只是要我們記得窮人，而這一點也正是我一向努力做的。

只是愿意我们记念穷人；这也是我本来热心去行的。

他们只要求我们记念穷人，这也是我一向热心在做的。

他们只要求我们记念穷人，这也是我一向热心在做的。

他们只要求我们照顾那些贫困的人，这正是我一向热衷的事。

只是要我们记念穷人，这本来也是我一向热心作的。

只是要我们记得穷人，而这一点也正是我一向努力做的。

只是願意我們記念窮人；這也是我本來熱心去行的。

他們只要求我們記念窮人，這也是我一向熱心在做的。

他們只要求我們記念窮人，這也是我一向熱心在做的。

他們只要求我們照顧那些貧困的人，這正是我一向熱衷的事。

只是要我們記念窮人，這本來也是我一向熱心作的。

不過還要我們記得窮人；這件事也正是我一向竭力想法子要作的。

惟欲我顧念貧者、我亦殷勤為是矣、○

惟欲我念貧者、我亦殷勤為是矣、

惟欲我二人念貧者、我亦殷勤為此矣、○

彼等惟提一事、欲吾儕不分彼此、眷顧貧人、此亦予所樂為也。

All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.

They asked only one thing. They wanted us to continue to remember poor people. That was what I had wanted to do all along.

Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.

Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping the poor, which I have always been eager to do.

They asked only that we would remember the poor, which I had made every effort to do.

They only asked us to remember the poor— the very thing I also was eager to do.

They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.

only they would that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.

They asked only that we would remember the poor, which I made every effort to do.

Only[ they would] that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.

They only asked us to remember the poor— which very thing I was also zealous to do.

過了好幾年，我回來了，帶著給我同胞的施捨，以及供物；

弟兄們，我們要你們明白神在馬其頓省各教會中所賜的恩典：在患難的極大考驗中，他們的喜樂之滿和貧窮之深都流露出來，歸入他們慷慨之心的財富。因為我可以見證他們是按著自己的能力，甚至超過了自己的能力，甘心樂意，用許多乞求的話，懇請我們在對聖徒的服事上給與他們恩准和分享的機會；他們不但照我們所盼望的，而且照著神的旨意，首先把自己獻給了主，又獻給了我們。我們於是勸提多，他怎樣開始了這恩惠之事，就當照樣在你們那裡把它完成；而且你們怎樣在信仰、言語、知識、殷勤和你們對我們的愛心上都豐足有餘，你們也當怎樣在這恩惠之事上豐足有餘。我說這話不是出於命令，而是要藉著別人的殷勤來考驗你們愛的真誠，因為你們知道我們主耶穌基督的恩典：他雖然富足，卻為你們成了貧窮，好使你們藉著他的貧窮可以成為富足。

你們不可忘記行善和分享，因為這樣的祭物是蒙神喜悅的。

如果有弟兄或姐妹衣不蔽體，又缺乏日用的食物，而你們當中有人對他們說：「平平安安地去吧！願你們穿得暖、吃得飽！」，卻不給他們身體所需要的，這有什麼好處呢？

但如今，我要到耶路撒冷去服事聖徒，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。

於是門徒們決定，每個人照著自己的能力來捐獻，好送到住在猶太的弟兄們那裡。他們就這麼做了，由巴拿巴和掃羅經手，把所捐獻的送到長老們那裡。

關於為聖徒收集的事，我從前怎樣吩咐加拉太的各教會，你們也當照樣做：每週的頭一天，你們每個人如果充裕，就應當從中拿出一些積蓄起來，免得我來的時候才開始收集。