爾等當一憶曩昔初蒙光照之日、爾等如何備嘗艱苦、頻遭橫逆、

你们要追念往日，蒙了光照以后所忍受大争战的各样苦难：

你们要追念往日；你们蒙了光照以后，忍受了许多痛苦的挣扎：

你们要追念往日；你们蒙了光照以后，忍受了许多痛苦的挣扎：

你们要回想当初的日子，那时你们蒙了光照以后，忍受了各种苦难的煎熬。

你们要回想从前的日子，那时，你们蒙了光照，忍受了许多痛苦的煎熬；

你们要回想原先的日子：当你们蒙了光照以后，忍受了许多痛苦挣扎；

你們要追念往日，蒙了光照以後所忍受大爭戰的各樣苦難：

你們要追念往日；你們蒙了光照以後，忍受了許多痛苦的掙扎：

你們要追念往日；你們蒙了光照以後，忍受了許多痛苦的掙扎：

你們要回想當初的日子，那時你們蒙了光照以後，忍受了各種苦難的煎熬。

你們要回想從前的日子，那時，你們蒙了光照，忍受了許多痛苦的煎熬；

你們要回想回想先前的日子；當時你們剛蒙了光照，就堅忍着受苦的大競鬥。

你們要回想原先的日子：當你們蒙了光照以後，忍受了許多痛苦掙扎；

爾當憶曩日蒙光照後、所忍諸難之大戰、

當憶曩曰、爾明道之始、屢忍患難、譬之戰爭、

當追憶前日、爾蒙光照之後、爾忍受多難、譬之戰爭、

Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.

Remember those earlier days after you received the light. You remained strong in a great battle that was full of suffering.

But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings,

Think back on those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering.

Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.

But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings,

But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings:

But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings;

Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.

But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

But remember the former days when you endured a harsh conflict of suffering after you were enlightened.

But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings;

蓋人若曾蒙光照、曾味靈寵、曾受聖神、

蓋爾所受之特寵、不惟在信仰基督、亦在為彼受難忍苦耳。已往予之奮鬥、爾所目擊；今之奮鬥、爾所耳聞；為主奮鬥、亦爾之分內事也。

自此耶路撒冷教會受迫益甚；宗徒而外、盡散處猶太沙瑪里各地。敬虔者既葬司諦文、拊膺痛泣、而掃羅則蹂躪教會、擅入人宅、逮捕男女信徒、下之於獄。

更望與我同勞、庶不愧為基督耶穌之雄兵。夫從軍者、欲得其長官之獎許、必專心一志、不以雜務自累。競賽者欲奪得錦標、亦必嚴守紀律、弗違規章。嘉禾初熟、農夫先嘗其粒者、亦恃平日耕耘之勤耳。汝其深味吾言、則主必賜汝明悟、而無所不達矣。務將予所傳之福音、存之於心！一言以蔽之、即大維之裔、耶穌基督、確自死者中復活是已。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。予之忍受一切、實為選民之故、欲使其恃基督耶穌以邀天恩、而承無疆之休。建言有之：『人若共其死、亦必共其生。人若共其辱、亦當共其榮。人若不認主、主亦無從認。人若無信義、彼則仍有信至誠無妄者、安能違其性。』

爾等應知予為爾等及老底嘉同人之故、且為未曾睹面者之故、如何勞心焦思、而為之努力奮鬥也。予之為此、亦欲有以鼓勵同人之心、

爾等之抵抗罪孽、究竟未至流血也。

予之奮鬥、不為徒勞；予之行程、已告完成；予亦何幸而得篤守信德、舍命不渝。今而後已有正義之榮冠、備以待我；一俟彼日之臨、公明之主、將以斯冠加諸我首；豈惟於我為然、凡渴望其來臨者、亦莫不然也。

惟無論吾人之造詣如何、知行務求相契耳。

其以聖神始、而以形跡終乎？豈爾之冥頑不靈、一至於此乎？果爾、則爾向之所受一切痛苦艱難、亦有何益、將非盡付東流乎？

時掃羅氣燄逼人、必欲誅滅主之門徒。乃謁大司祭、求行文大馬士革各會堂、遇有此道中人、不論男女、盡縛解耶路撒冷。

應回憶所受所聞之教義拳拳服膺、而痛悔前失。如再不醒寤、吾必襲爾、猶不速之客突如其來、爾固無從逆知其時刻也。

欲汝啟眾民萬邦之目、使自黑暗轉向光明、脫沙殫之掌握而歸依天主、俾以信予之故、而獲罪赦、與一切因信成聖者同嗣洪基。」

亟宜反省何由而致墮落、從頭悔改、反爾初服。不然、吾必蒞臨爾處、移奪爾檠、莫謂言之不豫也。

夫天主昔嘗作光於黑暗之中矣、今乃照耀於吾人之心中、俾吾人得藉基督耶穌之聖容、而洞識天主之光榮。