如有使信我之小子、失足而陷罪者、毋寧以磨石繫頸、而被投諸海乎？

“凡使这信我的一个小子跌倒的，倒不如把大磨石拴在这人的颈项上，扔在海里。

“凡使这些信我的小子中的一个跌倒的，倒不如把大磨石拴在这人的颈项上，扔在海里。

“凡使这些信我的小子中的一个跌倒的，倒不如把大磨石拴在这人的颈项上，扔在海里。

“但若有人使这样一个小信徒失足犯罪，他的下场比把大磨石挂在他脖子上扔到海里还要惨。

“如果有人使一个信我的小弟兄犯罪，倒不如在他的颈项上拴一块大磨石投在海里。

“无论谁使信我的这些卑微人中的一个绊倒，对那人来说，脖子上拴着大磨石，被丢进海里反而更好。

「凡使這信我的一個小子跌倒的，倒不如把大磨石拴在這人的頸項上，扔在海裏。

「凡使這些信我的小子中的一個跌倒的，倒不如把大磨石拴在這人的頸項上，扔在海裏。

「凡使這些信我的小子中的一個跌倒的，倒不如把大磨石拴在這人的頸項上，扔在海裏。

「但若有人使這樣一個小信徒失足犯罪，他的下場比把大磨石掛在他脖子上扔到海裡還要慘。

“如果有人使一個信我的小弟兄犯罪，倒不如在他的頸項上拴一塊大磨石投在海裡。

『凡使這些信的人的微小者之一絆跌的，假使一塊驢牽的磨石掛在他的脖子上，丟在海裏，這對於他倒好呢。

「無論誰使信我的這些卑微人中的一個絆倒，對那人來說，脖子上拴著大磨石，被丟進海裡反而更好。

陷信我小子之一者、寧以巨磨懸其頸、投於海、

凡陷信我之小子於罪者、寧以磨石懸其頸、投於海之為美也、

凡使此信我之一小子、陷於罪者、寧以磨石懸其頸而投於海、

“ If anyone causes one of these little ones— those who believe in me— to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.

“ What if someone leads one of these little ones who believe in me to sin? If they do, it would be better if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.

“ Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

“ But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.

“ But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to fall away— it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

“ Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it is better for him if a heavy millstone is hung around his neck and he is thrown into the sea.

“ But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.

And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

“ But whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in Me— it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

And whosoever shall offend one of[ these] little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

“ If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

苟使信我之一介小子墮入罪中、不如磨石繫頸、沉諸淵海之為愈也。

耶穌復謂門徒曰：『厲階之生、在所不免；然而甘為厲階者、禍莫大焉！與其使一小子失足陷罪、孰若磨石懸頸、而被投於海之為愈乎！

慎毋蔑視一介小子；蓋吾語爾、若輩之守護天神、在天常得瞻仰吾父之聖顏焉。

務懇我兄弟謹防一般離間人心、引人陷罪、背叛爾向所受之教義者；望避之若浼也。

其身仆地、聞聲曰：『掃羅、掃羅、迫我何甚！』

人若見爾有知者宴於偶像廟中、則無知者亦將背其良心而食祭餘之物矣。是則爾之有知、適足陷稚弱兄弟於淪亡；而基督固為之捨生矣。然則得罪於兄弟、傷害其脆弱之良心、直獲罪於基督耳。是故食物若為吾兄弟躓蹶之緣、吾寧永不食肉、而不敢為兄弟之厲階也。

且必有多人與之推波助瀾、同流合污、以致真諦妙道、因斯輩之故、為世詬病。

王將答曰：「吾實語爾爾未施之於至微者、即未施之於吾身耳。」遂群就天戮；而善者則享永生。』

經云：『向未聞音、今得見之；向未聞道、今得穎悟；』此之謂也。

且屢於會堂中加以楚撻、意欲迫其發褻瀆之語；恨之既甚、逐之外邑。其時予承司祭長委權受命、往大馬士革。王乎、予在途中、時方亭午、忽睹天放異光、輝耀逾日、環燭予及同行者、吾儕咸仆於地、予聞有聲以希伯來語向予言曰：「掃羅！掃羅！迫吾何甚！以足蹴刺、不其難乎？」

故吾寧願青年寡婦再適、生子宜家、庶幾不予敵人以口實；

故今之加爾以困辱者、天主亦將報之以困辱；爾今遭受困辱、天主必賜爾於主耶穌自天顯示之日、與吾儕同受康寧；公義所在、有不得不然者焉。主之臨也、將有無數大能天神衛之、於烈燄中行施報應。凡不識天主、不願服膺吾主耶穌基督之福音者、皆將受刑、必至永遠沉淪、自絕於主之聖顏及其威光。

故望爾曹勿再互相指摘。各宜小心謹慎、切勿樹立梗障、而為兄弟之厲階也。

蓋吾儕之所以小心翼翼、不敢稍樹梗障者亦欲不辱使命而已。

無論對猶太人、或希臘人、或聖教同人、皆須小心謹慎、莫為厲階。吾本人之所以和光同塵、舍己從人者、亦欲感化眾人、誘其歸主而已矣。

俾識至善之所在、廓然無疑、馴至誠實無妄、心跡雙清、以俟基督來臨之日；

若輩既流先知眾聖之血、則爾飲之以血、不亦宜乎。」又聞祭壇發言曰：「誠哉言也！主天主、全能者乎、爾之睿斷、既明且公。」

啟五緘、則見為天主聖道而致命者之靈魂盤桓於祭臺之下、大聲而呼曰：「嗟夫、神聖、真實、至高無上之主、爾審判天下、伸吾儕流血之冤、將待何時？」