也做受割禮的人的父，做那些不但受割禮、並且照我們祖宗亞伯拉罕沒受割禮時的信心之腳蹤而按規矩行的人的父。

又作受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，并且按我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼而信之踪迹去行的人。

也使他作受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，而且跟随我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼而信的足迹的人。

也使他作受割礼之人的父，就是那些不但受割礼，而且跟随我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼而信的足迹的人。

他也做了受割礼之人的父。这些人不只是受了割礼，还跟随我们先祖亚伯拉罕的脚步，效法他在未受割礼时的信心。

又作受割礼之人的父，就是作那些不仅受割礼，并且照着我们祖宗亚伯拉罕未受割礼时就信的那脚踪而行之人的父。

而且他也成为受割礼之人的父，不仅为那些受了割礼的人，还为那些顺着我们的先祖亚伯拉罕信心之脚踪行走的人；亚伯拉罕的信心在他没有受割礼的时候就已经有了。

又作受割禮之人的父，就是那些不但受割禮，並且按我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮而信之蹤跡去行的人。

也使他作受割禮之人的父，就是那些不但受割禮，而且跟隨我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮而信的足跡的人。

也使他作受割禮之人的父，就是那些不但受割禮，而且跟隨我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮而信的足跡的人。

他也做了受割禮之人的父。這些人不只是受了割禮，還跟隨我們先祖亞伯拉罕的腳步，效法他在未受割禮時的信心。

又作受割禮之人的父，就是作那些不僅受割禮，並且照著我們祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮時就信的那腳蹤而行之人的父。

而且他也成為受割禮之人的父，不僅為那些受了割禮的人，還為那些順著我們的先祖亞伯拉罕信心之腳蹤行走的人；亞伯拉罕的信心在他沒有受割禮的時候就已經有了。

亦為受割者之父、即不第自乎割、亦踐我父亞伯拉罕未割時而信之迹者也、

亦為受割者之父、彼不徒遵割禮、乃行其父亞伯拉罕未受割時而信之跡也、

亦為受割禮者之父、即不獨受割禮、且循吾祖亞伯拉罕未受割禮時、所有之信之跡而行者、

亦為既受割而能踵效其未割時所具之信德者之父也。

And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

And Abraham is also the father of those who are circumcised and believe. So just being circumcised is not enough. Those who are circumcised must also follow the steps of our father Abraham. He had faith before he was circumcised.

and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised.

And he became the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith our father Abraham had while he was still uncircumcised.

and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised.

and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised.

and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.

And he became the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith our father Abraham had while he was still uncircumcised.

And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which[ he had] being[ yet] uncircumcised.

And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.

He is the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

那裏有記着說：亞伯拉罕有兩個兒子，一個出於使女，一個出於自主的婦人。那出於使女的、是只按普通程序生的、而那出於自主婦人的、卻是憑着應許生的。這些都是有寓意的：那兩個婦人就是兩個約：一個屬於西乃山，生子在奴役中，就是夏甲。西乃是一座山、在亞拉伯，與今世的耶路撒冷地位相當；她同她兒女都做奴僕。但那在上的耶路撒冷卻是自主的；她乃是我們的母親。因為經上記着說：『你這不能生育、沒有生產過的啊，你歡樂哦！你這沒受過產難的啊，你突破靜寂而呼喊哦？因為淒涼獨居的婦人、比有丈夫的、兒女還多。』你們呢、弟兄們，你們照以撒的樣子、就是應許的兒女啊。但當時那只按普通程序生的怎樣逼迫那按靈生的，如今也這樣。然而經上是怎麼說的呢？經上是說：『把使女和她兒子趕出去吧；因為使女的兒子是斷不可以跟自主婦人的兒子一同承繼產業的。』所以弟兄們，我們不是使女的兒女，我們乃是自主婦人的兒女了。

你們蒙召原是為了這個，因為基督也替你們受了苦給你們留下摹樣、叫你們緊跟着他的腳蹤。

不要自己心裏想着說：「我們有亞伯拉罕是我們的祖宗。」我告訴你們，上帝能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來！

他在陰間、一直在痛苦中；一舉目竟望見亞伯拉罕在遠處，拉撒路在亞伯拉罕懷裏呢。他就呼喊說：「我祖亞伯拉罕哪，憐恤我吧！打發拉撒路用指頭尖兒蘸水涼涼我的舌頭吧；因為我在這火焰中、極其慘苦啊。」亞伯拉罕說：「孩子，你該回想你一生受盡了你的美物，而拉撒路也照樣受盡了禍患；如今他在這裏得慰藉，你倒受慘苦了！況且在一切之中、在我們和你們之間、還有個大空隙立着呢，叫那些想要從這邊過去到你們那邊的、無能為力；人也不能從那邊越過來到我們這邊。」財主說：「我祖啊，既然如此，就求你打發拉撒路到我父家去；因為我有五個弟兄；他可以鄭重警告他們，免得他們也來到這苦痛的地方啊。」亞伯拉罕說：「他們有摩西和神言人，讓他們聽他們吧。」他說：「我祖亞伯拉罕哪，不是的；若有人從死人中往他們那裏去，他們就會悔改的。」亞伯拉罕對他說：「他們若不聽摩西和神言人，就使有一個人從死人中復起了，他們還是不確信的。」』

我勸了提多到你們那裏去，又差遣那位兄弟一同去；提多何曾佔了你們的便宜呢？我們沒有順着同一的靈而行麼？沒有跟着同一個的腳蹤麼？

他們回答耶穌說：『我們的父就是亞伯拉罕啊。』耶穌對他們說：『你們如果是亞伯拉罕的子孫，亞伯拉罕所行的事，你們就行了。但如今呢、你們卻想法子要殺我這個對你們講真理的人；這真理又是我從上帝所聽見的！這種事、亞伯拉罕並沒有作啊。

你這女子中極美麗的啊，你若不知道，只管出去，跟着羊羣的腳蹤走，把你的山羊羔在牧人帳幕旁放放。

他把我的腳上了木狗，窺察我一切的行徑。」

但這並不是說、上帝的話似乎廢墮了。原來從以色列而出的、並不都是「以色列人」。也不是因他們做亞伯拉罕的後裔、就都是真「兒女」，乃是『本於以撒的、才要叫做你的後裔』。

智慧必援救你，使你行於善人的道路，一直走着義人的路徑。