職是之故、我雖屢欲詣爾、輒為事牽、迄今未克如願。

我因多次被拦阻，总不得到你们那里去。

因此我多次被拦阻，不能到你们那里去。

因此我多次被拦阻，不能到你们那里去。

因此，我一直受到拦阻，不能到你们那里。

因此，我多次受到拦阻，不能到你们那里去。

所以，我也多次受到拦阻，不能到你们那里去。

我因多次被攔阻，總不得到你們那裏去。

因此我多次被攔阻，不能到你們那裏去。

因此我多次被攔阻，不能到你們那裏去。

因此，我一直受到攔阻，不能到你們那裡。

因此，我多次受到攔阻，不能到你們那裡去。

因此許多次我總被截斷了去路、不能到你們那裏去。

所以，我也多次受到攔阻，不能到你們那裡去。

是故我屢見阻、不得就爾、

我素不至爾、緣此阻我也、

因此事、我屢被阻、不得就爾、

This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.

That’s why I have often been kept from coming to you.

This is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you.

In fact, my visit to you has been delayed so long because I have been preaching in these places.

That is why I have been prevented many times from coming to you.

For this reason I have often been prevented from coming to you;

For this reason I also have been much hindered from coming to you.

Wherefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to you:

That is why I have been prevented many times from coming to you.

For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.

This is the reason I was often hindered from coming to you.

Therefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to you,

吾屢擬訪爾、意欲在爾中有所收穫、如在他邦。惟因種種阻礙、迄今未得成行；耿耿此心、尚祈諒詧。

兄弟乎、我儕雖暫與爾等睽隔、然中心愛慕、與日俱長。渴欲與爾團聚。我葆樂實已一再發念、輒為沙殫所阻、未克如願。