蓋吾人之得因基督而倖成天主之眾嗣者、實由淵然深識、匠心獨運之天主所預定

我们也在他里面得了基业；这原是那位随己意行作万事的，照着他旨意所预定的，

我们也在他里面得了基业；这原是那位随己意行万事的上帝照着自己的旨意所预定的，

我们也在他里面得了基业；这原是那位随己意行万事的神照着自己的旨意所预定的，

我们也在基督里被拣选成为祂的子民。这都是按自己旨意行万事的上帝预先定下的计划，

那凭着自己旨意所计划而行万事的，按着他预先所安排的，预定我们在基督里得基业（“得基业”或译：“成为神的产业”），

在基督里，我们也得了继业，是照着那一位的心意而预先定下的，他按着自己旨意的计划来运作万事，

我們也在他裏面得了基業；這原是那位隨己意行、做萬事的，照着他旨意所預定的，

我們也在他裏面得了基業；這原是那位隨己意行萬事的上帝照着自己的旨意所預定的，

我們也在他裏面得了基業；這原是那位隨己意行萬事的神照着自己的旨意所預定的，

我們也在基督裡被揀選成為祂的子民。這都是按自己旨意行萬事的上帝預先定下的計劃，

那憑著自己旨意所計劃而行萬事的，按著他預先所安排的，預定我們在基督裡得基業（“得基業”或譯：“成為神的產業”），

在基督裏、照那按自己旨意之計畫運行萬事者的定旨所豫定的、我們也被分派、做成了上帝的業分，

在基督裡，我們也得了繼業，是照著那一位的心意而預先定下的，他按著自己旨意的計劃來運作萬事，

我儕於彼亦得為業、乃依己旨行萬事者所預定、

惟隨意行萬事者、預定我、因基督、得嗣業、

惟隨己意行萬事之主、循其旨預定我儕因基督而得嗣業、

In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,

We were also chosen to belong to him. God decided to choose us long ago in keeping with his plan. He works out everything to fit his plan and purpose.

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,

Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.

In him we have also received an inheritance, because we were predestined according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will,

In Him we also have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things in accordance with the plan of His will,

In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;

We have also received an inheritance in Him, predestined according to the purpose of the One who works out everything in agreement with the decision of His will,

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

In Christ we too have been claimed as God’s own possession, since we were predestined according to the one purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will

We were also assigned an inheritance in him, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will,

不寧惟是、吾人亦知人苟能真心愛天主、則天主必使天地萬物同力相助、而亨通之。

使吾人欣欣向榮、以望承其不朽不染不衰之洪基、斯則夙為爾曹預儲於天矣。

聖神者、即吾儕選民承業蒙贖之質也。此亦所以發揚天主之光輝云耳。

凡此皆按天主於創世之前所預定之遠謨、因吾主基督耶穌而實現者也。

天主之立誓、亦欲昭示承恩諾者、以其所諾乃一成不變云耳。

蓋天主秉其仁慈、隨其意之所悅預定吾人緣耶穌基督、得為天主之眾嗣、

若云嗣業係據律法、則不復淵源於恩諾矣。然而嗣業、固天主所許於亞伯漢之恩賜也。

純德主所眷。基業永古存。

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。」

既為兒女、即為嗣子；既為天主之嗣子、則亦為基督之共同繼承人也。惟是吾人如欲與之共榮、則不可不先與之共苦共難耳。

蓋天主玄謨、吾已昭示於爾、曾無畏縮。

彼按天主之定謨及預知、被付於人而爾曹復假不義者之手、釘死之於十字架上；

以奉行爾所手訂之聖謨者也。

吾人托其恩澤、乃得免罪復義、而承嗣永生之望焉。

恆謝聖父、使吾人堪與諸聖共承光明之洪基、

孰能知天主之心、而充其參贊耶？

勿可以惡報惡、以暴酬暴。要之、咒罵由人、祝福在我；庶幾無忝聖召、自求多福。

我今將爾付託於主及其恩寵之道；蓋惟斯能予爾以建立而使爾與諸聖共嗣洪基耳。

應知惟主能賜爾以所望之洪基。尚其一心奉事主基督；

吾人之靈心、既飽霑恩澤、於是暢茂條達、發為妙慧卓識、

親愛之兄弟、爾其諦聽、斯世之貧人、乃天主之所眷顧、使其富於信德、而簡為天國之嗣子。蓋天國特為愛慕天主之人而設也。