乃謂其僕曰：「婚筵既備、而被邀者無德以稱。

于是对仆人说：‘喜筵已经齐备，只是所召的人不配。

于是王对仆人说：‘喜宴已经齐备，只是所邀的人不配。

于是王对仆人说：‘喜宴已经齐备，只是所邀的人不配。

“然后，他对奴仆说，‘婚宴已预备好了，只是被邀请的人不配。

然后对仆人说：‘婚筵已经预备好了，只是被邀请的人不配。

“然后对奴仆们说：‘婚宴预备好了，但那些被邀请的人不配。

於是對僕人說：『喜筵已經齊備，只是所召的人不配。

於是王對僕人說：『喜宴已經齊備，只是所邀的人不配。

於是王對僕人說：『喜宴已經齊備，只是所邀的人不配。

「然後，他對奴僕說，『婚宴已預備好了，只是被邀請的人不配。

然後對僕人說：‘婚筵已經預備好了，只是被邀請的人不配。

隨後就對他的奴僕說：「婚筵是已經齊備了，被請的人呢、卻配不上。

「然後對奴僕們說：『婚宴預備好了，但那些被邀請的人不配。

語僕曰、婚筵已備、惟所請者不堪、

語僕曰、昏筵已備、所請者不堪、

遂謂僕曰、婚筵已備、惟所請者不堪、

“ Then he said to his servants,‘ The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come.

“ Then the king said to his slaves,‘ The wedding dinner is ready. But those I invited were not fit to come.

Then he said to his servants,‘ The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy.

And he said to his servants,‘ The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren’t worthy of the honor.

“ Then he told his servants,‘ The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Then he* said to his slaves,‘ The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Then he said to his servants,‘ The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.

“ Then he told his slaves,‘ The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

Then he said to his slaves,‘ The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

“ Then he said to his servants,‘ The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.

雖然、在爾撒爾底亦頗有若干人涅而不緇、迄今未汙其服；若輩當得身被道袍、而從我遊矣。

葆樂、巴拿巴坦然答曰：『天主之道、本當先傳於爾；爾既棄之、而自絕於永生之道、吾乃轉傳於異邦。

若蒙復活之恩、而臻於來世則不娶不嫁；

是故爾宜朝乾夕惕、虛靈不寐、恆自祈禱、庶得倖免將臨諸患、而立於人子之前。』

蓋天主公平之睿斷、於此已見端倪。正惟爾等為天主之國受苦、是天主以爾等為克承其國也。

愛父母勝於愛我者、非吾徒也。愛子女勝於愛我者、非吾徒也。不負其十字架、而追踵於我者、非吾徒也。

凡浣滌其袍、得近生命樹、而進聖邑之門者、福矣！

凡入城村、必探訪其可依者而居之、以迄他往。入一家、祝其平安。若其家堪當所祝、則爾之平安臨之；若不堪當、則爾之平安仍返乎爾。