“ I wish before God,” replied Paul,“ that whether easily or with difficulty, not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am— except for these chains.”

保罗说：“无论是少劝是多劝，我向神所求的，不但你一个人，就是今天一切听我的，都要像我一样，只是不要像我有这些锁链。”

保罗说：“无论少劝还是多劝，我向上帝所求的，不但你一个人，就是今天所有听我说话的人都要像我一样，只是不要有这些锁链。”

保罗说：“无论少劝还是多劝，我向神所求的，不但你一个人，就是今天所有听我说话的人都要像我一样，只是不要有这些锁链。”

保罗说：“不论话多话少，我求上帝不仅使你，也使今天在座的各位都能像我一样，只是不要像我这样带着锁链。”

保罗说：“无论时间短也好，时间长也好，我向神所求的，不单是你，而且是今天所有的听众，都能像我一样作基督徒，只是不要有这些锁链。”

保罗说：“无论话多话少，我向神祈求的，不仅是您，还有今天所有听我讲话的人都能成为像我这样的人，只是不要有这些锁链！”

保羅說：「無論是少勸是多勸，我向神所求的，不但你一個人，就是今天一切聽我的，都要像我一樣，只是不要像我有這些鎖鍊。」

保羅說：「無論少勸還是多勸，我向上帝所求的，不但你一個人，就是今天所有聽我說話的人都要像我一樣，只是不要有這些鎖鏈。」

保羅說：「無論少勸還是多勸，我向神所求的，不但你一個人，就是今天所有聽我說話的人都要像我一樣，只是不要有這些鎖鏈。」

保羅說：「不論話多話少，我求上帝不僅使你，也使今天在座的各位都能像我一樣，只是不要像我這樣帶著鎖鏈。」

保羅說：“無論時間短也好，時間長也好，我向神所求的，不單是你，而且是今天所有的聽眾，都能像我一樣作基督徒，只是不要有這些鎖鍊。”

保羅說：『我禱告上帝、無論用幾句、或許多句、不但使你、也使今天聽我的人、都像我這樣，可不要有這些鎖鍊。』

保羅說：「無論話多話少，我向神祈求的，不僅是您，還有今天所有聽我講話的人都能成為像我這樣的人，只是不要有這些鎖鏈！」

保羅曰、我求上帝、無論以少以多、不獨使爾、即凡今日聽我者、除此械繫、均與我無異也、○

保羅曰、豈幾之云乎、豈獨爾一人乎、我求上帝、凡今日聽我者、一切與我無異、惟毋若我械繫耳、

保羅曰、我求天主、不獨使爾一人、亦使凡今日聽我者、不第幾之云、乃全然似我、惟毋若我在縲絏中耳、○

葆樂曰：『幾希幾多、無關宏旨！予向天主馨香禱祝者、不惟使王、即今日所有聽眾亦咸能如予、第不欲如予之鎯鐺被身耳！』

Paul replied,“ Short time or long— I pray to God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains.”

Paul replied,“ I don’t care if it takes a short time or a long time. I pray to God for you and all who are listening to me today. I pray that you may become like me, except for these chains.”

And Paul said,“ Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am— except for these chains.”

Paul replied,“ Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might become the same as I am, except for these chains.”

And Paul said,“ I would wish to God that even in a short or long time not only you, but also all who hear me this day would become such as I myself am, except for these chains.”

And Paul said,“ I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.”

And Paul said, I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds.

“ I wish before God,” replied Paul,“ that whether easily or with difficulty, not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am— except for these chains.”

And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

Paul replied,“ I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains.”

Paul said,“ I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”

I wish that all people were as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one person has this gift, another has that.

Then the commander approached, took him into custody, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He asked who he was and what he had done.

For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough to speak about it as I should.

The Israelites said to them,“ If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by pots of meat and ate all the bread we wanted. Instead, you brought us into this wilderness to make this whole assembly die of hunger!”

You are already full! You are already rich! You have begun to reign as kings without us— and I wish you did reign, so that we could also reign with you!

Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God concerning them is for their salvation.

I don’t receive human testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber above the city gate and wept. As he walked, he cried,“ My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”

She said to her mistress,“ If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his skin disease.”

I speak the truth in Christ— I am not lying; my conscience testifies to me through the Holy Spirit—that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the benefit of my brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood.

I wish you would put up with a little foolishness from me. Yes, do put up with me!

When Herod was about to bring him out for trial, that very night Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the door guarded the prison.

But if you will not listen, my innermost being will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, for the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.

Since they were staying there several days, Festus presented Paul’s case to the king, saying,“ There’s a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix.

But Moses asked him,“ Are you jealous on my account? If only all the LORD’s people were prophets and the LORD would place his Spirit on them!”

We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

As he approached and saw the city, he wept for it,saying,“ If you knew this day what would bring peace— but now it is hidden from your eyes.