彼循己旨、以真道生我儕、使我儕於其所造之萬物中、為初實之果、○

他按自己的旨意，用真道生了我们，叫我们在他所造的万物中好像初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真理的道生了我们，使我们在他所造的万物中成为初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真理的道生了我们，使我们在他所造的万物中成为初熟的果子。

祂按照自己的旨意，借着真道重生了我们，使我们在祂所造的万物之中好像初熟的果实。

他凭着自己的旨意，藉着真理的道生了我们，使我们作他所造的万物中初熟的果子。

他照着自己的旨意，藉着真理的话语生了我们，要使我们在他所造的万物中成为一种初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真道生了我們，叫我們在他所造的萬物中好像初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真理的道生了我們，使我們在他所造的萬物中成為初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真理的道生了我們，使我們在他所造的萬物中成為初熟的果子。

祂按照自己的旨意，藉著真道重生了我們，使我們在祂所造的萬物之中好像初熟的果實。

他憑著自己的旨意，藉著真理的道生了我們，使我們作他所造的萬物中初熟的果子。

他照他的意思、用真理之道生了我們，要使我們做他所創造的萬物中一種初熟的果子。

他照著自己的旨意，藉著真理的話語生了我們，要使我們在他所造的萬物中成為一種初熟的果子。

且循己旨、以真道生我儕、俾於其所造者、猶初實之果焉、○

自行己志、以真道生我、為億兆首宗主之人、

惟父憑其自由聖意、以真實無妄之道、予吾人以再造、俾充先薦之果、而與萬物更始；

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

By his own choice, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

In the exercise of His will He gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.

Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures.

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

天主所預知者、則預定肖其子之狀、使彼為眾子中之長子、其所預定者、亦召之、所召者、亦稱之為義、所稱義者、亦榮之、○然則何言、天主祐我、誰能敵我、

耶穌曰、我誠告爾、人非重生、不能見天主之國、尼哥底母曰、人既老、何能重生、豈能再入母腹而生乎、耶穌曰、我誠告爾、人非由水及聖神而生、不能進天主之國、

爾曹重生、非由可壞之種、乃由不可壞之種、即賴永生天主恆存之道、

若是者、非由血氣、非由情慾、非由人意而生、乃由天主而生、○

彼未污己以色、蓋持守貞潔、羔無論何往、彼皆從之、彼乃被贖於人中、為初實之果、在天主及羔前、為初實之果在天主及羔前或作首先信天主與羔者

當頌美我主耶穌基督之父天主、緣彼按其鴻慈、使我儕因耶穌基督由死復活得重生、有永生之望、

其時以色列於主前為聖、視若初熟之實、凡吞之者、無不獲罪、必遭禍患、此乃主所言、

惟天主之矜恤甚宏、以大愛愛我儕、當我儕陷於罪愆若死之時、乃使我儕同基督復活、爾曹以恩得救矣、

主所愛之兄弟、我儕當為爾恆謝天主、因天主自始選爾、得聖神以成聖、及信真道而得救、為此天主亦以我所傳之福音召爾、欲爾得我主耶穌基督之榮、

使天主之榮、因我儕先仰賴基督者得頌讚、

彼流血在十字架、成就和平、父遂使萬物、無論在天者、在地者、由彼與己復和、爾素遠離、因爾行惡、心中與之為敵、

爾告以色列人云、爾曹至我所賜爾之地、刈獲稼穡、當以初刈之禾一束、奉於祭司、

爾曹在郇安逸者、在撒瑪利亞山自謂有倚恃者、在列國中名最著者、以色列人所歸者、必有禍、

爾於基督雖有萬師、無有多父、蓋我以福音生爾於耶穌基督、

凡由天主而生者、不作罪、蓋天主之種存於其內、彼由天主而生、故不能犯罪、

有名錄於天諸長子之會、有審判眾人之天主、有義人得全者之靈、

蓋語摩西曰、我所矜恤者矜恤之、我所憐憫者憐憫之、如是、非由人願、非由人力、原文作如是非由願者非由趨者乃由矜恤之天主、經載主語法老曰、我立爾、特為以爾顯示我能、使我名傳揚於天下、如是、天主所欲矜恤者、則矜恤之、所欲使剛愎者、則使之剛愎、

故當去諸污穢及諸邪惡、謙遜而受所種於爾心之道、即能救爾靈魂之道、