第吾有不滿於爾者、以爾已無初愛之忱也。

然而有一件事我要责备你，就是你把起初的爱心离弃了。

然而，有一件事我要责备你，就是你把起初的爱心抛弃了。

然而，有一件事我要责备你，就是你把起初的爱心抛弃了。

但有一件事我要责备你，就是你把起初的爱心丢弃了。

然而有一件事我要责备你，就是你已经离弃了你起初的爱。

然而，我有事要责备你，就是你放弃了你起初的爱；

然而有一件事我要責備你，就是你把起初的愛心離棄了。

然而，有一件事我要責備你，就是你把起初的愛心拋棄了。

然而，有一件事我要責備你，就是你把起初的愛心拋棄了。

但有一件事我要責備你，就是你把起初的愛心丟棄了。

然而有一件事我要責備你，就是你已經離棄了你起初的愛。

但我有一件要責備你的，就是你已經撇棄了你先前的愛心。

然而，我有事要責備你，就是你放棄了你起初的愛；

然我有所責爾者、以爾初時之愛已棄之矣、

然爾猶有疵可摘、爾初愛我、今則漠然、

然猶有可責爾者、因爾始初之愛淡漠矣、

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.

‘ But here is something I hold against you. You have turned away from the love you had at first.

But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.

“ But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!

But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.

But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.

But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.

Nevertheless I have[ somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

But I have this against you: You have departed from your first love!

But I have this against you, that you left your first love.

邪道既長、愛德寢冷。惟堅忍不拔、終身不渝者、斯蒙救恩。

何則、天主不負有心人、對於爾等之工作、爾等之敬愛聖名、供養聖徒、至今未懈、天主必不致忘懷也。惟願爾中人人皆能具此熱情、始終不渝、以成全望德。

吾所為心禱者無他、惟望爾之仁愛與日俱進、發為真知卓見、

至於兄弟友愛之道、當無需吾之喋喋。爾等親沐天主薰陶、固知彼此相愛。爾等對馬其頓全境兄弟、亦確能踐履愛德也。惟望勉益加勉、日新又新、

兄弟乎、予自分尚無把握惟有一事可以告慰兄弟、即從前種種、悉已置諸腦後、脫然忘懷；此後種種、尚在孳孳不倦、繼續努力、聚精會神、看定目標、奮赴前程、必欲自附於基督耶穌、以臻上達庶幾無負天主之寵召。願凡信德成熟之兄弟、皆欣然以此為志也。設爾之懷抱與此略有出入、吾知天主亦必有以牖爾之衷。惟無論吾人之造詣如何、知行務求相契耳。

爾其寓書於樂底嘉教會之守護天神曰：彼至誠無妄為天主忠實見證、又為天主造化之乾元者、有所曉諭於爾：吾知爾之行實；爾乃不冷不熱者也。吾願爾之全冷或全熱也！今爾半冷半熱、不冷不熱；吾欲將爾嘔而出之！爾自謂富有、綽有餘裕、而無所欠缺；殊不知爾實為百無聊賴、貧窮不堪、盲而裸者。

為我兄弟恆謝天主、實為吾儕之天職也。夫以爾等信德之突飛猛進、及彼此間友愛精神之暢發、則吾儕之感謝天主、不亦宜乎。

惟吾對爾亦略有未滿；蓋爾中有少數人、服膺巴拉盎之邪道；巴拉盎者、即昔日教唆巴拉可置躓石於義塞子孫之前、令食祭像之物、且誘其行淫者也。

吾所不滿於爾者、以爾優容彼婦葉撒伯爾也。該婦自稱女先知、而以邪道熒惑吾之諸僕、誘其行淫、且食祭像之物。