如望乃輝煌之明燈、爾等亦曾瞻仰其光、而極一時之樂矣。

约翰是点着的明灯，你们情愿暂时喜欢他的光。

约翰是点亮的明灯，你们情愿因他的光欢欣一时。

约翰是点亮的明灯，你们情愿因他的光欢欣一时。

约翰是一盏点亮的明灯，你们情愿暂时享受他的光。

约翰是一盏点亮的灯，你们情愿暂时在他的光中欢乐。

约翰是一盏燃烧发光的灯，你们情愿在他的光里快乐一时。

約翰是點着的明燈，你們情願暫時喜歡他的光。

約翰是點亮的明燈，你們情願因他的光歡欣一時。

約翰是點亮的明燈，你們情願因他的光歡欣一時。

約翰是一盞點亮的明燈，你們情願暫時享受他的光。

約翰是一盞點亮的燈，你們情願暫時在他的光中歡樂。

那個人是點𤏲而發亮的燈，你們情願暫時以他的光為歡樂。

約翰是一盞燃燒發光的燈，你們情願在他的光裡快樂一時。

彼乃燈、燃且明也、爾暫喜其光、

約翰乃燃明之燈、爾暫喜其光、○

約翰為燃明之燈、爾暫喜其光、

John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

John was like a lamp that burned and gave light. For a while you chose to enjoy his light.

He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

John was like a burning and shining lamp, and you were excited for a while about his message.

John was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

He was the lamp that was burning and shining, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.

He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.

John was a burning and shining lamp, and for a time you were willing to enjoy his light.

He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.

He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

吾儕因是愈益確信先知之言、爾等於此亦宜三致意焉。蓋先知之言、猶黑夜之明燈、所以待旭日之東升、與晨星之興於爾心也。

二徒既返、耶穌向眾論如望曰：『曩者爾曹適彼曠野、出視何物？將風中之蘆葦乎？出視何物？將袞衣繡裳者乎？袞衣繡裳者、惟居王宮。然則爾之出也、果何為乎？欲睹先知乎？吾曰是矣、然奚啻先知而已哉！

嗟夫、爾向之所為興高采烈者、而今安在哉？依爾當日之情緒、即自剜其目以畀吾、亦所不惜、此則予能為爾作證者也。豈今以直陳真理、而反開罪於爾耶？

終我之身、聖德是務。兒乃先知、至尊遣汝；為主開道、預備厥路；

『吾儕若曰自天、彼將問我何以不信；若曰自人、民又可畏、蓋眾皆以如望為先知也。』

既又曰：『是故人非受恩於聖父、未有能歸予者也。』

時耶路撒冷與猶太全國、以及約但河一帶之居民。群趨如望、自承其罪、而受洗於約但河中。如望見法利塞及撒杜責之徒、亦群來受洗、訓之曰：『蝮種、誰警爾以避將臨之怒耶？

其播於磽地者、乃聞道即欣然受之、第內無根核、末能有恆、及因道而遇困厄、則頹然而廢矣。

如望之來。惟以證光。俾我元元。藉以起信。渠非真光。真光之證。

以希祿明知其義且聖、畏而庇之、所言多從、亦樂聞其教。

彼之天爵隆高、芳醴濁醪、點滴不入、蓋自胎中已飽濡聖神矣。將引義塞子孫群歸其所天之主、以伊理藹之風度神力為主前驅、必使為父者之心歸向兒女、而頑強之子服膺長者之智、為主作育心悅誠服之新民。』

予實語爾、婦女所生、未有大於如望者也。然天主國中之至小者、視彼猶大。

我實語爾、婦女所生、未有大於施洗如望者；然天國中之小者、猶大於彼。