爾中以前亦有屬此類者、今則已賴吾主耶穌基督之名及天主聖神之恩、而洗滌夙穢且受聖而復義矣。

你们中间也有人从前是这样；但如今你们奉主耶稣基督的名，并藉着我们神的灵，已经洗净，成圣，称义了。

从前你们中间也有人是这样；但现在你们奉主耶稣基督的名，并藉着我们上帝的灵，已经洗净，已经成圣，已经称义了。

从前你们中间也有人是这样；但现在你们奉主耶稣基督的名，并藉着我们神的灵，已经洗净，已经成圣，已经称义了。

你们当中有些以前就是这样的人，但靠着主耶稣基督的名和我们上帝的灵，你们已经被洗净，成为圣洁的义人了。

你们有些人从前也是这样的，但现在藉着我们主耶稣基督的名，靠着我们神的灵，都已经洗净了，圣洁了，称义了。

你们有些人过去是这样，但是藉着主耶稣基督的名，藉着我们神的灵，你们已经被洗净了，被分别为圣了，被称为义了。

你們中間也有人從前是這樣；但如今你們奉主耶穌基督的名，並藉着我們神的靈，已經洗淨，成聖，稱義了。

從前你們中間也有人是這樣；但現在你們奉主耶穌基督的名，並藉着我們上帝的靈，已經洗淨，已經成聖，已經稱義了。

從前你們中間也有人是這樣；但現在你們奉主耶穌基督的名，並藉着我們神的靈，已經洗淨，已經成聖，已經稱義了。

你們當中有些以前就是這樣的人，但靠著主耶穌基督的名和我們上帝的靈，你們已經被洗淨，成為聖潔的義人了。

你們有些人從前也是這樣的，但現在藉著我們主耶穌基督的名，靠著我們神的靈，都已經洗淨了，聖潔了，稱義了。

你們中間也有人從前是這樣。但如今呢、在主耶穌基督名內、又在我們上帝之靈的感動中、已經洗淨，已成聖別，已稱為義了。

你們有些人過去是這樣，但是藉著主耶穌基督的名，藉著我們神的靈，你們已經被洗淨了，被分別為聖了，被稱為義了。

爾中素有如是者、惟以主耶穌基督名、及我上帝之神、已洗滌成聖而見義焉、○

爾曹數人、素亦如是、今賴吾主耶穌名、及吾上帝之神、洗滌成聖稱義、

爾中有人、素亦如是、今賴主耶穌基督之名、及我天主之神、得洗滌成聖稱義、○

And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Some of you used to do those things. But your sins were washed away. You were made holy. You were made right with God. All of this was done in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was also done by the Spirit of our God.

And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Some of you were such, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

致書於格林多天主教會、凡沾溉基督耶穌之聖德而蒙召為聖徒、以及各處虔誦吾人所共仰之主耶穌基督之聖名者曰：

莫使遲延、起、奉其名以受洗、用滌爾罪！」

爾等得優遊於耶穌基督之中、天主之恩也；而耶穌基督實已成為吾人之智慧、正義、聖德、與救贖矣。

以聖道和水、洗之使潔、俾其成聖、

然而賴天主洪恩爾等嚮雖為罪之僕、今已心悅誠服、以就脫爾於罪之教範、既脫於罪、則為正義之僕矣。今爾等靈修未深、請以庸言明之。正如爾等曩日曾以爾之四肢百體、為邪淫不法之僕、以滋罪惡；今望爾等以四肢百體、為正義之僕、以登聖域也。

吾人之心、既已灑脫罪累矣；吾人之身、既已洗濯於潔水之中矣；則吾人尚可不以一片赤誠、沛然不疑、而親近天主乎？

故其所預簡者、必從而召之；其所召者、更從而義之；其所義者、更從而榮之。

蓋吾人從前亦昏昧悖逆、徬徨岐途、縱情恣慾、險狠媢嫉；己實可惡、而轉以惡人。惟吾救主天主大發慈悲、不視人之行為、一惟彼之仁愛、藉重生之洗禮、賜吾人以救拔；因聖神之妙工、予吾人以復新。而天主之所以沛然以聖神傾注於吾人之心者、實以我救主耶穌基督之功。吾人托其恩澤、乃得免罪復義、而承嗣永生之望焉。

