如望之來。惟以證光。俾我元元。藉以起信。

这人来，为要作见证，就是为光作见证，叫众人因他可以信。

这人来是为了作见证，是为那光作见证，要使众人藉着他而信。

这人来是为了作见证，是为那光作见证，要使众人藉着他而信。

他来是要为光做见证，叫世人可以借着他而相信。

他来是要作见证，就是为光作见证，使众人藉着他可以相信。

他为见证而来，是要为这光做见证，好让人都藉着他相信。

這人來，為要作見證，就是為光作見證，叫眾人因他可以信。

這人來是為了作見證，是為那光作見證，要使眾人藉着他而信。

這人來是為了作見證，是為那光作見證，要使眾人藉着他而信。

他來是為光做見證，叫世人可以藉著他而相信。

他來是要作見證，就是為光作見證，使眾人藉著他可以相信。

這個人來作見證，是要為光作見證，使眾人藉着他而相信。

他為見證而來，是要為這光做見證，好讓人都藉著他相信。

彼來作證、即為光作證、俾眾由之而信、

其至為光作證、使眾以之而信、

彼來作證、即為光作證、使眾因之而信、

He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.

He came to be a witness about that light. He was a witness so that all people might believe.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.

to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.

He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.

He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.

This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.

The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.

He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.

The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all[ men] through him might believe.

He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe through him.

The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.

葆樂曰：『如望所施、乃悔改洗禮、明言當信後彼來者：即耶穌是已。』

爾等亦曾遣使者謁如望、而彼已為真理作證矣。雖然予不取證於人予之語此欲爾曹蒙救恩耳。如望乃輝煌之明燈、爾等亦曾瞻仰其光、而極一時之樂矣。

猶太人嘗自耶路撒冷遣司祭與理味數人、來問如望曰：『爾是誰耶？』

如望又為之作證、曰：『予見聖神作鴿狀、自天而降、棲止其上。予雖未之素識、惟遣予授洗者曾誥予曰：「汝見聖神降臨、止於其身者、是即將以聖神授洗者也。」予既見之、爰證其為天主之聖子。』

見耶穌經過、注視之而告其徒曰：『爾其識之、天主之羔羊也！』

因共謁如望曰：『夫子曩在約但河外、所為作證者、今亦授洗、人盡趨之。』如望應曰：『苟非自天授之、人亦何所受乎？予非基督、乃奉使為其前驅者耳。此乃予所夙言、爾曹當可為予作證。夫人娶婦而為新壻、新壻之友立而待之、聞其音則洋洋而喜。今者吾樂之沛然充溢、亦復如是。彼當日益、我宜日損。蓋臨自上者、居萬眾之上；本乎地者、不超乎地、而所言亦不出地上之事。惟降自天者、則超軼乎萬有之上。彼所證者、皆屬親見親聞、而眾獨不納其證。苟有納其證者、是即印證天主之真實無妄。天主所遣者、傳天主之訓、以天主賦以聖神、無有限量故、聖父篤愛聖子、已將一切授諸其手矣。信仰聖子者、獲永生；不順聖子者、無以望生、天主譴怒、恆臨其身。』

凡納之者。厥名是信。授以權能。超凡入聖。天主兒女。

如望答曰：『予惟以水授洗、第有先我而成、後我而至者、其人立於爾曹之中、而爾曹不之識、吾雖為之釋履帶、亦非所稱也。』

如望揚聲為之作證曰：『予向所言：「有一後我而來、居我之上、原在我先」者、即斯人矣！』

惟彼真光。普照生靈。凡生於世。資之以明。

凡我良朋、不可不明此理。主之踐諾、人以為遲、實則不遲。主之寬忍、正為吾人之故、欲使血氣之倫、皆能悔過自新、而無一人遭受淪喪也。

蓋天主之意、固欲使普天生靈咸蒙救恩、而體認真理耳。

蓋天主普救之恩、已昌明於世、廣被有眾。

使舉世之人、咸得領會造物主自始隱藏之救世玄謨。