以聖道和水、洗之使潔、俾其成聖、

要用水藉着道把教会洗净，成为圣洁，

以水藉着道把教会洗净，使她成为圣洁，

以水藉着道把教会洗净，使她成为圣洁，

好借着自己的道用水洗净教会，使她圣洁，

为的是要用水藉着道把教会洗净，成为圣洁，

基督这么做，是要藉着话语，用水的洗涤而洁净教会，使她分别为圣，

要用水藉着道把教會洗淨，成為聖潔，

以水藉着道把教會洗淨，使她成為聖潔，

以水藉着道把教會洗淨，使她成為聖潔，

好藉著自己的道用水洗淨教會，使她聖潔，

為的是要用水藉著道把教會洗淨，成為聖潔，

用水的洗、用話語來潔淨她、好奉獻她為聖；

基督這麼做，是要藉著話語，用水的洗滌而潔淨教會，使她分別為聖，

欲使之聖、由水之洗、以道潔之、

水濯以潔之、傳道而使為聖、

以水之洗與道而潔之、使之成聖、

to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

He did it to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her with water and the word.

that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.

to make her holy, cleansing her with the washing of water by the word.

so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

to make her holy, cleansing her with the washing of water by the word.

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word,

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

今爾已因吾所授之道、而見裁成矣、

求父神而化之於真諦之中！真諦無他、父之聖道是已。正如父之遣予入世、予茲亦遣之入世。予為彼等之故而自聖、欲令彼等亦真能成聖也。

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。

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。蓋爾之新生、非萌自可朽之種子、乃藉永生天主之聖道、而萌於不朽之種子也。

耶穌對曰：『我切實語爾、人非生於水及神者、無得入天主國。

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。

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？

亦宜戴望德之盔、佩聖神之劍、所謂聖神之劍者、即天主所發之言也。

基督為吾人自舍其身、正欲拯贖吾人、脫免一切罪惡、加以洗滌、俾得充其子民、發憤為善云耳。

聖子非他、即以水以血救世之耶穌基督是已。以水以血、不僅以水也。尚有聖神為之作證。聖神者、真諦也。

吾人之所以得賴耶穌之一獻其身而罪累全釋者、亦憑斯「旨」而已矣。

矧以基督無玷之身、憑聖神而自獻於天主之寶血、不更應滌吾人之良心於一切致死之行、俾得昭事永生之天主乎？

莫使遲延、起、奉其名以受洗、用滌爾罪！」

爾等能有賁其實、則不愧為吾徒、而吾父之光榮、即在斯矣！

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。

且已領悟凡予所受、莫非自父。

耶穌基督之僕、雅谷伯之弟、樹德、致書於天主聖父所垂愛、耶穌基督所庇護之諸蒙召者曰：

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。」

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。

惟父憑其自由聖意、以真實無妄之道、予吾人以再造、俾充先薦之果、而與萬物更始；