然而，我在肉身活着，为你们更是要紧的。

然而，我为你们肉身活着更加要紧。

然而，我为你们肉身活着更加要紧。

可是为了你们，我应该活在世上。

可是为了你们，我更需要活在世上。

可是为了你们的缘故，我更需要留在世上。

然而，我在肉身活着，為你們更是要緊的。

然而，我為你們肉身活着更加要緊。

然而，我為你們肉身活着更加要緊。

可是為了你們，我應該活在世上。

可是為了你們，我更需要活在世上。

不過仍然住在肉身裏呢，為着你們的緣故倒更必須。

可是為了你們的緣故，我更需要留在世上。

但居於形軀、為爾之故為尤要、

但在世有裨益於爾、倍加切要、

但我在世、更為切要、為爾之故也、

顧為爾等計、則尤需予之暫留塵世。

but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.

But it is more important for you that I stay alive.

But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.

But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live.

but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sakes.

Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.

yet to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you.

Nevertheless to abide in the flesh[ is] more needful for you.

but it is more vital for your sake that I remain in the body.

Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. (niv)

If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! (niv)

Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,so that through my being with you again your boasting in Christ Jesus will abound on account of me. (niv)

I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them.So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears. (niv)