吾人賴以蒙恩、忝列宗徒、期使萬民歸順正道、依崇聖名；

我们从他受了恩惠并使徒的职分，在万国之中叫人为他的名信服真道；

我们从他蒙恩受了使徒的职分，为他的名在万国中使人因信而顺服，

我们从他蒙恩受了使徒的职分，为他的名在万国中使人因信而顺服，

我们从祂领受了恩典并成为使徒，要带领万民信从祂，使祂的名得荣耀。

我们从他领受了恩典和使徒的职分，在万族中使人因他的名相信而顺服，

我们从他领受了恩典和使徒的职份，为了他名的缘故，要在万民中带来信仰上的顺从；

我們從他受了恩惠並使徒的職分，在萬國之中叫人為他的名信服真道；

我們從他蒙恩受了使徒的職分，為他的名在萬國中使人因信而順服，

我們從他蒙恩受了使徒的職分，為他的名在萬國中使人因信而順服，

我們從祂領受了恩典並成為使徒，要帶領萬民信從祂，使祂的名得榮耀。

我們從他領受了恩典和使徒的職分，在萬族中使人因他的名相信而順服，

藉着他、我們領受了恩惠和使徒的職分，要為他的名在眾外國中推廣信仰上的聽從；

我們從他領受了恩典和使徒的職份，為了他名的緣故，要在萬民中帶來信仰上的順從；

我儕由彼受恩、及使徒職、使萬邦緣其名因信而服、

吾儕沾其恩、受使徒職、令諸異邦信服、而尊其名、

我儕因彼得恩寵、且受使徒之職、令萬國之人、為其名而信服、

Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.

We received grace because of what Jesus did. He made us apostles to the Gentiles. We must invite all of them to obey God by trusting in Jesus. We do this to bring glory to him.

through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,

Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.

Through him we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the Gentiles,

through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles in behalf of His name,

Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name,

through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name’s sake;

We have received grace and apostleship through Him to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations, on behalf of His name,

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.

through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for his name’s sake;

主曰：『第往、斯人乃吾特選之器、將以吾名播諸異族與列王、以及義塞子孫。

主道日昌、耶路撒冷門徒大增、即司祭之中、亦多有奉教者。

今則據先知之書、按天主之聖謨、而揭曉啟示、宣揚於天下萬民令其翕然歸於一信；

吾憑所受聖寵、勸爾人人、切弗自估過高、務須各依天主所賦之信德平心自衡。

吾之得有今日、皆賴天主之寵佑；惟予黽勉勞苦、視他人有過無不及、則未辜負天主之寵佑也。雖然、是亦天主寵佑而已、初非予之功也。

用承茹達斯所棄之職。蓋茹達斯已歸其所矣。』

欲使夙盼基督之吾族、得發揚其光輝；

然吾亦何敢自誇；吾之所以能使異邦人歸化者、實由基督躬自成之、惟假吾之手而已。或以言語、或以行為、或以聖蹟、異能、何一非聖神之妙工乎？吾傳基督福音、足跡已遍耶路撒冷及其周圍之地、直達伊利利亞。

以及其他違悖正道者而設也。正道者何、即全德天主光榮之福音是已；而予則受斯重寄焉。竊思基督耶穌以吾為忠實之徒、令供斯役、且予我以扶植、賜我以神力；此恩此德、昊天罔極。

今我不揣冒昧、坦率作書者、第欲供爾等以備忘錄耳。且吾既蒙天主之恩寵、得在異邦人中充任基督耶穌之役、不得不勉盡司鐸之職、以弘宣基督之福音、務使異邦人受聖神之感化、而超凡入聖、俾我獻之於天主之前、而蒙其悅納。

迨其純全無缺、乃成永救之源、俾凡歸順之者、咸得被澤而獲濟焉。

即於他人為非宗徒、於爾曹予固宗徒也。蓋爾曹之歸主、即吾為宗徒之佐證、

然選我於胎中、而召我以特恩者、按其所悅樂之時、惠然以其聖子啟示吾心、令我傳道於外邦。吾即當機立斷、不屑謀之於血氣肉情、

天主為爾等之益、授我以宣恩萬邦之重寄、爾等諒有所聞也。我蒙特達之啟示、得悉天主奧旨；此於本書前段、已約略述及、爾等讀之、即可見吾於基督之玄妙、實有所悟矣。自有世以來、斯玄妙之旨、未曾啟迪於人。今則已因聖神而明示其諸聖宗徒、及先知先覺之人矣。斯旨無他、即因福音之傳、而萬邦之人、已得於基督耶穌庇蔭之下、同為嗣子、融成一體、共享恩諾是已。天主運用其大能、賜我恩寵、令我得供役於福音。夫我乃諸聖中之至微者、竟亦蒙此殊恩、得在異邦人中弘宣基督不可思議之厚澤、使舉世之人、咸得領會造物主自始隱藏之救世玄謨。

而爾等則為蒙選之族、赫赫司祭、雍雍神國實天主之眷屬也。天主既召爾等出於黑暗入於靈光、爾等可不表彰大德乎。爾等昔日不成民族、今乃成為天主之民矣；昔日未蒙矜憐、今則已蒙矜憐矣。

吾儕承蒙恩上加恩、莫不飽沾其無窮之蘊。

夫天主豈僅猶太人之天主、而非列邦之天主乎？固亦列邦之天主也。

蓋啟發伯鐸祿、使為本國之宗徒者、主也；而啟發鄙人、使為外邦之宗徒者、亦主也。彼等既見予所受聖寵之不虛、於是號稱教會柱石之雅各伯基法及若望、相率與予及巴拿巴殷勤握手、以表心契；我往外邦、而彼等則傳道於受割禮者。

至吾儕本人、則空無所有、不足道也。吾儕之所有皆淵源於天主。不寧惟是、使吾儕足以任新約之役者、亦惟天主而已。此約也、非本乎文字、乃本乎聖神。蓋文字乃肅殺之具、而聖神則生命之源也。

且沐以芳澤、俾克配其愛子；此乃所以彰其大德也、

因吾人作戰之武器、非屬形而下者、顧賴主之力其效能則足以掃蕩一切險固之壁壘。凡妄自尊大之幻想、違抗天主聖道之妄念、皆在摧毀之列；務使一思一念、順服基督而後已。一俟爾曹之順服臻於純熟之境、吾儕即將懲罰一切悖逆抗命之徒矣。

『兄弟請聽吾言！西門頃言天主夙已垂顧異邦、選取其民、歸依聖名。