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1弟兄們，我把 神賜給的恩告訴你們，Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
2就是他們在患難中受大試煉的時候，仍有滿足的快樂，在極窮之間還格外顯出他們的厚恩。In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
3我可以證明，他們是按著力量，而且也過了力量，自己甘心樂意地捐助，For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
4再三地求我們，准他們在這供給的上有分；they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
5並且他們所做的，不但照我們所想望的，更照 神的旨意先把自己獻給主，又歸附了我們。And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.
6因此我勸提多，既然在你們中間開辦這，就當辦成了。So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.
7你們既然在信心、口才、知識、熱心，和待我們的愛心上，都格外顯出滿足來，就當在這慈惠的事上也格外顯出滿足來。But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
8我說這話，不是吩咐你們，乃是藉著別人的熱心試驗你們愛心的。I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.
9你們知道我們主耶穌基督的恩典：他本來富足，卻為你們成了貧窮，叫你們因他的貧窮，可以成為富足。For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
10我在這事上把我的意見告訴你們，是與你們有益；因為你們下手辦這事，而且起此心意，已經有一年了，And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.
11如今就當辦成這事。既有願做的心，也當照你們所有的去辦成。Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means.
12因為人若有願做的心，必蒙悅納，乃是照他所有的，並不是照他所無的。For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
13我原不是要別人，你們受累，It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.
14乃要，就是要你們的富餘，現在可以補他們的不足，使他們的富餘，將來也可以補你們的不足，這就均平了。At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality.
15如經上所記：；少收的也沒有缺。As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”
16多謝 神，感動提多的心，叫他待你們殷勤，像我一樣。But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
17他固然是聽了我的勸，但自己更是熱心，情願往你們那裡去。For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
18我們還打發和他同去，這人在福音上得了眾教會的稱讚。Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.
19不但這樣，他也被眾教會挑選，和我們同行，把所託與我們的這送到了，可以榮耀主，又表明我們樂意的心。More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.
20這就免得有人因我們收的捐銀很多，就。We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
21我們留心行光明的事，不但在主面前，就在人面前也是這樣。For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
22我們又打發一位兄弟同去；這人的熱心，我們在許多事上屢次試驗過。現在他因為深信你們，就更加熱心了。And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
23論到提多，他是我的同伴，一同為你們勞碌的。論到那兩位兄弟，他們是，是基督的榮耀。As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
24所以，你們務要在眾教會面前顯明你們愛心的憑據，並我所誇獎你們的憑據。In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.