而對於吾人預定為榮貴之器、沛加恩澤、以揚其無窮之榮、

又要将他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上。

这是为了要把他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上。

这是为了要把他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上。

以便在那些祂怜悯并预备赐予荣耀的器皿上彰显祂丰盛的荣耀，这难道不可以吗？

为了要使他丰盛的荣耀，彰显在那蒙恩、早已预备要得荣耀的器皿上，这又有什么不可呢？

再者，如果这是为要将他那荣耀的丰盛显明在这些得蒙怜悯的器皿，就是他早已预备要归于荣耀的器皿上，那又怎么样呢？

又要將他豐盛的榮耀彰顯在那蒙憐憫、早預備得榮耀的器皿上。

這是為了要把他豐盛的榮耀彰顯在那蒙憐憫、早預備得榮耀的器皿上。

這是為了要把他豐盛的榮耀彰顯在那蒙憐憫、早預備得榮耀的器皿上。

以便在那些祂憐憫並預備賜予榮耀的器皿上彰顯祂豐盛的榮耀，這難道不可以嗎？

為了要使他豐盛的榮耀，彰顯在那蒙恩、早已預備要得榮耀的器皿上，這又有甚麼不可呢？

為要播知他榮耀之豐富是賜給那蒙憐憫的、那早豫備好了、可進入「榮耀」的、器皿，就怎麼樣呢？他所寬容的

再者，如果這是為要將他那榮耀的豐盛顯明在這些得蒙憐憫的器皿，就是他早已預備要歸於榮耀的器皿上，那又怎麼樣呢？

且欲示其豐富之榮於矜恤之器、備以獲榮者、

而以大榮示我儕蒙召者、

又將其榮之富有、顯示於蒙矜恤所預定以得榮之器、

What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory—

What if he put up with them to show the riches of his glory to other people? Those other people are the ones he shows his mercy to. He made them to receive his glory.

in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory—

He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory.

And what if he did this to make known the riches of his glory on objects of mercy that he prepared beforehand for glory—

And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon objects of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory,

and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,

and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,

And what if He did this to make known the riches of His glory on objects of mercy that He prepared beforehand for glory—

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory–

and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,

抑爾藐視天主之大仁大慈、寬容忍耐、而不知其涵宏寬大之所以啟人悔悟乎？

蒙天主聖父按預知而拔擢、因聖神而成聖、服膺恩命、而霑濡耶穌基督寶血之眾兄弟曰：願恩寵康寧、錫爾不匱、日進無疆。可頌哉、吾主耶穌基督之天主聖父也！天主大慈大悲、藉耶穌基督之復活、予吾人以新生、使吾人欣欣向榮、以望承其不朽不染不衰之洪基、斯則夙為爾曹預儲於天矣。蓋天主之神力、必能因爾之信德、保爾始終不渝、俾沐將顯於末日之恩澤也。

按其無窮之光榮、使爾內心生活、得因其聖神而自強不息、

命其弘宣於萬邦者也。斯玄妙乃無窮景福之寶庫、而光榮希望之靈淵；即寓爾心中之基督是也。

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。

兄弟則為主之所愛、吾儕尚可不為爾等恆謝洪恩乎？蓋天主自始予爾等以簡拔、俾爾等受聖神之感化、篤信真理、以蒙救恩。其召爾也、以吾儕之傳福音為因緣、而以爾等得沾吾主耶穌基督之光榮為目的。

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；因聖神之妙工、予吾人以復新。而天主之所以沛然以聖神傾注於吾人之心者、實以我救主耶穌基督之功。吾人托其恩澤、乃得免罪復義、而承嗣永生之望焉。

主臨之日、一切諸聖、皆當映其光輝、凡信之者、皆當彰其大德；是乃吾等之所傳、而爾等之所信也。因此吾儕不輟為爾祈禱、求我天主使爾無忝聖召；運其宏能、成爾善志；施其化工、充爾信德：庶幾我主耶穌之聖名、因爾見榮、爾亦得仰賴我天主及主耶穌基督之恩、因彼而見榮焉。

如此之人、亦即天主依其聖意而見召者也。蓋天主所預寵者、乃預簡之、俾克肖其聖子、欲使其聖子成為眾子中之冢息耳。

以伊理藹之風度神力為主前驅、必使為父者之心歸向兒女、而頑強之子服膺長者之智、為主作育心悅誠服之新民。』

俾爾洞識真主；開爾靈眼、俾明聖召之希望無窮、諸聖光榮嗣業之蘊藏無限、

即吾人本身亦莫非天主之化工、藉基督耶穌為行善而締造。然則吾人之行善、乃天主之成命耳。

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；

夫我乃諸聖中之至微者、竟亦蒙此殊恩、得在異邦人中弘宣基督不可思議之厚澤、

且沐以芳澤、俾克配其愛子；此乃所以彰其大德也、吾人托庇聖子、仰賴寶血、得蒙拯贖、滌除夙穢；實憑天主之豐恩厚澤。吾人之靈心、既飽霑恩澤、於是暢茂條達、發為妙慧卓識、

人苟能滌垢蕩瑕、澡身浴德、則必得成為高尚之器、既聖且潔、必蒙其主大用、以成善工。

恆謝聖父、使吾人堪與諸聖共承光明之洪基、

夫法之所至罪之所彰也；而罪之所彰、恩亦彌盛。罪之彰在死亡之界而恩之盛則在永生之域。其所以然者、惟恃吾主耶穌而成義耳。

夫天主之所以為此者、乃欲假吾人因基督耶穌而受之慈惠、以昭示其無窮之恩德於後世耳。