but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

那一等传基督是出于结党，并不诚实，意思要加增我捆锁的苦楚。

前者传基督是出于自私，动机不纯，企图要加增我捆锁的苦楚。

前者传基督是出于自私，动机不纯，企图要加增我捆锁的苦楚。

前者传讲基督是出于个人野心，动机不纯，以为可以增加我在狱中的痛苦。

那些人传讲基督却是出于自私，动机并不纯正，只想加重我在捆锁中的烦恼。

前者传讲基督是出于争竞，不是出于真诚，想要在我的捆锁中，增加我的患难。

那一等傳基督是出於結黨，並不誠實，意思要加增我捆鎖的苦楚。

前者傳基督是出於自私，動機不純，企圖要加增我捆鎖的苦楚。

前者傳基督是出於自私，動機不純，企圖要加增我捆鎖的苦楚。

前者傳講基督是出於個人野心，動機不純，以為可以增加我在獄中的痛苦。

那些人傳講基督卻是出於自私，動機並不純正，只想加重我在捆鎖中的煩惱。

前一種人之傳揚基督呢、卻是出於營私爭勝的心，不清清潔潔地傳，只想要在我的鎖鍊中另外引起困苦罷了。

前者傳講基督是出於爭競，不是出於真誠，想要在我的捆鎖中，增加我的患難。

彼則出於樹黨、非誠也、欲增我縲絏之苦耳、

此則出於仁愛、知我為辯福音而用、

此則由愛心、知我為辯福音而立、

彼則不本至誠、徒以基督為號召、而自立門戶、藉欲重貽吾憂於囹圄之中。

The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.

But the others preach about Christ only to get ahead. They preach Christ for the wrong reasons. They think they can stir up trouble for me while I am being held by chains.

The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.

Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending to make my chains more painful to me.

the others proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking that they will cause me trouble in my imprisonment.

the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking that they are causing me distress in my imprisonment.

but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.

the others proclaim Christ out of rivalry, not sincerely, seeking to cause me anxiety in my imprisonment.

But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.

but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.

to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you( but was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles.I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise.So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written,“ The just shall live by faith.”

At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them.

“ Brethren and fathers, hear my defense before you now.”

Then Agrippa said to Paul,“ You are permitted to speak for yourself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and answered for himself:

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle— I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying— a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer;

Now as he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice,“ Paul, you are beside yourself! Much learning is driving you mad!”

But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter( for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),