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。

既知道人称义不是因行律法，乃是因信耶稣基督，连我们也信了基督耶稣，使我们因信基督称义，不因行律法称义；因为凡有血气的，没有一人因行律法称义。

可是我们知道，人称义不是因律法的行为，而是因信耶稣基督，我们也信了基督耶稣，为要使我们因信基督称义，不因律法的行为称义，因为，凡血肉之躯没有一个能因律法的行为称义。

可是我们知道，人称义不是因律法的行为，而是因信耶稣基督，我们也信了基督耶稣，为要使我们因信基督称义，不因律法的行为称义，因为，凡血肉之躯没有一个能因律法的行为称义。

但我们知道人被称为义人不是靠遵行律法，而是靠信耶稣基督。所以我们信了基督耶稣，以便因信基督而被称为义人，而不是靠遵行律法，因为无人能够靠遵行律法而被称为义人。

既然知道人称义不是靠行律法，而是因信耶稣基督，我们也就信了基督耶稣，使我们因信基督称义，不是靠行律法；因为没有人能靠行律法称义。

不过我们知道：人被称为义不是本于律法上的行为，而是藉着信耶稣基督。于是我们信了基督耶稣，为要因信基督称义，而不是本于律法上的行为，因为没有一个人本于律法上的行为会被称为义。

既知道人稱義不是因行律法，乃是因信耶穌基督，連我們也信了基督耶穌，使我們因信基督稱義，不因行律法稱義；因為凡有血氣的，沒有一人因行律法稱義。

可是我們知道，人稱義不是因律法的行為，而是因信耶穌基督，我們也信了基督耶穌，為要使我們因信基督稱義，不因律法的行為稱義，因為，凡血肉之軀沒有一個能因律法的行為稱義。

可是我們知道，人稱義不是因律法的行為，而是因信耶穌基督，我們也信了基督耶穌，為要使我們因信基督稱義，不因律法的行為稱義，因為，凡血肉之軀沒有一個能因律法的行為稱義。

但我們知道人被稱為義人不是靠遵行律法，而是靠信耶穌基督。所以我們信了基督耶穌，以便因信基督而被稱為義人，而不是靠遵行律法，因為無人能夠靠遵行律法而被稱為義人。

既然知道人稱義不是靠行律法，而是因信耶穌基督，我們也就信了基督耶穌，使我們因信基督稱義，不是靠行律法；因為沒有人能靠行律法稱義。

我們知道人稱義不是由於行律法，無非是憑着信基督耶穌而已；那麼、我們自己也就信了基督耶穌，好叫我們可以由信基督、而不由於行律法、得稱為義；因為血肉之人無論如何都不能由行律法得稱為義。

不過我們知道：人被稱為義不是本於律法上的行為，而是藉著信耶穌基督。於是我們信了基督耶穌，為要因信基督稱義，而不是本於律法上的行為，因為沒有一個人本於律法上的行為會被稱為義。

既知人之見義、非由行律、乃由信耶穌基督、則信乎耶穌基督、俾由信而見義、不由行律、蓋無人由行律而見義也、

知人非恃法而行、乃信耶穌基督稱義、故信基督耶穌、欲因信而稱義、非恃法而行焉、恃法而行者、無人稱義也、

既知人得稱義非由行律法、乃由信耶穌基督、故我儕亦信耶穌基督、欲由信基督稱義、不由行律法、蓋無人由行律法得稱義也、

know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.

Here is what we know. No one is made right with God by obeying the law. It is by believing in Jesus Christ. So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus. This is so we can be made right with God by believing in Christ. We are not made right by obeying the law. That’s because no one can be made right with God by obeying the law.

yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”

and yet because we know that a person is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we ourselves have believed in Christ Jesus. This was so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will be justified.

nevertheless, knowing that a person is not justified by works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law; since by works of the Law no flesh will be justified.

knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

know that no one is justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. And we have believed in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will be justified.

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

yet we know that no one is justified by the works of the law but by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by the faithfulness of Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.

yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

而與之合為一體。蓋予自身了無仁義、律法亦不足為恃、惟天主為仁義之泉源、而所以致之者、則惟信仰基督而已矣。

於此吾人尚有何說？異邦之人、未曾求義、竟因信而得義矣。

勿究我之罪。求爾賜寬恕。凡屬血氣倫。誰能無忝主。

夫法之所言、所以昭示法內之人、亦所以塞夫人之口、而使舉世皆服罪於天主之前也。蓋徒恃遵行律法、無人能稱義於天主之前；惟因法而知罪耳。今天主之正義、初不因法而彰；法與先知、不過為斯義之佐證。天主之正義、惟憑信仰耶穌基督、而加於篤信者之身；無偏無倚、一視同仁。舉世莫非罪人、固未有能懷天主之明德者也。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。蓋天主使耶穌為贖罪而犧牲、俾信賴其聖血者得蒙赦宥、亦所以彰其正義耳。吾人賴天主之寬容、宿罪全銷、重負頓釋。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。

