夫為善而熱中者、善也、不第我晤對時宜然、即平居亦宜然、

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、

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

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.

爾知我初荏弱、傳福音與爾、

敵忘爾言、故我中心如焚兮、

見愛於我者、我譴責之、故當銳志悔改、

我所愛弟子、不第晤對時聽受、即暌違時、益見其然、勸爾畏懼戰慄、力行以得救、

彼舍己贖我、免乎諸惡、潔諸選民、熱中為善、以適主用、

然爾行事、必宜於基督福音、則我或晤對、或暌違、聞爾一心堅立、合意恊力為福音之道、

以仁義為護胸、以救人為兜鍪、以伸冤為衵服、以熱中為長衣。

門徒憶經所載云、我為爾室、中心如焚、○

凡我良朋、當貞固不搖、常務主事、蓋知宗主、無徒勞也、

我斷不容以他上帝匹我、以色列族犯此、故我震怒、祭司亞倫孫、以利亞撒子、非尼哈施其熱中、以奉事我、使我不滅其眾、故爾當告之、我將與彼立平康之約、使其子孫恆為祭司、蓋其熱中、以奉事我、為以色列民贖罪。

然吾疑爾、欲與爾晤對、以巽言曲導、

予為爾室、中心如焚、人詬爾、余受之兮、