It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.

在善事上，常用热心待人，原是好的，却不单我与你们同在的时候才这样。

在善事上，时刻热心待别人原是好的，却不只是我与你们同在的时候才这样。

在善事上，时刻热心待别人原是好的，却不只是我与你们同在的时候才这样。

有人热心待你们当然很好，但总要动机纯正、始终如一，不应该只是我和你们在一起时才热心待你们。

常常在善事上热心，总是好的；只是不要我在你们那里的时候才是这样。

不过在善事上常有热心，却是好的，但不要仅仅是我与你们在一起的时候才这样。

在善事上，常用熱心待人原是好的，卻不單我與你們同在的時候才這樣。

在善事上，時刻熱心待別人原是好的，卻不只是我與你們同在的時候才這樣。

在善事上，時刻熱心待別人原是好的，卻不只是我與你們同在的時候才這樣。

有人熱心待你們當然很好，但總要動機純正、始終如一，不應該只是我和你們在一起時才熱心待你們。

常常在善事上熱心，總是好的；只是不要我在你們那裡的時候才是這樣。

被人拿熱心用好意相待，而且時常如此，不單在我和你們同在時而已，才是好的。

不過在善事上常有熱心，卻是好的，但不要僅僅是我與你們在一起的時候才這樣。

凡於善事而熱衷、斯為善、不獨我與爾同在時也、

夫為善而熱中者、善也、不第我晤對時宜然、即平居亦宜然、

為善而常熱心、善也、即我不在爾中、亦當如是、

然吾固願爾常能受人之愛戴、且不僅與吾相晤時為然也；所望其愛戴乃出於誠意耳。

It is fine to be committed to something, if the purpose is good. And you shouldn’t be committed only when I am with you. You should always be committed.

It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you,

If someone is eager to do good things for you, that’s all right; but let them do it all the time, not just when I’m with you.

But it is always good to be pursued in a good manner— and not just when I am with you.

But it is good always to be eagerly sought in a commendable way, and not only when I am present with you.

But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you.

But it is good to be zealously sought in a good matter at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

Now it is always good to be enthusiastic about good— and not just when I am with you.

But[ it is] good to be zealously affected always in[ a] good[ thing], and not only when I am present with you.

However, it is good to be sought eagerly for a good purpose at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.

As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you,

My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.

Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed— not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence— continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,

who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel

He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.

His disciples remembered that it is written:“ Zeal for your house will consume me.”

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

“ Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites. Since he was as zealous for my honor among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal.Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace with him.He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood, because he was zealous for the honor of his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”

how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!

for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.