蓋前書雖曾使爾等憂戚、吾固無所悔也。雖然、吾亦忍痛而為之耳、豈欲見爾等有一日之憂戚乎？

我先前写信叫你们忧愁，我后来虽然懊悔，如今却不懊悔；因我知道，那信叫你们忧愁不过是暂时的。

即使我先前那封信使你们忧愁，后来我曾懊悔，如今却不懊悔；因为我知道，那封信使你们忧愁，不过是暂时的。

即使我先前那封信使你们忧愁，后来我曾懊悔，如今却不懊悔；因为我知道，那封信使你们忧愁，不过是暂时的。

我曾为从前写的那封信令你们忧伤而后悔，但现在不后悔了，因为我知道那封信令你们忧伤只是暂时的。

虽然我在那封信上使你们忧伤，但我现在并不后悔；其实我曾经有点后悔，因为知道那封信使你们忧伤，虽然只是暂时的。

即使我在那封信中使你们忧伤，我也不后悔了；因为就算我后悔过——我知道那封信使你们忧伤，虽然只是暂时的——

我先前寫信叫你們憂愁，我後來雖然懊悔，如今卻不懊悔；因我知道，那信叫你們憂愁不過是暫時的。

即使我先前那封信使你們憂愁，後來我曾懊悔，如今卻不懊悔；因為我知道，那封信使你們憂愁，不過是暫時的。

即使我先前那封信使你們憂愁，後來我曾懊悔，如今卻不懊悔；因為我知道，那封信使你們憂愁，不過是暫時的。

我曾為從前寫的那封信令你們憂傷而後悔，但現在不後悔了，因為我知道那封信令你們憂傷只是暫時的。

雖然我在那封信上使你們憂傷，但我現在並不後悔；其實我曾經有點後悔，因為知道那封信使你們憂傷，雖然只是暫時的。

先前呢、我雖由書信而讓你們憂愁，後來就說是後悔罷，如今也不後悔了。我看那書信實在讓你們憂愁了，卻不過是暫時的。

即使我在那封信中使你們憂傷，我也不後悔了；因為就算我後悔過——我知道那封信使你們憂傷，雖然只是暫時的——

昔我遺書使爾憂、雖曾悔之、今不悔矣、蓋知此書令爾憂者暫耳、

始遺書使爾憂、向亦悔之、而無庸悔也、誠以此書、憂爾者暫耳、

昔我以書達爾、因知此書致爾憂、雖使爾暫憂、我初悔之、今則不悔矣、

Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it— I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while—

Even if my letter made you sad, I’m not sorry I sent it. At first I was sorry. I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while.

For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it— though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while.

I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while.

For even if I grieved you with my letter, I don’t regret it. And if I regretted it— since I saw that the letter grieved you, yet only for a while—

For though I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it— for I see that that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while—

For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while.

For though I made you sorry with my epistle, I do not regret it: though I did regret it( for I see that that epistle made you sorry, though but for a season),

For even if I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it— even though I did regret it since I saw that the letter grieved you, yet only for a little while.

For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though[ it were] but for a season.

For even if I made you sad by my letter, I do not regret having written it( even though I did regret it, for I see that my letter made you sad, though only for a short time).

For though I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you grieve, though just for a while.

食間謂徒曰：『予實告爾、爾中有鬻我者一人。』門徒不勝戚戚、一一問之曰：『主、予乎？』

主回顧伯鐸祿、伯鐸祿方憶主所語今宵雞鳴前、行見爾三背予之言、遂出而痛哭。

惟矜寡恤謙之天主藉提多之來、以寬慰吾儕之心；

即吾人肉身之父、亦曾加吾人以訓責矣；而吾人猶孝之順之。矧在吾人靈心之父、不更當孝之順之、以邀永生乎？夫肉身之父之教訓吾人也，不過數春、且多憑其私意而行之；若夫天主之所為、則必於吾人為有益、欲使吾人同化於彼之聖德耳。受訓之時雖不感愉快、但感苦痛；然既經訓練、則必收平安之果、即仁義是已。

吾苟使爾等憂戚、又誰能使我歡樂？豈吾所使憂戚之人、轉能令吾歡樂耶？此點吾在前書中亦曾提及、以免吾來之時、應使我歡欣鼓舞者、反貽我以憂戚耳。且吾固深信爾等莫不以吾之樂為樂也。吾作前書時、淚眼洗面、心中不知有多少憂慮苦悶、非欲使爾等憂戚、乃欲使爾等知我之如何赤忱相愛耳。倘有為憂戚之造因者、彼豈徒貽吾一人憂、且多少亦貽爾等憂；蓋吾言『多少』者不欲責之太過耳。彼所受於爾眾之責、亦已備矣。爾等亟應強恕之、安慰之；不然、彼或將因過於憂戚而從此沉淪、不能自振也。故千乞向彼證爾愛德。蓋前書所云、亦不過欲借此測驗爾等之服從否耳。要之、爾等所恕者、我亦恕之。須知凡我有所恕、無不在基督之前、為爾等之故而為之也；庶幾吾人不致為沙殫所乘；彼之詭計、吾人亦知之稔矣。

吾所愛者、吾則責之懲之。尚其激發熱情、悔過自新。

茲聞予言、爾乃不勝憂戚。

三問曰：『若納子西門、汝果慕我乎？』伯鐸祿因三次見問、不覺愀然曰：『主乎、爾固無所不知、當知吾之慕爾矣。』主曰：『飼吾羊！

曷一思之、爾等既循聖道而憂戚、其效果為何如耶？爾等因憂戚而儆惕、而反省、而發憤、而小心翼翼、而發揚蹈厲、而至誠無妄、而疾惡如讎矣。爾之處此事、實無在而不自證其為貞固也。