾等急公好義、且予曾以此誇獎爾等於馬其頓人曰：『亞該亞於一年前已發此心。』此間人士、為爾等之熱心所激發者、亦復不少。

是宜恆懷警惕、念我三年來不舍晝夜含淚訓爾之情。

翌日、葆樂乃率四人同行潔禮、入殿、告以潔期何日屆滿、惟待祭司為之獻祭。

使我得脫於猶太諸不信者之手、使我之貢獻得蒙耶路撒冷諸聖徒之悅納、

是則此項善舉不僅補聖徒之不足、抑且使眾心感謝天主、於以增益天主之光榮。