予之來、所以投火於地也、苟其已燃、豈不美哉。

“我来要把火丢在地上，倘若已经着起来，不也是我所愿意的吗？

“我来是要把火丢在地上，假如已经烧起来，不也是我所希望的吗？

“我来是要把火丢在地上，假如已经烧起来，不也是我所希望的吗？

“我来是要把火丢在地上，我多么希望这火已经燃烧起来。

“我来要把火投在地上，如果烧了起来，那是我所愿意的。

“我来是要把火投在地上，我多么希望这火已经点燃了！

「我來要把火丟在地上，倘若已經着起來，不也是我所願意的嗎？

「我來是要把火丟在地上，假如已經燒起來，不也是我所希望的嗎？

「我來是要把火丟在地上，假如已經燒起來，不也是我所希望的嗎？

「我來是要把火丟在地上，我多麼希望這火已經燃燒起來。

“我來要把火投在地上，如果燒了起來，那是我所願意的。

『我來把火丟在地上；我是多麼切願它着起來啊！

「我來是要把火投在地上，我多麼希望這火已經點燃了！

我來以火投地、倘火既燃、非我所欲乎、

我至、以火投地、倘火已燃、非我所欲乎、

我來、以火投地、深願火之已燃、

“ I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

“ I have come to bring fire on the earth. How I wish the fire had already started!

“ I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled!

“ I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning!

“ I came to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already set ablaze!

“ I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled!

“ I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?

“ I came to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already set ablaze!

I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

“ I have come to bring fire on the earth– and how I wish it were already kindled!

“ I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled.

方今斧斤已加於樹根、凡不結嘉實之樹、必伐而投諸火中。吾惟以水洗爾、用啟悔悟；然有後我者、威力遠超我上、吾雖為之執履、亦非所宜稱；彼將洗爾於聖神與靈火之中。厥手持箕、簸汰場禾、納麥於倉、而焚芻藁於不熄之火』。

及茲白晝、吾儕當暢行遣予者之事、夜至則無能為矣。

耶穌方辭出、經生及法利塞人積怨既深、迫之彌甚、激使多言、欲伺其隙、以為語柄耳。

爾意予之來、為授世以和平乎？非也！將予以分化耳。今而後、五口之家、將裂為二、三攻二、二攻三、

是日、法利塞數人來告曰：『其速離此、希祿欲殺汝也。』耶穌對曰：『往告彼狐、予於今日明日逐魔治疾、第三日將畢吾程；雖然今日明日後日、必須奮赴前程；先知固不宜死於耶路撒冷外。

徒曰：『猶太人正欲以石磔爾、夫子乃欲再往何也？』耶穌曰：『一日之中、非有十二時乎？人若晝行、睹斯世之光、必不見蹶。若夜行、則無光而蹶矣。』

當時凡曾目擊耶穌呼賴柴魯出墓而起之於死中者、咸為作證、眾聞耶穌行此靈蹟、故爭來迎迓。法利塞人因相語曰：『舉世風從、吾其休矣！』

眾中有法利塞數人、謂耶穌曰：『夫子、請斥責汝徒。』耶穌應曰：『予實語爾、彼即噤口、石亦鳴矣。』