[和合本] 我曾把这事写给你们，恐怕我到的时候，应该叫我快乐的那些人，反倒叫我忧愁。我也深信，你们众人都以我的快乐为自己的快乐。
[新标点] 我曾把这事写给你们，恐怕我到的时候，应该叫我快乐的那些人，反倒叫我忧愁。我也深信，你们众人都以我的快乐为自己的快乐。
[和合修] 我曾把这事写给你们，免得我到的时候，那该令我喜乐的人反倒令我悲伤。我也深信，你们众人都以我的喜乐为自己的喜乐。
[新译本] 我写了这样的信，免得我来的时候，应该使我快乐的人反而使我忧愁；我深信你们众人都以我的喜乐为你们的喜乐。
[当代修] 我曾为这事写信给你们，免得我到你们那里时，那些本该使我喜乐的人反而使我忧伤。我也深信你们会以我的喜乐为你们的喜乐。
[现代修] 所以，我写了那封信给你们，为要避免我到你们那里去的时候，那些应该使我快乐的人反而使我忧愁。我也确信，我的喜乐就是你们大家的喜乐。
[吕振中] 而我所写的正是要避免我来到时、该叫我喜欢的人反而让我忧愁；我深信你们众人，我准知道我的喜乐就是你们自己的喜乐。
[思高本] 为此，我写了那样的信，正是为避免我来到的时候，那本该叫我喜乐的，反而叫我忧苦，因为我相信你们众人都以我的喜乐为你们众人的喜乐。
[文理本] 昔特书此、恐我来时、当使我乐者、反令我忧、盖我深信尔众以我之乐为乐也、
[GNT] That is why I wrote that letter to you-I did not want to come to you and be made sad by the very people who should make me glad. For I am convinced that when I am happy, then all of you are happy too.
[BBE] For if I give you sorrow, who then will make me glad, but he who is made sad by me?
[KJV] And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
[NKJV] And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, having confidence in you all that my joy is [the joy] of you all.
[KJ21] And I wrote as I did unto you lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from those of whom I ought to rejoice, having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all.
[NASB] This is the very thing I wrote you, so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy was the joy of you all.
[NRSV] And I wrote as I did, so that when I came, I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice; for I am confident about all of you, that my joy would be the joy of all of you.
[WEB] And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn't have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.
[ESV] And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all.
[NIV] I wrote as I did so that when I came I should not be distressed by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would all share my joy.
[NIrV] If I make you sad, who is going to make me glad? Only you, the one I made sad.
[HCSB] I wrote this very thing so that when I came I wouldn't have pain from those who ought to give me joy, because I am confident about all of you that my joy is yours.
[CSB] I wrote this very thing so that when I came I wouldn't have pain from those who ought to give me joy, because I am confident about all of you that my joy is yours.
[AMP] And I wrote the same to you so that when I came, I might not be myself pained by those who are the [very] ones who ought to make me glad, for I trusted in you all and felt confident that my joy would be shared by all of you.
[NLT] That is why I wrote to you as I did, so that when I do come, I won't be grieved by the very ones who ought to give me the greatest joy. Surely you all know that my joy comes from your being joyful.
[YLT] and I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,