一心一德、通力合作、以廣福音之傳。勿以敵眾而萌畏縮之意；爾之無畏、即為敵人敗亡之朕兆、亦即爾獲天主恩救之保障也。

凡事不怕敌人的惊吓，这是证明他们沉沦，你们得救都是出于神。

丝毫不怕敌人的威胁；以此证明他们会沉沦，你们会得救，这是出于上帝。

丝毫不怕敌人的威胁；以此证明他们会沉沦，你们会得救，这是出于神。

毫不惧怕敌人的恐吓。这清楚表明他们必灭亡，你们必得救，这是出于上帝。

什么事都不怕有反对你们的人，这就证明他们要灭亡，你们要得救，这都是出于神。

在任何事上都不被反对你们的人吓倒——这对他们是灭亡的证明，而对你们却是得救的证明，并且这是出于神。

凡事不怕敵人的驚嚇，這是證明他們沉淪，你們得救都是出於神。

絲毫不怕敵人的威脅；以此證明他們會沉淪，你們會得救，這是出於上帝。

絲毫不怕敵人的威脅；以此證明他們會沉淪，你們會得救，這是出於神。

毫不懼怕敵人的恐嚇。這清楚表明他們必滅亡，你們必得救，這是出於上帝。

甚麼事都不怕有反對你們的人，這就證明他們要滅亡，你們要得救，這都是出於神。

在任何事上都不被敵人所驚嚇。這在他們是滅亡的豫兆，在你們卻是得救的明證，而這明證乃是從上帝而來的。

在任何事上都不被反對你們的人嚇倒——這對他們是滅亡的證明，而對你們卻是得救的證明，並且這是出於神。

概毋為敵所驚、其表彰也、於彼則為敗亡、於爾則為濟救、乃由上帝也、

不為敵動心、如是、則敵自知必亡、而爾知賴上帝得救、

凡事不為敵恐懼、如是、則明證彼必淪亡、爾必得救、皆由天主也、

without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved— and that by God.

So don’t be afraid in any way of those who oppose you. This will show them that they will be destroyed and that you will be saved. That’s what God will do.

and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.

Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself.

not being frightened in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of destruction for them, but of your salvation— and this is from God.

and in no way alarmed by your opponents— which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and this too, from God.

and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God;

not being frightened in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of destruction for them, but of your deliverance— and this is from God.

And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation– a sign which is from God.

and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

親愛之同道乎、爾等之受煆煉、所以玉汝於成、切勿大驚小怪、一若遭遇不測也者。應知此乃可喜之事。蓋爾等既得與基督共患難、則於彼光榮顯現之日、必得與之同樂、將不知手之舞之、足之蹈之矣。爾等若果因基督之名而受唾罵、福莫大焉！蓋誠能如此、則光榮大能之聖神、天主之聖神、以爾為安宅矣。

蓋天主所授於吾人者、絕非畏首畏尾、因循苟且之精神、乃剛毅仁愛、刻苦自勵之精神也。故望勿以為主作證是羞、亦勿以予之因主被囚為恥。當賴天主之德、毅然與我共為福音而忍辱負重也。

蓋天主公平之睿斷、於此已見端倪。正惟爾等為天主之國受苦、是天主以爾等為克承其國也。故今之加爾以困辱者、天主亦將報之以困辱；

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。

既為兒女、即為嗣子；既為天主之嗣子、則亦為基督之共同繼承人也。惟是吾人如欲與之共榮、則不可不先與之共苦共難耳。

彼僅能殺身而不能滅靈者、不足懼也。惟能兼滅身靈於冥獄中者、斯可畏已。

為義受辱乃真福、天國已在彼掌握。爾等為予之故、而被人詬詈迫辱、多方誣衊者、斯為真福、是宜歡欣踴躍、灑然而樂。蓋爾之天爵大矣。前輩先知被人迫辱、亦猶是耳。

我主既升。眾俘還鄉。萬邦獻珍。群逆來王。歸斯受之。包穢包荒。慈哉雅瑋。日肩我累。

唯此事之先、人必為予名之故、將爾拘捕、加爾迫辱、解爾於會堂、幽爾於囹圄、曳爾至王侯公卿之前；凡此皆所以授爾良機、為道作證耳。務宜鎮定爾心、毋庸事先考慮、何以應答、予當賜爾靈慧口才、非爾敵人所能駁覆。惟其時、爾將見鬻於父母、兄弟、親戚、朋友、且將有被人致死者焉。爾必因予之名、而見惡於眾也。然爾首將不喪一髮、堅忍不拔、必保爾靈。

然則吾人應可泰然無憂、怡然而歌曰：『有主相佑、遑恤其他？血氣之倫、其如我何？』

伯鐸祿若望曰：『順爾旨而背天主、爾自分於理有當否？凡吾輩所見所聞、不得不言也。』有司格於輿情、未敢加責、乃警而釋之。蓋眾睹奇行、咸尊天主、且因神蹟而獲痊者、其年已逾四十矣。二人既釋、以司祭長與長老所言告諸會友、眾皆揚聲讚頌上主曰：『主！爾立天地、作江海、締造萬物、復以聖神假爾僕大維之口而言曰：「何列國之擾攘兮何萬民之猖狂。世酋蠭起兮、跋扈飛揚。意圖背叛天主兮、反抗受命之王。」今希祿與般雀‧比辣多果率異邦及義塞之人民、群集於城、反抗爾之聖子耶穌即爾所膏沐、以奉行爾所手訂之聖謨者也。祈主一視彼眾之威脅、使爾僕以大無畏精神、宣揚爾道；求爾援手、俾治疾病、並托聖子耶穌之名以行神蹟。』禱畢、大地震動、眾感聖神、無不昌言天主之道焉。

普天之下、血氣之倫、咸將親睹、天主救恩！」

爾等諒憶當時吾儕在斐立比、雖已飽嘗辛艱凌辱、然賴我天主、再接再勵餘勇可賈、復於重重磨折之中、為爾傳述天主福音。

吾友乎、予語爾、彼僅能殺人之身、而餘無能為者、不足畏也。予今告爾、孰當畏者、既殺其身、而又能投之於地獄者、斯足畏焉。予勸爾畏之。五雀非售二分銀乎？然在天主之前、固無一雀被遺忘也。即爾頭上之髮、亦莖莖有數。毋事憂懼爾固貴於群雀也。

爾今後尚將遭受苦難；望爾毋餒。爾其識之。惡魔將投爾中若干人於獄；此所以予爾以磨練耳。且爾將受難十日、望爾忠貞至死、吾當加爾以生命之榮冠。

故汝等當知天主已將此救恩傳諸異邦人、彼等且必聽信。』

懷恩以為祭。賜爾弘玄德。整飭爾行為。救恩徒手得。

眾然其言、召宗徒至命毋奉名傳道、笞而釋之。宗徒既離公會、心竊自喜、竟蒙特寵、得為聖名而受辱、何樂如之。乃日於殿中、或在寓所、誨人不倦、而宣耶穌為基督焉。