不惟萬物為然、即在新受聖神妙果之吾人、亦莫不呻吟嘆息於心靈深處、而以如飢若渴之情緒、期待兒女身分之完成、即肉身之被贖是已。

不但如此，就是我们这有圣灵初结果子的，也是自己心里叹息，等候得着儿子的名分，乃是我们的身体得赎。

不但如此，就是我们这有圣灵作初熟果子的，也是自己内心呻吟，等候得着儿子的名分，就是我们的身体得救赎。

不但如此，就是我们这有圣灵作初熟果子的，也是自己内心呻吟，等候得着儿子的名分，就是我们的身体得救赎。

不但如此，就是我们这些首先得到圣灵的人也在心里叹息，热切等候得到儿子的名分，就是我们的身体得到救赎。

不但这样，连我们这些有圣灵作为初熟果子的人，自己也在内心叹息，热切期待成为嗣子，就是我们的身体得赎。

不仅如此，连我们这些有圣灵为初熟果子的人，也在自己里面呻吟叹息，热切等待得到儿子的名份，就是等待我们的身体得蒙救赎。

不但如此，就是我們這有聖靈初結果子的，也是自己心裏歎息，等候得着兒子的名分，乃是我們的身體得贖。

不但如此，就是我們這有聖靈作初熟果子的，也是自己內心呻吟，等候得着兒子的名分，就是我們的身體得救贖。

不但如此，就是我們這有聖靈作初熟果子的，也是自己內心呻吟，等候得着兒子的名分，就是我們的身體得救贖。

不但如此，就是我們這些首先得到聖靈的人也在心裡歎息，熱切等候得到兒子的名分，就是我們的身體得到救贖。

不但這樣，連我們這些有聖靈作為初熟果子的人，自己也在內心歎息，熱切期待成為嗣子，就是我們的身體得贖。

不但如此，就是我們這些首先受聖靈做初收果子的、也是自己心裏歎息，切候着被立為子，就是我們身體之得釋放。

不僅如此，連我們這些有聖靈為初熟果子的人，也在自己裡面呻吟嘆息，熱切等待得到兒子的名份，就是等待我們的身體得蒙救贖。

不第此也、我儕獲聖神之初實者、亦中心太息、以俟得成為子、即我身之贖焉、

不第此、我儕初得聖神者、亦心歎望眾子之顯、吾身之贖焉、

不第此也、即我儕已得聖神之初果者、中心自歎、望得義子之位、即我身之贖也、

Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.

And that’s not all. We have the Holy Spirit as the promise of future blessing. But we also groan inside ourselves. We do this as we look forward to the time when God adopts us as full members of his family. Then he will give us everything he has for us. He will raise our bodies and give glory to them.

And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us.

Not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits— we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

And not only that, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons and daughters, the redemption of our body.

Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first- fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

And not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits— we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

And not only[ they], but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption,[ to wit], the redemption of our body.

Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.

故基督既一度為除眾人之罪而捨生、亦將為其信徒重臨於世、非再贖罪、乃為之超渡也。

即天地萬物、亦莫不如飢若渴、引領而望天主眾子之揭曉焉。

聖神者、即吾儕選民承業蒙贖之質也。此亦所以發揚天主之光輝云耳。

嗚呼、我誠可哀之人也！孰能脫我於此致死之肉身乎？

吾人則為自由自在之天民、延頸舉踵、而望救世主耶穌基督之自天而降、操其統御萬有之大柄、而化吾人朽腐之身為神奇、俾克配其榮耀之體焉。

是故吾人呻吟不輟、渴望得庇於天上之安宅、有如衣之蔽體；雅不欲赤身露體、而無所被服也。蓋吾人現處於逆旅之中、實不堪其局促、因是而呻吟焉；非以自求解脫、乃欲被上新服、庶幾有死之身得融化於永生之中。夫天主之所以創造吾人者、正為此事；且已授吾人以聖神為其保證。

蓋吾人惟恃聖神而起信心、始有成義之望耳。

自予觀之、生是基督死是福、如是而已矣。若尚須予暫延此生、以收工作之效、則予誠不知奚擇。今予正徬徨於二者之間；衷心固願能早脫塵世、永與基督為伴；為本身計、蓋莫善於斯矣。

蓋若輩乃天主之子、不復有死、一如天神、而為復活之子矣。

此兆一見端倪、爾等當舉目翹首、蓋救贖之恩近矣。』

蓋爾所受者、非畏首畏尾之奴隸情緒；爾所受者、乃為呼爺喚父之兒女精神也。即聖神亦與吾人之神魂、同證吾人之為天主兒女焉。

正惟不見、故渴望之、且堅忍熱烈而期待之也。即聖神因鑒於吾人之闇弱、而昧於祈禱之道、亦多方相助、以不可思議之歎息、而為吾人代求焉。

翼翼事主、翹足企首、仰望真福、與夫大主宰及吾救主耶穌基督之光臨。

然此乃所以鍛鍊爾之信德、而於耶穌基督顯現之日、玉成爾之光榮及天爵耳。夫黃金乃必朽之物、尚且以火煉之；而信德固貴於黃金也。

毋拂逆天主之聖神、以貽其憂。聖神者、固爾等終蒙恩贖之印證也。

有望則決無失望之虞矣。蓋天主之愛、已憑其所賜於吾人之聖神、而沛然傾注於吾人之心矣。

夫光明之果、曰善、曰公、曰誠；

若夫聖神之果、則為仁愛、神樂、安怡、忍耐、慈祥、良善、忠信、溫恭、克己、凡此種種非律法所能制裁也。

蓋吾儕抵馬其頓時、險象環生、不遑寧息、外有鬥爭、內有憂怖；

今而後已有正義之榮冠、備以待我；一俟彼日之臨、公明之主、將以斯冠加諸我首；豈惟於我為然、凡渴望其來臨者、亦莫不然也。