彼為從事於基督之工作、而瀕於死、不惜代爾冒險、以周予之急；若是之人、實可敬也。

因他为做基督的工夫，几乎至死，不顾性命，要补足你们供给我的不及之处。

因他为做基督的工作不顾性命，几乎至死，为要补足你们供应我不够的地方。

因他为做基督的工作不顾性命，几乎至死，为要补足你们供应我不够的地方。

他为了基督的工作，将生死置之度外，几乎丧命，以弥补你们服侍我的不足之处。

因他为了基督的工作，冒着生命的危险，差一点丧了命，为的是要补满你们服事我不足的地方。

因为他为了基督的工作，几乎至死，冒了生命的危险，为要弥补你们服事我的缺乏。

因他為做基督的工夫，幾乎至死，不顧性命，要補足你們供給我的不及之處。

因他為做基督的工作不顧性命，幾乎至死，為要補足你們供應我不夠的地方。

因他為做基督的工作不顧性命，幾乎至死，為要補足你們供應我不夠的地方。

他為了基督的工作，將生死置之度外，幾乎喪命，以彌補你們服侍我的不足之處。

因他為了基督的工作，冒著生命的危險，差一點喪了命，為的是要補滿你們服事我不足的地方。

因為他為了基督的工作、曾至於與死相近，冒着性命之險，以彌補你們在供奉我的事上所虧缺的。

因為他為了基督的工作，幾乎至死，冒了生命的危險，為要彌補你們服事我的缺乏。

蓋彼因基督之工而瀕死、不恤其生、以補爾事我之不逮、

蓋服勞基督瀕死、不顧己命、欲補爾事我之不逮、

彼為基督之事、瀕死不顧己命、欲補爾事我之不足、

because he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to make up for the help you yourselves could not give me.

He almost died for the work of Christ. He put his life in danger to make up for the help you yourselves couldn’t give me.

for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.

For he risked his life for the work of Christ, and he was at the point of death while doing for me what you couldn’t do from far away.

because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up what was lacking in your ministry to me.

because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to compensate for your absence in your service to me.

because for the work of Christ he came close to death, not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me.

because for the work of Christ he came nigh unto death, hazarding his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.

because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up what was lacking in your ministry to me.

Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.

since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.

because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.

斯德法福都納亞該谷三人抵此、令予喜甚。若輩之所為、實能補爾等之不足；

然吾於生命置之度外、無所顧惜。但望能完成吾之行程、及所受於主耶穌之使命、以證天主恩寵之福音而已。

此番承爾關懷不勝欣慰感主之至。實則爾錦注已久、特未得機緣以作表示耳、

如今予已綽綽有餘；蓋爾托伊巴弗提所賜多珍、悉已謹領；此不惟使予裕如、即在天主臺前、亦猶一瓣心香、無瑕之牲、焉有不蒙悅納者乎。

吾為爾等靈魂之故、固不惜任何之犧牲、即犧牲本身、亦所甘心。豈吾之愛爾愈厚、而爾之愛我愈薄耶？

且予固知因爾等之虔求、並賴耶穌基督之神助、一切境遇、無非玉我於成、俾獲靈救、亦所以償吾心期、終不致有所愧忝。因是平生勇氣、至今未衰。必欲獻吾之身、以弘基督。生可也、死亦可也。

諸兄弟賴羔羊之血、毅然為聖道作證、舍命不渝、從容就死；故能克服頑敵、終獲致勝。

不寧惟是、苟能有補於爾等之信德、即須傾流吾血、以作獻祭之酒、亦所甘心；且將因爾等之樂而樂焉。

蓋朽者必須化為不朽、而有死者必須化為無死也。

本擬留與予俱、俾為福音之故、代爾事予於獄中；

渠心中有戚戚焉？然渠之嬰疾、確係事實、且瀕死焉。幸蒙天主垂憐、得告弗藥；此恩此德、不啻予身受之也。不然、予將憂以增憂矣。

蒂茂德如抵爾處、務望殷勤款接、勿使其有所顧忌。彼之為主服務亦猶予也、

二位皆仰體基督耶穌與我同勞、曾冒萬死以救吾命、不惟吾個人感荷其恩、即異邦諸教會亦有同感。

我裸、爾則衣之、我疾、爾則視之、我在獄、爾則來探之也。」善者將曰「主乎、吾何曾見爾飢而食之、渴而飲之？又何曾見爾作客而納之、裸而衣之？更何曾見爾有疾、在獄、而探視之耶？」王將謂之曰：「吾實語爾、爾所施於我兄弟中之至微者、即施之於我身也。」