故應將一切卑污之心事、置諸死地，凡淫亂、卑污、邪情、惡慾、貪孌、莫非崇拜偶像之變相、而天主所以譴怒其悖逆之子者、正為此等事耳。爾等舊日生活、亦嘗沉溺於此；

主之所陟、誰得而黜之？主之所義、誰得而罪之？

蓋爾等本屬昏昏、今則因主而為昭昭矣。故行事當光明正大、庶不愧為光明之子。

爾當猶憶昔為外教人時、如何溺於習俗、惑於無靈之偶像。

蒙天主聖父按預知而拔擢、因聖神而成聖、服膺恩命、而霑濡耶穌基督寶血之眾兄弟曰：願恩寵康寧、錫爾不匱、日進無疆。

是則無人能因律法而成義、不亦彰彰明甚。蓋「義者惟恃信德而有生命、」

吾為主故、剴切勸爾、毋復行異邦人之所行、意志虛妄、理智昏昧、冥頑不靈、而自絕於天主之生命。蓋若輩良心既泯、宜其縱情恣慾、甘處下流、此固非爾等所學於基督者也。爾等果已得其真傳。受其薰陶、則應痛革前非、棄絕故我、不復沉湎聲色、日趨朽壞。

古經實已逆睹天主之將使普天萬民因信成義、故預報福音於亞伯漢曰：『天下萬民、咸將蒙休於爾懷中。』

曩者爾等本已死於罪孽之中、與世俗同流合污、聽命於塵氛中之魔王。魔王者、即至今猶在悖逆心中活動之邪神也。吾輩過去亦在悖逆之列、縱情恣慾、為所欲為、原屬觸怒之子、與外邦人為一丘之貉。

凡摩西律法之所不能使爾稱義者、苟能信賴耶穌、則無在而不稱義矣。

欲汝啟眾民萬邦之目、使自黑暗轉向光明、脫沙殫之掌握而歸依天主、俾以信予之故、而獲罪赦、與一切因信成聖者同嗣洪基。」

吾人既因信德而成義、則當托庇吾主耶穌基督、融融洩洩以親天主矣。

且吾人賴基督之聖血、既得赦罪而成義、不更能賴之以望免刑乎？

予實語爾、斯人成義而歸、遠勝於法利塞人矣。蓋自高者必見抑、自卑者必見升也。』

今者爾之靈魂、已因服膺聖道而致潔矣；應能身體誠實無妄之愛德也。務望一秉赤誠、彼此相愛。

昔亞伯漢曾毅然以其子伊灑格獻於祭壇之上矣。彼非以行而取義耶？可見其行固有恃乎其信、為之推動、而其信亦有待乎其行、為之玉成也。於是古經所載亞伯漢因信天主而成聖、且稱為「天主之友」云者、乃獲當然之補充、而厥義大備矣。可見人之稱義、以其所行、而不僅憑其所信而已。再如花娘拉哈收留使者、示以改道而歸；寧非以行見義乎？信而無行、猶身之無魂、亦惟死而已矣。

正惟不以事功為言、而篤信赦罪之主、乃能因其信德而稱義耳。

故人之稱義、惟憑耶穌基督之救贖；此實天主之慈恩、不勞而獲者也。

若夫聖神之果、則為仁愛、神樂、安怡、忍耐、慈祥、良善、忠信、溫恭、克己、凡此種種非律法所能制裁也。

是故律法實為吾人之蒙師、所以引導吾人、達於基督、俾因信德而成義也。

予應之曰：「公自知之。」渠乃語予曰：若輩來自憂患中、備嘗艱辛、曾藉羔羊之血、自濯其袍、所服皜皜乎不可尚已；

兄弟則為主之所愛、吾儕尚可不為爾等恆謝洪恩乎？蓋天主自始予爾等以簡拔、俾爾等受聖神之感化、篤信真理、以蒙救恩。

與真實無妄之見證、死者中最先復活、而統治世間萬王者、耶穌基督、降爾聖寵、錫爾平安、

蓋令人成聖之聖子、及賴彼成聖之眾子、俱出一源；聖子之所以不恥稱若輩為兄弟者、職是故耳

不復徇人欲、惟循天主聖意、以度餘生。夫過去之日、與世俗同流合污、放縱恣肆、沈湎酒色、崇拜偶像、不已足乎？

於是天主之正義、昌明於斯世。是天主使吾人信耶穌而成義、亦所以自彰其義也。然則吾人復何所誇？實無所誇也。尚憑何法？其憑事功之法乎？非也！乃憑立信之法耳。蓋人惟憑信德而稱義、初無與於法內之事功；此吾所深信不疑者也。夫天主豈僅猶太人之天主、而非列邦之天主乎？固亦列邦之天主也。蓋天主惟一；其稱受割者為義、以信德；其稱未割者為義、亦以信德。

嗟我小子。含罪而生。始孕母胎。自已染塵。

此事實為洗禮之前影。洗禮者爾曹之所由濟渡也。非滌肉身之垢穢、乃憑耶穌基督之復活、而致良心之純潔、以事天主。

雖然、吾人既知人之成義、非憑律法、惟憑篤信基督、故毅然惟基督是信、亦欲緣篤信基督、不恃律法、而成義耳。無他、血氣之倫、未有僅憑遵行律法、而成義者也。

耶穌曰：『已浴者第須濯足、而舉身皆潔。爾曹潔矣、顧亦有例外。』