夫嚮日吾人尚不堪荏弱、而基督竟按其定時、毅然為罪人捨生。

因我们还软弱的时候，基督就按所定的日期为罪人死。

我们还软弱的时候，基督就在特定的时刻为不敬虔之人死。

我们还软弱的时候，基督就在特定的时刻为不敬虔之人死。

当我们还软弱无助的时候，基督就在所定的日期为罪人死了。

当我们还软弱的时候，基督就照所定的日期，为不敬虔的人死了。

原来，当我们还软弱的时候，基督就按照所定的时候为不敬虔的人死了。

因我們還軟弱的時候，基督就按所定的日期為罪人死。

我們還軟弱的時候，基督就在特定的時刻為不敬虔之人死。

我們還軟弱的時候，基督就在特定的時刻為不敬虔之人死。

當我們還軟弱無助的時候，基督就在所定的日期為罪人死了。

當我們還軟弱的時候，基督就照所定的日期，為不敬虔的人死了。

假使盼望是空的，為甚麼當我們還在軟弱無力時、基督就在適當的時機替不虔的人死呢？

原來，當我們還軟弱的時候，基督就按照所定的時候為不敬虔的人死了。

蓋我儕尚弱時、基督依期為不虔者死、

蓋我儕無力時、自有基督為罪人死、

我儕無力時、基督於所定之期、為罪人死、

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

At just the right time Christ died for ungodly people. He died for us when we had no power of our own.

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.

For while we were still helpless, at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly.

For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.

For while we were still helpless, at the appointed moment, Christ died for the ungodly.

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

曩者爾等本已死於罪孽之中、與世俗同流合污、聽命於塵氛中之魔王。魔王者、即至今猶在悖逆心中活動之邪神也。吾輩過去亦在悖逆之列、縱情恣慾、為所欲為、原屬觸怒之子、與外邦人為一丘之貉。然富於慈悲之天主、按其愛人之大德、緣基督之偉功、拔吾人於罪中、起吾人於已死、俾吾人得與基督同享生命；

而基督獨為吾罪人捨生、足徵天主愛我之篤、寧有既極。

夫爾等本已死於罪中、縱情恣慾、漫無克制、而天主竟賜爾等與基督同生、惠然赦免吾人宿罪、

蓋吾人從前亦昏昧悖逆、徬徨岐途、縱情恣慾、險狠媢嫉；己實可惡、而轉以惡人。惟吾救主天主大發慈悲、不視人之行為、一惟彼之仁愛、藉重生之洗禮、賜吾人以救拔；

當時吾人尚為天主之悖逆、且得緣其聖子之死、而與天主重相契合、今既重相契合、不更能緣其永生、而承無疆之休乎？

其被置於死、為贖吾人之罪也；其復活、則為復吾人於義也。

吾人既受其教、自應痛絕邪妄之人欲。立身處世、寧靜淡泊、孳孳為善、

古時人欲橫流、天主亦不惜使洪水氾濫、僅有宣揚道義之諾厄及同伴七人得濟。又索多馬蛾摩拉二邑亦為天主所黜、而付諸一炬、以為後世不肖之炯戒。

蓋天主之恩召、非欲吾人嬰其震怒、乃欲吾人因吾主耶穌基督而沾溉救恩。

正惟不以事功為言、而篤信赦罪之主、乃能因其信德而稱義耳。

應知律法之設、非為善人、乃為不法、橫行、無道、作惡、喪德、敗行、忤逆、不孝、殺人、

長樂惟君子。為善百祥集。莫偕無道行。恥與群小立。

時既成熟、天主乃遣其聖子、使之出於婦人之腹、而生於律法之下、

不然、創世以來基督之受苦難、將不勝其頻繁矣。實則在茲季世，基督方始降世、自作一勞永逸之祭獻、以除免世罪耳。

其受命誠在無始之始、其顯現則在茲末世。

而比來頗有不肖之徒、混入同道之中、假我天主之洪恩、以恣其私慾、明目張膽、否認吾人之唯一真宰、唯一真主耶穌基督。此輩大逆不道、實地獄中人也。

屆時、義塞亦當全體得救矣。經不云乎、『救主出西溫、消除雅谷罪；

將審判普天生靈、而處諸悖逆之罪、且按其平生之惡業謗讟、而施刑焉。』

即現有天地、亦何嘗非憑天主之言而維持、以待不肖之徒受判被戮之日、而付諸一炬乎？

其言曰：『末世必有輕薄者出、目無天主、惟知縱情恣慾。』