因為有人說：「他信上的語氣既嚴厲又強硬，他本人卻軟弱無能，言語粗俗。」

因为有人说：“他的信又沉重又厉害，及至见面，却是气貌不扬，言语粗俗的。”

因为有人说：“他信上的语气既严厉又强硬，他本人却软弱无能，言语粗俗。”

因为有人说：“他信上的语气既严厉又强硬，他本人却软弱无能，言语粗俗。”

因为有人说：“他信中的话有分量，很严厉，他本人却软弱无能，言语粗俗。”

因为有人说：“他的信又严厉又强硬，他本人却其貌不扬，言语粗俗。”

因为有人说：“保罗的书信又严厉又强硬，但他亲身在的时候却是软弱的人，他的言语也被藐视。”

因為有人說：「他的信又沉重又厲害，及至見面，卻是氣貌不揚，言語粗俗的。」

因為有人說：「他信上的語氣既嚴厲又強硬，他本人卻軟弱無能，言語粗俗。」

因為有人說：「他信中的話有分量，很嚴厲，他本人卻軟弱無能，言語粗俗。」

因為有人說：“他的信又嚴厲又強硬，他本人卻其貌不揚，言語粗俗。”

因為有人說：「論他的書信倒有重量有魄力；及至身臨面對、卻是軟弱無力，說話又平淡可鄙」。

因為有人說：「保羅的書信又嚴厲又強硬，但他親身在的時候卻是軟弱的人，他的言語也被藐視。」

或謂我書嚴厲、晤對時則身柔言鄙、

有言我書嚴厲、及晤對時、身柔言鄙、

有人言、我書嚴厲、及至晤會時、身弱言陋、

頗聞人言：『彼之書札、雖雷厲風行；而彼之形軀、則柔弱無能、言語更無足輕重。』

For some say,“ His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive and his speaking amounts to nothing.”

Some say,“ His letters sound important. They are powerful. But in person he doesn’t seem like much. And what he says doesn’t amount to anything.”

For they say,“ His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.”

For some say,“ Paul’s letters are demanding and forceful, but in person he is weak, and his speeches are worthless!”

For it is said,“ His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak and his public speaking amounts to nothing.”

For they say,“ His letters are weighty and strong, but his personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.”

“ For his letters,” they say,“ are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”

For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.

For it is said,“ His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak, and his public speaking is despicable.”

For[ his] letters, say they,[ are] weighty and powerful; but[ his] bodily presence[ is] weak, and[ his] speech contemptible.

because some say,“ His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”

For,“ His letters”, they say,“ are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”

因為基督差遣我不是為施洗，而是為傳福音；並不是用智慧的言論，免得基督的十字架落了空。

你們知道，我因為身體有疾病才有第一次傳福音給你們的機會。雖然你們為我身體的緣故受試煉，卻沒有輕看我，也沒有厭棄我，反倒接待我如同神的使者，如同基督耶穌。

雖然我不擅長說話，我的知識卻不如此。這點我們已經在每一方面各樣事上向你們表明了。

為這人，我要誇口；但是為我自己，除了我的軟弱以外，我並不誇口。就是我願意誇口也不算狂，因為我會說實話；只是我絕口不談，恐怕有人把我看得太高了，過於他在我身上所看見所聽見的；又恐怕我因所得的啟示太高深，就過於高抬自己，所以有一根刺加在我身上，就是撒但的差役來折磨我，免得我過於高抬自己。為了這事，我曾三次求主使這根刺離開我。他對我說：「我的恩典是夠你用的，因為我的能力是在人的軟弱上顯得完全。」所以，我更喜歡誇耀自己的軟弱，好使基督的能力覆庇我。

弟兄們，從前我到你們那裏去，並沒有用高言大智對你們宣講神的奧祕。因為我曾定了主意，在你們中間不知道別的，只知道耶穌基督並他釘十字架。我在你們那裏時，又軟弱，又懼怕，又戰戰兢兢。我說的話、講的道不是用委婉智慧的言語，而是以聖靈的大能來證明，

我就說：「唉！主耶和華，看哪，我不知道怎麼說，因為我年輕。」

摩西對耶和華說：「主啊，求求你，我並不是一個能言善道的人，以前這樣，就是你對僕人說話以後也是這樣，因為我是拙口笨舌的。」

既然世人憑自己的智慧不認識神，神就本着自己的智慧樂意藉着人所傳愚拙的話拯救那些信的人。

我－保羅與你們見面的時候是溫和的，不在你們那裏的時候向你們是勇敢的，如今親自藉着基督的溫柔和慈祥勸你們。