即亞伯漢亦未始非因篤信天主、而稱義焉。

正如“亚伯拉罕信神，这就算为他的义”。

正如亚伯拉罕“信了上帝，这就算他为义”。

正如亚伯拉罕“信了神，这就算他为义”。

圣经上说：“亚伯拉罕信上帝，就被算为义人。”

正如亚伯拉罕信神，这就算为他的义。

正如“亚伯拉罕信神，这就被算为他的义”，

正如「亞伯拉罕信神，這就算為他的義」。

正如亞伯拉罕「信了上帝，這就算他為義」。

正如亞伯拉罕「信了神，這就算他為義」。

聖經上說：「亞伯拉罕信上帝，就被算為義人。」

正如亞伯拉罕信神，這就算為他的義。

亞伯拉罕就是這樣：『他信了上帝，這就算為他的義了』。

正如「亞伯拉罕信神，這就被算為他的義」，

如亞伯拉罕信上帝、遂以義歸之、

亞伯拉罕信上帝、遂得稱義、

即如亞伯拉罕信天主、其信遂視為其義、

So also Abraham“ believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

In the same way, Abraham“ believed God. God was pleased with Abraham because he believed. So his faith made him right with God.”( Genesis 15:6)

just as Abraham“ believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?

In the same way,“ Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.”

just like Abraham who believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness?

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

just as Abraham“ believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,

Even as Abraham“ believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.”

信德日益堅固、歸榮於主、深知主之所諾、主能成之；此彼之所以成義也。

於是古經所載亞伯漢因信天主而成聖、且稱為「天主之友」云者、乃獲當然之補充、而厥義大備矣。

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；

經不云乎：『亞伯漢篤信天主、因是而稱義焉。』若徒憑事功、則其所得者乃為酬報、不復為恩賜矣。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：

夫此之為福、豈限於割禮之族乎？抑兼被於未割者也。吾人既云亞伯漢因信而成義矣、試問其若之何而成義耶？在受割之後乎？抑在受割之前乎？曰：不在受割之後、而在受割之前也。其受割之儀式、不過為因信成義之印證、而其信德則於未割之時、固已全具矣。因是亞伯漢乃為未受割而因信成義者之父、

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。

然則凡有信德者、必當與富於信德之亞伯漢同受其福矣。

何以故？以其求之不以信、而以法耳。經云：『慎之哉、余以躓人之石、礙人之磐、置於西温；惟能置信者、決不失望。』顧義塞人則見躓於斯石矣。