中译版圣经:

• 因此我想不得不求那几位弟兄，先到你们那里去，把从前所应许的捐赀，预备妥当，就显出你们所捐的，是出于乐意，不是出于勉强。
• 新中译版圣经:因此我想不得不求那几位弟兄，先到你们那里去，把从前所应许的捐赀，预备妥当，就显出你们所捐的，是出于乐意，不是出于勉强。
• 新世纪圣经:因此，我认为必须劝那几位弟兄先到你们那里去，使你们事先筹足从前所答应的捐款。那么，你们这样的准备，就是出于乐意的，不是勉强的。
• LCC:所以我以为必须劝那几位弟兄先到你们那里去，把你们从前所应许的慨捐先凑好了，让这一项齐备了，可以显出是慨捐，而不是我的强取。
• TCB:因此，我认为必须派这几位弟兄先到你们那里去，把你们所答应的捐款先凑齐，等我到的时候都预备好了；这可以表示你们的捐助是出於甘心乐意，而不是出於勉强。
• 当代圣经:因此，我不得不请那几位弟兄，先到你们那里去，将你们从前认捐的款项收集妥当，这样就表明你们捐钱是甘心乐意，而不是出於勉强的。
• CSG:所以我认为必须请求那几位弟兄先到你们那里，把你们从前所应许的大量捐助先准备好，齐备的好像是出於大方，而不是出於小气。

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift, not as one grudgingly given.
• NRSV:So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you, and arrange in advance for this bountiful gift that you have promised, so that it may be ready as a voluntary gift and not as an extortion.
• NASV:So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised bountiful gift, so that the same would be ready as a bountiful gift and not affected by covetousness.
• 古老版圣经:Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not as [of] covetousness.
• ASV:I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your aforepromised bounty, that the same might be ready as a matter of bounty, and not of extortion.
• 基础英语版圣经:So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.
• DBY:I thought it necessary therefore to beg the brethren that they would come to you, and complete beforehand your fore-announced blessing, that this may be ready thus as blessing, and not as got out of you.
• 标准修订版圣经:So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren to go on to you before me, and arrange in advance for this gift you havepromised, so that it may be ready not as an exaction but as a willing gift.
• 直译圣经95版:So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised bountiful gift, so that the same would be ready as a bountiful gift and not affected by covetousness.
• 直译圣经77版:So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised bountiful gift, that the same might be ready as a bountiful gift, and not affected by covetousness.
• WEB:Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before to you, and make up before hand your bounty, of which ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not [of] covetousness.
• YLT:Necessary, therefore, I thought [it] to exhort the brethren, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.

希伯来语圣经:

内容备注:

多语对照圣经中的一节平均而言是一句，包含有12个不同的英文译本，和6个中文译本，以及一个希伯来语本（圣经旧约使用希伯来语和亚兰语书写，新约用希腊语书写）

NIV:新国际版（New International Version，简称NIV）是一个当代英语圣经译本，也是目前在英语国家被最为广泛使用的圣经版本,适合个人研读之用的译本。
NCB: New Century Bible 《新世纪圣经》
LCC:(Library of Christian Classes）
CLB:当代圣经译本(The Chinese Living Bible, CLB)
KJV:詹姆士钦定本是近古英文,是现在所能见到的最老的英译本
BBE:基础英语供移民和儿童阅读
NRSV:是新标准修订版
NASB:用纯粹直译方法（Strictly Literal）的译本
BHS:希伯来语原文圣经

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• generous [´dʒenərəs]   a.慷慨的；丰盛的   (初中英语单词)
• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:]   ad.&conj.因此；所以   (初中英语单词)
• amount [ə´maunt]   n.总数；数量 v.合计   (初中英语单词)
• blessing [´blesiŋ]   n.祝福   (初中英语单词)
• willing [´wiliŋ]   a.情愿的，乐意的   (初中英语单词)
• formerly [´fɔ:məli]   ad.从前，以前   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• previously [´pri:viəsli]   ad.预先；以前   (高中英语单词)
• bounty [´baunti]   n.慷慨；恩惠；赠物   (高中英语单词)
• voluntary [´vɔləntəri]   a.自愿的；义务的   (英语四级单词)
• beforehand [bi´fɔ:hænd]   ad.事先；提前   (英语四级单词)
• whereof [weər´ɔv]   ad.关于什么；关于那事   (英语四级单词)
• entreat [in´tri:t]   vt.恳求，恳请   (英语四级单词)
• affected [ə´fektid]   a.做作的；假装的   (英语六级单词)