蓋我已為福音之故而成為被鍊加鎖之星使。果能不為威武所屈、侃侃而談、庶幾不辱使命、是所至願也。

我为这福音的奥秘作了带锁链的使者，并使我照着当尽的本分放胆讲论。

我为这福音的奥秘作了带铁链的使者，让我能照着当尽的本分放胆宣讲。

我为这福音的奥秘作了带铁链的使者，让我能照着当尽的本分放胆宣讲。

我为传福音成了披枷带锁的使者。请你们为我祷告，使我能尽忠职守，放胆传福音。

（我为这奥秘作了被捆锁的使者），也使我按着应当说的，放胆宣讲这福音的奥秘。

为此，我成了带锁链的特使。请为我祈求，使我能照着应该说的，放胆传道。

（我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鎖鍊的使者，）並使我照着當盡的本分放膽講論。

我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鐵鏈的使者，讓我能照着當盡的本分放膽宣講。

我為這福音的奧祕作了帶鐵鏈的使者，讓我能照着當盡的本分放膽宣講。

我為傳福音成了披枷帶鎖的使者。請你們為我禱告，使我能盡忠職守，放膽傳福音。

（我為這奧祕作了被捆鎖的使者），也使我按著應當說的，放膽宣講這福音的奧祕。

（為了這個、我做帶鎖鍊的大使），使我在這上頭放膽無懼、照所應該講的來講。

為此，我成了帶鎖鏈的特使。請為我祈求，使我能照著應該說的，放膽傳道。

緣此、我為縲絏中之使者、俾得侃侃而言、如所當言、○

是以我為基督使、雖繫鐵索、得侃侃言、如所當言、

我為此福音為使者、而陷於縲絏之中、當求主使我得毅然而傳、如所當言、

for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

Because of the good news, I am being held by chains as the Lord’s messenger. So pray that I will be bold as I preach the good news. That’s what I should do.

for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should.

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

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

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

For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

是則吾儕代表基督、而為天主之星使、不啻天主假吾儕之口而作勸勉焉。因此、吾儕代表基督、剴切求爾、速與天主重歡。

以是予邀汝等相見、與汝等言蓋予之所以鎯鐺被身者、乃為義塞人所共望之事耳。』

俾我得闡揚基督之玄妙、而暢發其底蘊。願爾祈求天主、使我能闡發聖道；我今身被桎梏正為此。

此則予所深信不疑者也。且予對爾懷此感想、允非過情；蓋爾我神交心契、實為一體；故予之縲絏、亦即爾之縲絏；予之護道樹教、爾托主恩、亦與有功焉、

但欲憑此、而為吾兒阿乃西謨、向爾懇求阿乃西謨者、乃予縲絏中所生之愛兒也。

因此、我葆樂竟為爾異邦人之故、而作基督耶穌之囚徒矣。

奧乃西弗則屢次予我以寬慰、不以予之縲絏為恥、願主矜恤其闔家大小是祝。

蓋予為基督而受縲絏、已為御營內外公認之事。而多數宗主之兄弟、因予之被囚、舉相率鼓其勇氣、再接再厲、以大無畏之精神、弘宣天主之道。

我暗中教爾者、爾當宣之於光中；爾貼耳所聞者、當布之於屋頂。彼僅能殺身而不能滅靈者、不足懼也。惟能兼滅身靈於冥獄中者、斯可畏已。

毅然闡揚天主之國、教人以主耶穌基督之真諦妙理、沛然而莫之能禦。亦未有人為之阻礙者。

千總乃將葆樂逮繫、加以雙鏈。詢為何人、所犯何事。

亦所以償吾心期、終不致有所愧忝。因是平生勇氣、至今未衰。必欲獻吾之身、以弘基督。生可也、死亦可也。

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！』

予之所以身被桎梏、一若匪徒者、惟為斯福音而已。雖然、天主之道、則無人能加以桎梏也。

是故吾以因主被囚之身、剴切勸爾修身砥行、無忝爾之聖召、

亦為予祈求辯才無礙、俾能以大無畏精神、闡發福音之蘊奧。

伯鐸祿及諸宗徒對曰：『順主而不徇人、理所當然。

愛友乎、予早擬致書於爾、申論吾人所共承之救恩；今則更覺不容或緩、特馳書慰勉、極望爾等能不遺餘力、擁護當初所授於諸聖之信條。蓋此信條、一成不變；

爾等諒憶當時吾儕在斐立比、雖已飽嘗辛艱凌辱、然賴我天主、再接再勵餘勇可賈、復於重重磨折之中、為爾傳述天主福音。