吾人非無權要求供養也；顧欲以身作則、俾爾等知所取法耳。

这并不是因我们没有权柄，乃是要给你们作榜样，叫你们效法我们。

这并不是因我们没有权柄，而是要给你们作榜样，好让你们效法我们。

这并不是因我们没有权柄，而是要给你们作榜样，好让你们效法我们。

我们并不是没有权利接受供应，而是要给你们树立学习的榜样。

这不是因为我们没有权利，而是要给你们作榜样，好让你们效法我们。

这并不是因为我们没有这权利，而是要亲自给你们做榜样，好让你们效法我们。

這並不是因我們沒有權柄，乃是要給你們作榜樣，叫你們效法我們。

這並不是因我們沒有權柄，而是要給你們作榜樣，好讓你們效法我們。

這並不是因我們沒有權柄，而是要給你們作榜樣，好讓你們效法我們。

我們並不是沒有權利接受供應，而是要給你們樹立學習的榜樣。

這不是因為我們沒有權利，而是要給你們作榜樣，好讓你們效法我們。

這不是說我們沒有權利，我們乃是要將自己給你們做榜樣，讓你們效法我們。

這並不是因為我們沒有這權利，而是要親自給你們做榜樣，好讓你們效法我們。

非我無權、第自為模楷、俾爾效我、

非不能使爾供我、第為是模楷、欲爾曹則傚、

我儕如此、非因無權使爾供我、乃為爾自作模範、使爾效我儕、

We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.

We worked, even though we have the right to receive help from you. We did it in order to be a model for you to follow.

It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate.

We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow.

It is not that we don’t have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us.

not because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves as a role model for you, so that you would follow our example.

not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us.

not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.

It is not that we don’t have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us.

Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

蓋爾等固知應如何以吾儕為法也。吾儕昔在爾中、日用之間、未嘗不規行矩步、

然則吾輩豈無權受人供養、以飲以食乎？又豈無權攜一奉主之婦人出門傳道、一如其他宗徒、與主之諸弟、以及基法之所為耶？抑吾與巴拿巴必須躬自操作、自食其力耶？世焉有當兵而自備其餉者乎？又焉有經營果園、而不食其果；飼養牛羊、而不飲其乳者乎？夫吾作斯言、豈徒循乎人情而已哉；即律法亦何嘗不有此明定乎。摩西律中明載：『碾穀之牛、勿籠其口。』天主之意、豈在牛乎？其作是語也、非為吾人之故乎？固為吾人之故也。欲使耕耘者、懷收穫之望而耕耘；勞作者、懷共享之望而勞作也。然則吾儕既為爾播植精神上之種子、即從爾收穫物質上之供養、豈為過乎？他人尚且對爾享此權利、況吾儕乎？然吾儕向未行使此權、而甘受困乏者、蓋不欲在基督福音道上、置任何之障礙也。爾豈不知『在殿靠殿、在壇食壇』乎？今主之所以明定傳福音者得資福音以生、亦同一理耳。

又有囑者、學道之人、務須與教導者通其有無。

我輩身充基督宗徒、不為不貴、然亦未嘗儼然自尊、求榮於爾、或求榮於人、

予以身作則、望爾效之。

且爾之使命正在此中。蓋基督亦曾為爾茹苦、垂爾楷式、俾爾踵效。

首途無行囊、無二衣、無履杖。蓋勞作者、不患無食也。