外飾虔誠之貌內實麻木不仁。此類之人、務望吾兒避之若浼。

有敬虔的外貌，却背了敬虔的实意；这等人你要躲开。

有敬虔的外貌，却背弃了敬虔的实质，这等人你要避开。

有敬虔的外貌，却背弃了敬虔的实质，这等人你要避开。

虚有敬虔的外表，却无敬虔的实质。你要避开这样的人。

有敬虔的形式，却否定敬虔的能力；这些人你应当避开。

有敬神的外表，却否定敬神的实质；这样的人你要避开。

有敬虔的外貌，卻背了敬虔的實意；這等人你要躲開。

有敬虔的外貌，卻背棄了敬虔的實質，這等人你要避開。

有敬虔的外貌，卻背棄了敬虔的實質，這等人你要避開。

虛有敬虔的外表，卻無敬虔的實質。你要避開這樣的人。

有敬虔的形式，卻否定敬虔的能力；這些人你應當避開。

有敬虔的形式，卻背棄了敬虔的實質；這種人、你要躲開。

有敬神的外表，卻否定敬神的實質；這樣的人你要避開。

有敬虔之貌、而無其實、若此者宜遠之、

有敬虔之名、無敬虔之實、若此者、當遠之、

有虔敬之貌、而無虔敬之實、而無虔敬之實原文作而不認其德若此者、爾當遠避、

having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

They will act as if they were serving God. But what they do will show that they have turned their backs on God’s power. Have nothing to do with these people.

having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!

holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people.

holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these.

having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people!

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.

holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

哀哉爾經生與法利塞人、虛偽之徒也！蓋爾猶粉堊之塋、外形雖美、內充屍骸諸穢。爾曹飾義以欺人、而內則虛偽邪惡、無所不有也。

斯輩口中承認天主、而其行為實否認天主、悖逆不順、自絕於善、可惡莫甚焉。

若有不顧戚族、不養家人、斯乃背信、其行視不信者猶有愧色。

愚者之師、童蒙之傅、以為一切真知妙識、皆備於法矣；然則爾欲正人、盍先正己！禁人為盜者、豈可自身為盜？禁人奸淫者、豈可自犯奸淫？厭惡偶像者、豈可褻瀆聖殿？而以法為誇者、豈可明知故犯、以辱天主乎？蓋正如經之所言：『因爾之故、天主之名、為世詬病。』

人有分門結黨、經一再勸戒而不悛者、絕之可也，

有現於爾前者、外披羊皮、內實貪狼、冒作先知、不可不防也。

凡無知愚昧之辯、徒滋口角、慎莫為之。

一切不經之論、無謂之辯、當避之若浼。其言不經者。其行亦必日趨腐化

喪心病狂、天理泯滅、甚且以宗教為貿利之途。

然則吾人不可再為稚子、隨風飄盪、漫無定止、惑於異端、而溺於邪說。

吾儕以吾主耶穌基督名義、囑我兄弟、遠離寡廉鮮恥、不守吾人規範之兄弟。

務懇我兄弟謹防一般離間人心、引人陷罪、背叛爾向所受之教義者；望避之若浼也。斯輩不事吾主基督、惟事口腹、以巧言媚語、誘惑庸眾。

倘若有人不從此書之訓、當注意其人、羞與為伍、以激發其廉恥之心。