然聞道而信者益眾、數約五千。

但听道之人有许多信的，男丁数目约到五千。

但听道的人有许多信了，男人的数目约有五千。

但听道的人有许多信了，男人的数目约有五千。

但有许多听道的人信了，男人的数目约有五千人。

然而有许多听道的人信了，男人的数目，约有五千。

然而听了这话语的人中，有许多人相信了；男人的数目约有五千。

但聽道之人有許多信的，男丁數目約到五千。

但聽道的人有許多信了，男人的數目約有五千。

但聽道的人有許多信了，男人的數目約有五千。

但有許多聽道的人信了，男人的數目約有五千人。

然而有許多聽道的人信了，男人的數目，約有五千。

但聽道的人有許多信的；人數添到五千。

然而聽了這話語的人中，有許多人相信了；男人的數目約有五千。

然聽道者多信之、人數約五千焉、○

然聽道信從者、數約五千人、○

然聽道者多信之、數約五千人、

But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.

But many who heard the message believed. The number of men who believed grew to about 5,000.

But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000.

But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

But many of those who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about 5,000.

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

多有納其言而受洗者、一日之內、歸化者約三千人、

茲欲告慰於兄弟者、即予所遭受之一切、適足促成福音之發揚光大也。蓋予為基督而受縲絏、已為御營內外公認之事。而多數宗主之兄弟、因予之被囚、舉相率鼓其勇氣、再接再厲、以大無畏之精神、弘宣天主之道。雖間亦有以嫉妒好勝為心、而宣傳基督者；然出於誠意者、亦不在少。此以仁愛為懷、知予之護道、有所受命也；彼則不本至誠、徒以基督為號召、而自立門戶、藉欲重貽吾憂於囹圄之中。雖然、是亦何傷？無論其心意之誠也偽也、其揄揚基督則一；此吾之所為歡欣鼓舞、而不能自已者也。

予之所以身被桎梏、一若匪徒者、惟為斯福音而已。雖然、天主之道、則無人能加以桎梏也。予之忍受一切、實為選民之故、欲使其恃基督耶穌以邀天恩、而承無疆之休。

彼之所說、有信者、有不信者；

剴切語汝、一粒麥種、設非落地而化、

感荷天主洪恩、常使吾人藉耶穌基督而得凱旋；足跡所至、莫不播揚真諦之芬芳。蓋吾人乃基督所獻於天主之馨香也；蒙救者聞焉、沉淪者亦聞焉；惟於後者實為肅殺之陰氣、而於前者則為令人永生之淑氣耳。嗚呼、誰堪負此重任乎？因是、吾人不敢貶損天主聖道、以圖私利、若滔滔者之所為；惟知契合基督、對越天主、一秉至誠、以宣純粹之道而已矣。