然苟有可以激發吾之同胞骨肉、而拯救若干人於淪亡者、正吾之所以忠於厥職耳。

或者可以激动我骨肉之亲发愤，好救他们一些人。

希望可以激起我骨肉之亲的嫉妒，好救他们一些人。

希望可以激起我骨肉之亲的嫉妒，好救他们一些人。

希望使我的骨肉同胞心生嫉妒，好使他们当中的一些人得救。

这样也许可以激起我骨肉之亲奋发，使他们中间有一些人得救。

或许激起我同胞的嫉妒之心，好拯救他们中的一些人。

或者可以激動我骨肉之親發憤，好救他們一些人。

希望可以激起我骨肉之親的嫉妒，好救他們一些人。

希望可以激起我骨肉之親的嫉妒，好救他們一些人。

希望使我的骨肉同胞心生嫉妒，好使他們當中的一些人得救。

這樣也許可以激起我骨肉之親奮發，使他們中間有一些人得救。

或者可以激動我骨肉之親的羨妒，來救他們一些人。

或許激起我同胞的嫉妒之心，好拯救他們中的一些人。

庶可發我骨肉之憤、而救其數人、

欲激二三骨肉之親以救之、

或可使我骨肉之親發奮、而救其中數人、

in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them.

I hope somehow to stir up my own people to want what you have. Perhaps I can save some of them.

in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them.

for I want somehow to make the people of Israel jealous of what you Gentiles have, so I might save some of them.

if I might somehow make my own people jealous and save some of them.

if somehow I may move my own people to jealousy and save some of them.

if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them.

if by any means I may provoke to jealousy them that are my flesh, and may save some of them.

if I can somehow make my own people jealous and save some of them.

If by any means I may provoke to emulation[ them which are] my flesh, and might save some of them.

if somehow I could provoke my people to jealousy and save some of them.

if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh, and may save some of them.

且安見為夫者之必能感化其妻、為妻者之必能感化其夫耶？

當知使一罪人去邪歸正、便是救拔一條靈魂出於死地；爾亦可將功贖罪矣。

務求己立立人、己達達人、戰戰兢兢、始終如一；如此方能自救、而救聽眾也。

倘能救我兄弟骨肉之親、則吾本人雖見絕於基督、亦所願也！

蓋按天主之上智、世俗之智、既不足以認識天主、故天主甘用若愚之道以救信眾。

予之忍受一切、實為選民之故、欲使其恃基督耶穌以邀天恩、而承無疆之休。

故於猶太人、吾亦儼然以猶太人自居、所以感化猶太人也。於法內之人、吾亦儼然以法內之人自居、所以感化法內之人也；實則其法無與於我耳。於法外之人、吾亦儼然以法外之人自居、所以感化法外之人也；實則就天主及基督之妙法言之、吾亦法內之人耳。於弱者、吾亦欣然以弱者自居、所以感化弱者也。蓋我甘為一切人之一切所以拯救一切人也。

蓋天主之意、固欲使普天生靈咸蒙救恩、而體認真理耳。

茲特遣之歸爾、務請以吾之心腹待之。

然則義塞人之躓也、將一厥而不振乎？無是理也！夫因彼之顛墜、救恩乃普及於異邦之人、是亦所以激發之耳。

不視人之行為、一惟彼之仁愛、藉重生之洗禮、賜吾人以救拔；