凡不具此等美德者、無異短視淺識之心盲、而自忘其舊罪已蒙滌除矣。

人若没有这几样，就是眼瞎，只看见近处的，忘了他旧日的罪已经得了洁净。

没有这几样的人就是瞎眼，是短视，忘了他过去的罪已经得了洁净。

没有这几样的人就是瞎眼，是短视，忘了他过去的罪已经得了洁净。

缺乏上述品德的人不是瞎眼就是目光短浅，忘记他从前的罪已经得到洁净。

人若没有这几样，就是近视，简直是瞎眼的，忘记他过去的罪已经得了洁净。

就是说，没有具备这些的就是瞎眼的，他只看得见眼前的，忘记自己过去的罪孽已经得了洁净。

人若沒有這幾樣，就是眼瞎，只看見近處的，忘了他舊日的罪已經得了潔淨。

沒有這幾樣的人就是瞎眼，是短視，忘了他過去的罪已經得了潔淨。

沒有這幾樣的人就是瞎眼，是短視，忘了他過去的罪已經得了潔淨。

缺乏上述品德的人不是瞎眼就是目光短淺，忘記他從前的罪已經得到潔淨。

人若沒有這幾樣，就是近視，簡直是瞎眼的，忘記他過去的罪已經得了潔淨。

誰若沒有這幾樣，誰就是瞎眼近視，忘了他往日的罪已得了潔淨。

就是說，沒有具備這些的就是瞎眼的，他只看得見眼前的，忘記自己過去的罪孽已經得了潔淨。

無此者則盲、僅視所近、已忘舊罪之潔、

無此則盲於心、視不及遠、其受潔去舊罪、皆忘之矣、

人若無此、則如目矇、視不及遠、忘其舊日之罪已潔、

But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.

But what if these things don’t describe someone at all? Then that person can’t see very well. In fact, they are blind. They have forgotten that their past sins have been washed away.

For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.

But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.

The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.

For the one who lacks these qualities is blind or short sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.

For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.

The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.

But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

But concerning the one who lacks such things– he is blind. That is to say, he is nearsighted, since he has forgotten about the cleansing of his past sins.

For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.

以聖道和水、洗之使潔、俾其成聖、

矧以基督無玷之身、憑聖神而自獻於天主之寶血、不更應滌吾人之良心於一切致死之行、俾得昭事永生之天主乎？

是故爾等亦當思所以仰體耶穌基督、死於罪而活於天主。

凡人自言處光明中、而猶嫉惡其兄弟者、則依然未脫暗昧之域也。惟愛其兄弟者、方為處於光明、而其心中罪根已除、反之、嫉惡其兄弟者、實仍處於暗昧、行於暗昧、而茫然不知其所向；蓋其心目已為暗昧所蒙、而失其視覺矣。

然則吾人果持何說？將謂流連罪中、以希恩寵之發揚乎？無是理也！夫吾人於罪既已心死、其尚能依罪而生乎？豈不知凡受洗而歸耶穌基督者、其故我乃因受洗而與之同死乎？既因受洗而與之同死、亦即與之同葬矣。既與之同葬、乃亦與之同被天父之恩光、而自死中復活。於是吾人所現有者、乃為煥然一新之生命。

兄弟乎、或曰我有信德；苟無善行、亦有何益？徒信詎有濟乎？設有兄弟或姊妹衣食匱乏、而爾謂之曰：『安心以去、吾信汝必得溫飽；』而不給以切身所需之物、則亦何所裨益。是知徒信而無行、則其信、必索然而無生氣也。人將謂爾曰：『爾有信、我有行；惟爾示我以無行之信、而我將示爾以行、用徵吾信。爾信天主惟一、斯誠善矣，獨不知眾魔亦具此信、且因是而震慄焉。』嗚呼、爾亦淺人也已！爾亦知無行之信、乃為空虛無實乎？昔亞伯漢曾毅然以其子伊灑格獻於祭壇之上矣。彼非以行而取義耶？可見其行固有恃乎其信、為之推動、而其信亦有待乎其行、為之玉成也。於是古經所載亞伯漢因信天主而成聖、且稱為「天主之友」云者、乃獲當然之補充、而厥義大備矣。可見人之稱義、以其所行、而不僅憑其所信而已。再如花娘拉哈收留使者、示以改道而歸；寧非以行見義乎？信而無行、猶身之無魂、亦惟死而已矣。

吾人能實踐光明之道、有如天主之光明者、則吾人實已彼此神交心契、而天主聖子耶穌之寶血、實已滌除吾人之罪矣。

蓋斯輩大言不慚、提倡邪淫；凡初脫惡習者、鮮不受惑；以自由為號召、而自身則為腐敗之奴隸。蓋為邪惡所克者、即成邪惡之奴矣。夫既因認識吾主耶穌基督、而脫濁世之習氣、今復重入羅網、從此休矣！且其晚節必有較前更醜者焉。

基督為吾人自舍其身、正欲拯贖吾人、脫免一切罪惡、加以洗滌、俾得充其子民、發憤為善云耳。

今兄弟等已蒙召而獲自由矣惟勿以自由為名、而行其放縱恣肆之實；務望以仁愛之精神、而彼此互相服務也。

賴斯大榮大德、吾人復受有無上無疆之恩諾、俾吾人脫世俗縱情恣慾之腐敗惡習、得躋於神化之境、而融於天主之性。因是望爾等發憤自勉、精益求精；既有信心、加以德行；既有德行、加以明達；既有明達、加以克治；既能克治；加以堅忍；既有堅忍、加以虔誠；既有虔誠、加以友愛；既有友愛、冠之以仁。

此事實為洗禮之前影。洗禮者爾曹之所由濟渡也。非滌肉身之垢穢、乃憑耶穌基督之復活、而致良心之純潔、以事天主。

在基督道中、受割與否、無關宏旨、亦惟興於仁而立於信而已矣。

若謂吾人之福音為晦澀而難明者、其惟於沉淪之徒為然歟！蓋斯世之君、已矇不信者之心、以致基督榮耀福音之真光、亦無由照入；而基督固天主之肖影也。

耶穌顧而悅之。又謂之曰：『爾尚缺一端、宜罄售爾之所有、施諸貧人、積寶于天、來從我遊。』

耶穌聞其言、而謂之曰：『尚缺一事、當盡鬻所有、施諸貧人、用積寶於天、然後來從予遊。』

適有法利塞人在側、聞之、曰：『吾儕豈亦盲者？』耶穌曰：『苟為盲者、將無罪矣！今爾自以為有見、罪在其中矣！』

爾自謂富有、綽有餘裕、而無所欠缺；殊不知爾實為百無聊賴、貧窮不堪、盲而裸者。