夫既云上昇、則其先已降入地下可知矣。

既说升上，岂不是先降在地下吗？

既说“他升上”，岂不是指他曾降到地底下吗？

既说“他升上”，岂不是指他曾降到地底下吗？

既然说“升上”，岂不表示祂曾经降到地上吗？

（“他升上”这句话是什么意思呢？他不是也曾降到地上吗？

那么“他升上”这话是什么意思呢？难道不也是说他曾降到地的低层吗？

既說升上，豈不是先降在地下嗎？

既說「他升上」，豈不是指他曾降到地底下嗎？

既說「他升上」，豈不是指他曾降到地底下嗎？

既然說「升上」，豈不表示祂曾經降到地上嗎？

（“他升上”這句話是甚麼意思呢？他不是也曾降到地上嗎？

說「他升上」去，除非說他曾降到地底下的境界、是甚麼意思呢？

那麼「他升上」這話是什麼意思呢？難道不也是說他曾降到地的低層嗎？

夫既云上昇、豈非曾降於地下乎、

謂之昇者、必先降於下土、

既云升上、豈非先降於地之下乎、豈非先降於地之下乎或作豈非先降於下土乎

( What does“ he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?

What does“ he went up” mean? It can only mean that he also came down to the lower, earthly places.

( In saying,“ He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth?

Notice that it says“ he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.

But what does“ he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower parts of the earth?

( Now this expression,“ He ascended,” what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth?

( Now this,“ He ascended”— what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

( Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

But what does“ He ascended” mean except that He descended to the lower parts of the earth?

( Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

Now what is the meaning of“ he ascended,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?

Now this,“ He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

人未有升天者；有之惟降自天上、而仍在天上之人子。

蓋天主之糧無他、即降自天上而賜生命於世者是已。』

耶穌曰：『毋撫吾身！予尚未昇詣吾父也。第去告吾諸弟、予將昇詣吾父、亦即爾父、昇詣吾天主、亦即爾天主。』

蓋正如若納居巨魚腹中者三晝夜、人子亦將三晝夜居於地腹。

蓋父實躬自愛爾、以爾愛予、且信予出自父故。予出於父、而入於世、今則離世而復歸於父。』

夢魂縈左右。聖手扶我立。

胚胎母腹。主實甄之。魂魄潛結。主實成之。

巨細莫不備。條理益彰彰。人類處其中。碌碌無所長。乃蒙主拔擢。聖眷迥異常。

今所見者、乃耶穌降生為人時、本輸天神一籌、俾藉天主之聖寵、為普世生靈親嘗死亡之味；及其既死、則已冠以光榮尊貴之冕矣。

正如永生之父遣予、而予因父而活、食予者亦將因予而活。

耶穌曰：『吾雖自證、吾證不虛、蓋予自知從何而來、向何而往；爾曹則不知予之何自何往也。

予乃降自天上之活糧、

猶太人因聞耶穌言：「予乃自天而降之糧、」舉竊竊私議

天神相伯仲、冠冕獨堂皇；

耶穌心知門徒嘖有煩言、乃謂之曰：『爾等因是見礙乎？

予之所以降自天上者、非欲行己之志、乃欲行遣予者之志；

大維未升於天、第云「天主語吾主、安坐我右側；待我克群敵。以供爾踐踏。」義塞全族、當知爾所釘於十字架上之耶穌、即天主所立為主、為基督者也。』