如望使徒既返、耶穌向眾論如望曰：『曩者爾赴曠野、欲何睹乎？其飄搖風中之蘆葦乎？

约翰所差来的人既走了，耶稣就对众人讲论约翰说：“你们从前出去到旷野，是要看什么呢？要看风吹动的芦苇吗？

约翰所差来的人一走，耶稣就对众人谈到约翰，说：“你们从前到旷野去，是要看什么呢？被吹动的芦苇吗？

约翰所差来的人一走，耶稣就对众人谈到约翰，说：“你们从前到旷野去，是要看什么呢？被吹动的芦苇吗？

约翰的门徒离去后，耶稣对众人谈论约翰，说：“你们从前去旷野要看什么呢？看随风摇动的芦苇吗？

约翰差来的人走了以后，耶稣对群众讲起约翰来，说：“你们到旷野去，是要看什么？被风吹动的芦苇吗？

约翰的使者离开了，耶稣就开始对众人谈起约翰，说：“你们曾经到旷野去，是要观看什么呢？一根被风吹动的芦苇吗？

約翰所差來的人既走了，耶穌就對眾人講論約翰說：「你們從前出去到曠野，是要看甚麼呢？要看風吹動的蘆葦嗎？

約翰所差來的人一走，耶穌就對眾人談到約翰，說：「你們從前到曠野去，是要看甚麼呢？被吹動的蘆葦嗎？

約翰所差來的人一走，耶穌就對眾人談到約翰，說：「你們從前到曠野去，是要看甚麼呢？被吹動的蘆葦嗎？

約翰的門徒離去後，耶穌對眾人談論約翰，說：「你們從前去曠野要看什麼呢？看隨風搖動的蘆葦嗎？

約翰差來的人走了以後，耶穌對群眾講起約翰來，說：“你們到曠野去，是要看甚麼？被風吹動的蘆葦嗎？

約翰的使者走了，耶穌就對羣眾講論約翰說：『你們出去、到野地裏，要看甚麼呢？被風搖動的蘆葦麼？

約翰的使者離開了，耶穌就開始對眾人談起約翰，說：「你們曾經到曠野去，是要觀看什麼呢？一根被風吹動的蘆葦嗎？

約翰之使者退、耶穌舉約翰語眾曰、爾曩出野何觀耶、風動之葦乎、

約翰之使者反耶穌舉約翰謂眾曰、爾素出野、欲何觀耶、葦動於風乎、

約翰所遣之人去後、耶穌向眾論約翰曰、爾昔出野欲何觀耶、觀葦動於風乎、

After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John:“ What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?

So John’s messengers left. Then Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John. He said,“ What did you go out into the desert to see? Tall grass waving in the wind?

When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John:“ What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

After John’s disciples left, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds.“ What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind?

After John’s messengers left, he began to speak to the crowds about John:“ What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

When the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John:“ What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

When the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John:“ What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

After John’s messengers left, He began to speak to the crowds about John:“ What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John:“ What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

When John’s messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John,“ What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

久困晦冥、明光倏著；引我安履、和平之路。』

亞納蓋法方司教事；時沙加理子如望在曠野、奉天主諭、

然則吾人不可再為稚子、隨風飄盪、漫無定止、惑於異端、而溺於邪說。

故望兄弟深思遠慮、小心翼翼、毋為不肖者之謬說所搖奪、而失其所守。

當吾之存此意念也、決非以輕率出之、亦非徇於私情而定、其後又任意變更計劃、忽爾非其所是、是其所非也。至誠天主、實鑒吾誠。凡吾儕向爾等所許之言、皆非模棱兩可、而徘徊於是非之間者也。蓋吾與西拉蒂茂德所傳於爾等之天主聖子、耶穌基督、固非『亦是亦非』者、乃惟一是而已矣。故無論天主之恩諾為如何多且盛也、惟在耶穌身上、則皆實事求是、無絲毫之虛妄；而吾人之所以能心悅誠服、歸榮於天主、而應『心焉祝之』者、亦憑耶穌而已矣。

然務必求之以信、莫存絲毫狐疑。狐疑之人、如海上波濤、因風而起、隨風而轉、漫無定止；若是之人、莫望有所受於主也。懷二心者、其立身處世，難乎其有恆矣。

維時、施洗者如望宣道於猶太曠野中曰：『汝其悔悟、天國伊邇。』先知意灑雅所言：『曠野有人、揚聲而呼；為主備道、正直其途；』即斯人也。如望身披駝毛、腰束革帶、以蝗蟲野蜜為食。時耶路撒冷與猶太全國、以及約但河一帶之居民。群趨如望、

斯輩乃無水之泉源、又如浮雲隨風飄蕩、終歸無明而已矣。

如望對曰：『予即先知意灑雅所言：「野中呼者之聲、告眾修直主道」者是。』

應乎是、有如望者施洗於曠野、而傳悛悔之洗禮、用滌宿罪。時猶太全境及耶路撒冷居民、相率出謁如望、自承其罪、而受洗於約但河中。

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。