今爾已識天主、抑且為天主所識矣、何又返於支離瑣碎之蒙學、抱殘守缺、而甘為之奴乎？

现在你们既然认识神，更可说是被神所认识的，怎么还要归回那懦弱无用的小学，情愿再给他作奴仆呢？

现在你们既然认识上帝，更可说是被上帝所认识的，怎么还要转回那懦弱无用的粗浅学说，情愿再给它们作奴隶呢？

现在你们既然认识神，更可说是被神所认识的，怎么还要转回那懦弱无用的粗浅学说，情愿再给它们作奴隶呢？

现在，你们既然认识了上帝，或者更应该说是上帝认识了你们，为什么还要回到那些无意义的基本规条之下，甘愿再做它们的奴隶呢？

现在你们既然认识神，更可以说是神所认识的，怎么还回到那些软弱贫乏的言论，情愿再作它们的奴仆呢？

但如今，你们认识了神——不过更要说，被神所认识——怎么能再回到那无能、无用的原则里去呢？你们愿意再重新做它们的奴仆吗？

現在你們既然認識神，更可說是被神所認識的，怎麼還要歸回那懦弱無用的小學，情願再給他作奴僕呢？

現在你們既然認識上帝，更可說是被上帝所認識的，怎麼還要轉回那懦弱無用的粗淺學說，情願再給它們作奴隸呢？

現在你們既然認識神，更可說是被神所認識的，怎麼還要轉回那懦弱無用的粗淺學說，情願再給它們作奴隸呢？

現在，你們既然認識了上帝，或者更應該說是上帝認識了你們，為什麼還要回到那些無意義的基本規條之下，甘願再做它們的奴隸呢？

現在你們既然認識神，更可以說是神所認識的，怎麼還回到那些軟弱貧乏的言論，情願再作它們的奴僕呢？

如今你們既已認識上帝（倒不如說被上帝所認識），怎麼還要再回去歸向那些軟弱貧乏的「星質之靈」，情願重再給它們做奴僕呢？

但如今，你們認識了神——不過更要說，被神所認識——怎麼能再回到那無能、無用的原則裡去呢？你們願意再重新做它們的奴僕嗎？

今既知之、更為上帝所知、何反向劣弱空乏之小學、復欲為之役乎、

今識上帝更為上帝所識、奈何復向委靡卑狹之小學而從之乎、

今爾識天主、更為天主所識、奈何復向柔弱卑狹之賤質、欲再為其所束而為奴乎、

But now that you know God— or rather are known by God— how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

But now you know God. Even better, God knows you. So why are you turning back to those weak and worthless powers? Do you want to be slaves to them all over again?

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?

So now that you know God( or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world?

But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elements? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles, to which you want to be enslaved all over again?

But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?

but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?

But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and bankrupt elemental forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

But now that you have come to know God( or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

惟愛天主者、斯受知於天主矣。

其以聖神始、而以形跡終乎？豈爾之冥頑不靈、一至於此乎？

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。

吾亦知天主聖子實曾降臨、賜吾澈悟、而認識真主、且吾人已與真實無妄之聖子耶穌基督、結為一體；是真天主、是真永生。

夫既因認識吾主耶穌基督、而脫濁世之習氣、今復重入羅網、從此休矣！且其晚節必有較前更醜者焉。

是則舊制由於荏弱無能、而遭廢棄、

然『為吾之忠僕者、當恃信德而生；若畏首畏尾、非吾心所喜。』吾人則非畏首畏尾、終致淪亡之徒也；乃浩然不疑、自求靈祉之人也。

夫天主昔嘗作光於黑暗之中矣、今乃照耀於吾人之心中、俾吾人得藉基督耶穌之聖容、而洞識天主之光榮。

雖然、天主堅實之基礎、固屹然不可搖動；其基礎之上、鐫有銘曰：凡屬主者、皆主所識。誦主名者、宜遠罪孽。

懇求吾主耶穌基督之天主、光榮之父、賜爾明智、啟爾妙慧、

予乃良牧、識己之羊、亦為所識、

人能識父為唯一真宰、及父所遣之耶穌基督、則永生即在斯中。

我主識善人。無道終滅裂。

然吾人將何以證明已與之相識乎？亦惟守其誡命而已矣。人若自言與之相識、而不守其誡命、是為誑者、而無真理存乎其衷。

如此之人、亦即天主依其聖意而見召者也。蓋天主所預寵者、乃預簡之、俾克肖其聖子、欲使其聖子成為眾子中之冢息耳。

吾父已將一切付諸於我矣。知子惟父、知父惟子、及蒙子啟牖之人。

困苦無告蒙哀矜。主是窮民避難城。

爾等既與基督同死、而已灑然脫於世俗之蒙學矣、乃何又鰓鰓遵循人為之禁令、一若尚生於世俗之中耶？人之言曰：『此物不可觸也、此物不可食也、此物不可執也。』寧不知萬物終歸朽腐、正備人之一用乎。如此之言、虛有智慧之表、徒令人多諱忌、妄自菲薄、戕賊己身、而於真正克己工夫、毫無實益也。

吾羊樂聞吾音、予識之、而彼亦惟予是從；

吾人現時所見、猶如鑑中觀物、僅能得其彷彿；彼時則面面相對、更無隔閡矣。現時所知、偏而不全；彼時則洞悉無遺、有如天主之洞悉吾人者矣。

當朝乾夕惕孳孳為善、痛絕一切罪行。爾中頗有不識天主者焉！我之言此、爾等倘亦知恥乎。