蓋基督亦曾為眾人之罪而死矣。彼以義者之身、而為諸不義者舍命、欲引吾人歸順天主耳。然彼之肉身雖被處死、而其神靈則生、

彼若欲以事功見稱、誠有所誇；然在天主之前、實不足多也。

應知爾等之得脫於習俗之羈絆其贖價非屬可朽之金銀、乃為基督之寶血。基督乃無玷無染之羔羊！其受命誠在無始之始、其顯現則在茲末世。凡此皆為爾等之益也。爾等之得信奉天主、實賴基督之德、而天主者、則起基督於死者之中、而鍚以光榮者也。是故爾宜堅守信德、一心仰望天主。

兄弟須知赦罪之道、端賴耶穌而傳。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。

肩負吾人罪累於十字聖架之上。彼之為此、惟欲吾人死於罪而生於義、「以彼創傷、療我瘡痍」云耳。

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。昔大維亦曾詠嘆不恃事功惟賴恩主而成義者之真福云：

是則舊制由於荏弱無能、而遭廢棄、蓋律法固未曾躋一事於完成也；而一新興美滿之希望、已見曙光、吾人之得進而趨近天主者、於是乎賴。

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。

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。

蓋亞伯漢及其苗裔、承天主恩諾、得嗣大地者、非憑律法之制、乃緣信德之義。若惟屬於律法者得為嗣子、是不啻廢棄信德、而致恩諾於無效也。夫法者、刑戮之器也；法之不存、何犯之有。

庶幾諸凡生於律法之下者、悉蒙拯贖、而吾人皆獲得兒女身分。

爾既欲求義於律法之中、則與基督絕緣、而自置於恩寵之外矣。

蓋天主之正義、已藉福音而啟示矣。此正義乃肇於信德、而成於信德者也。經曰：『惟義者憑信德而生、』此之謂也。

夫耶穌基督、爾等未之見也而已衷心慕之；雖無所睹而能毅然信之。故爾等歡樂難言、寵榮被身、信德既熟、心靈蒙休。

耶穌基督之僕兼宗徒、西門、伯鐸祿、致書於因我天主救主耶穌基督之仁義而與我輩一體共承無上之寶信者曰：

夫舊法之所以軟弱而無能者、實肉身之情慾、為之梗也。今天主竟使其聖子成人、且具罪人之形體、為罪捨身、於是吾人肉身中之罪、乃被處決、而不復能乘權矣。

未幾、望見不可勝數之群眾、係來自各種、各族、遐荒、重譯者；一律身着白袍、手持鳳尾棕枝、肅立寶座與羔羊前、

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；

然律法之所以將一切歸納於罪責之下者、正欲使後人篤信耶穌基督之福音、而承受天主之恩諾耳。惟在信德未興之前、吾人則受律法之監護約束、以俟行見啟示之信德。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。

舍彼而外、別無救主；普天之下、更無其他名義、可恃以獲救恩。』

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。吾人於此尚有何說？天主友我、誰能敵我？天主以其聖子為我眾捨生、猶且不惜、尚何吝以一切萬有并賜於我耶？主之所陟、誰得而黜之？主之所義、誰得而罪之？耶穌基督已死而復活、且恆侍於天主之側、而為吾人代求矣。

時有一經生起而試主曰：『夫子、吾何修始可獲永生乎？』曰『經何云？』曰『爾當盡爾之心、盡爾之情、盡爾之力、盡爾之知、以愛天主、並愛鄰如己。』主曰：『善哉對！但遵此行、爾則生矣！』經生又強辯曰：『誰為吾鄰？』

亦欲勉吾人因信而成義耳。吾人所信者何、即天主使吾主耶穌死中復活；其被置於死、為贖吾人之罪也；其復活、則為復吾人於義也。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。且吾人之能因信德而臻恩寵之境、歡忻雀躍以望天主之光榮者、亦全賴基督之功德耳。

申言之天主實寓基督內、慨然賜世人與之言歸於好、而不復計其舊惡、更簡吾儕專司重歡之道；是則吾儕代表基督、而為天主之星使、不啻天主假吾儕之口而作勸勉焉。因此、吾儕代表基督、剴切求爾、速與天主重歡。夫以毫無罪孽之基督、天主竟使其為吾人之故、成為罪孽、亦欲令吾人因基督之功、而成天主之正義云耳。

惟書此數事、庶幾爾等篤信耶穌即是基督、天主聖子。爾等既能篤信、必得仰賴厥名以獲永生。

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。

天下之人。誰無罪尤。主若深究。孰能無憂。惟主寬仁。不絕自新。悠悠人世。可不尊親。

若夫徒恃律法者、則實處於咒咀之下。經不云乎：『凡不遵行律法之一切規定者、應服咒詛。』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、」而律法則無與於信德、但云：『順此者存』而已。夫基督已代我受詛、而贖我於律法之詛矣。蓋經有云：『懸於木上者、服咒咀』也。此亦所以使亞伯漢之福澤、藉基督耶穌之身、而普被萬民、俾吾人得因信德而領受所許之聖神也。

而基督獨為吾罪人捨生、足徵天主愛我之篤、寧有既極。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？

夫吾既因法而脫於法、則宜專為天主而生矣。蓋吾已與基督同釘於十字架、而今茲生存者、不復為我、實基督假吾而生。吾今雖尚生於形體之中、亦惟憑信德而生。蓋吾固篤信愛我而為我捐軀之天主聖子也。

耶穌乃謂十二子曰：『汝等亦欲引退乎？』西門伯鐸祿對曰：『微主吾誰與歸？