昔有人焉、將遠行、召其諸僕、託以家貲、

“天国又好比一个人要往外国去，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们，

“天国又好比一个人要出外远行，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们。

“天国又好比一个人要出外远行，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们。

“天国就像一个人即将远行，他召来自己的奴仆，把产业托付给他们，

“天国又像一个人要出外远行，就叫自己的仆人来，把产业交给他们。

“天国又好比一个人要出外旅行，就叫来自己的奴仆们，把他所拥有的交托给他们。

「天國又好比一個人要往外國去，就叫了僕人來，把他的家業交給他們，

「天國又好比一個人要出外遠行，就叫了僕人來，把他的家業交給他們。

「天國又好比一個人要出外遠行，就叫了僕人來，把他的家業交給他們。

「天國就像一個人即將遠行，他召來自己的奴僕，把產業託付給他們，

“天國又像一個人要出外遠行，就叫自己的僕人來，把產業交給他們。

『就像一個人要出外去，叫了他的奴僕來，把資財交給他們；

「天國又好比一個人要出外旅行，就叫來自己的奴僕們，把他所擁有的交託給他們。

又如一人將往他方、召其僕以家資付之、

又如一人、將往異地、召僕以所有者予之、

又如一人將往異地、召僕、以家貲付之、

“ Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them.

“ Again, here is what the kingdom of heaven will be like. A man was going on a journey. He sent for his slaves and put them in charge of his money.

“ For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.

“ Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone.

“ For it is just like a man about to go on a journey. He called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them.

“ For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.

“ For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.

For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

“ For it is just like a man going on a journey. He called his own slaves and turned over his possessions to them.

For[ the kingdom of heaven is] as a man travelling into a far country,[ who] called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

“ For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

“ For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.

彼此應互盡東道之誼、慇懃款接無怨言嗇色、各按所賦才能、互相效勞、庶無負天主多方授才之美意。蓋凡百才能、皆屬天主之付託；爾當忠心耿耿，無忝所受之惠也。凡任宣講者、當講述聖道、一若為天主之舌人者；其任服務者、則當依天主所賦之才力、儘量貢獻。總之、任作何事、務求以耶穌基督之名、歸榮天主。但願天主享受光榮與德能、永世靡暨、心焉祝之。

猶人離鄉遠遊、授僕以權、分工治事、並戒司閽守望弗懈、

『昔有貴人適遐方、將受國而歸、召其僕十人至前、各授一金、而囑之曰：「以此營業、俟予歸家。」其國人素惡之、至是乃遣使追告、聲言不願其為王。迨得國而返、傳令召受金諸僕、欲一審其經營之所獲。一僕先至曰：「主之一金、生利十金。」主曰：「俞！忠僕哉！爾既忠於小事、可掌十邑。」其次至曰：「主之一金、生利五金。」主亦曰：「可掌五邑。」又次至曰：「主之金、依然在此、予受之即藏諸帕中。緣汝為人苛刻寡恩、不放而收、不播而獲、予甚懼主。」主曰：「惡哉僕乎！即以汝言、定汝之罪、汝既知予為人苛刻、不放而收、不播而獲、胡不以吾金存於錢肆、俾予歸時、亦得兼收本息乎？」遂命侍者奪其金、而畀諸獲有十金者、侍者曰：「主、彼已有十金矣。」主曰：「故予語爾、有得者當更益之、而無得者、並其所有而奪之矣。至我諸仇、不願予為其王者、曳來誅于吾前。」』

恩澤所被、或為宗徒。或為先知、或傳福音、或充監牧、師傅、

故靈賦雖萬有不齊、而聖神則一；

且聖神所授予各人之啟牖、莫非為眾人之益耳。或感聖神而受妙諦、或感同一聖神而受智辯、或受篤信、或受療疾之能、或行靈蹟、或作預言、或識別神之真偽、或操方言、或譯方言；凡此皆同一聖神之妙工、隨意所悅、以施於人。夫人之一身、具有四肢百體；肢體雖多、不外一身。基督亦然；故無論猶太人也、希臘人也、主也奴也、皆洗於一神、融為一體、且共汲同一之活泉焉。蓋身固非單獨肢體所成、乃多數肢體所成也。足曰：『吾既非手、故不屬身、』其果不屬身耶？耳曰：『吾既非目、故不屬身、』其果不屬身耶？若全身皆目、將何以為聽乎？全身皆耳、將何以為嗅乎？今天主匠心獨運、置百體於一身、豈無意乎？如百體皆屬一官、則不成其為身矣。然揆諸實際、肢體雖多、其身惟一。因此、目不得謂手曰：『爾於我何有；』首亦不得謂足曰：『我無需於爾也。』大抵身之百體中、尤以其較柔者為切要、人視為體之賤者、則愈益貴之；俗者、則愈益飾之使雅；蓋雅者無庸飾也。此實天主調和全身以有餘補不足；庶幾一身之中、不生嫌隙、四肢百體咸能休戚相關、互相愛護耳。一體痛百體同苦一體榮、百體同樂。今吾人全體、乃基督之身也；各別言之、則皆此身之肢體也。天主在教會內所建立者、一為宗徒、二為先知、三為教師、次則聖蹟、異能、醫道賑濟、管理、及各種方言；豈能皆為宗徒、皆為先知、皆為教師、皆施聖蹟、

耶穌又誨其徒曰：『昔有為富翁掌家者、人以其浪費財物、告其主、主召之曰：「聞人言爾、何竟至此、茲後解雇、其速交代、毋掌吾家。」掌家自思曰：「主免吾職、將如之何？耕既無力、丐又無顏。予茲知所為矣。必使罷業後、有人迎我入其家、方為得計。」爰召各債戶、問先至者曰：「汝負吾主幾何？」對曰：「油百簍。」曰：「請收回尊券、速坐、改書五十。」又問其次曰：「汝負幾何？」曰：「麥百斛。」曰：「請收回尊券、改書八十。」掌家固不義、然其深思遠慮、即其主人、亦不能不為之歎佩。蓋世俗子之所以謀身者、有敏於光明子之所以謀道者焉。故予勸爾、亟以虛夸之財富、廣結良友、則爾謝世之時、必有迎爾入於永宅者矣。夫人忠於小事、亦必忠於大事、不義於小事、亦必不義於大事。爾若處理虛夸之財富、猶不能盡忠、誰復託爾以真富耶？處理他人之事、猶不克盡職、誰復授爾以切身之事耶？

人當視吾輩為基督之臣僕、天主眾妙之司庫。夫世之所求於司庫者、亦惟忠信而已矣。

昔有人焉、將遠行、召其諸僕、託以家貲、有授金五千者、有二千者、有一千者、亦各因其才耳。託付既畢、遂登程。其受五千者、出而貿易、獲利五千。受二千者、亦獲利二千。受一千者、則出而掘窟於地、以埋其金。久之、主人返、與僕清計。受五千者、攜同贏餘五千以至、而白主曰：「吾主昔以五千金見託予茲又獲五千。」主曰：「俞、忠信之僕也？爾既忠於小事、將託爾以大事。其進而享乃主之樂。」受二千者亦謂曰：「吾主以二千金見託、予茲又獲二千。」主曰：「俞、忠信之僕也；爾既忠於小事、將託爾以大事。其進而享乃主之樂。」受一千者繼至、曰：「素知吾主刻薄寡恩、不播而穫、不散而斂；吾懼焉、因埋金於地；茲以原物奉璧。」其主應曰：「嗟爾惡而且惰之僕！爾既知予不播而穫、不散而斂、胡不以我之財、存諸錢賈、使予歸時亦得兼收本利乎！」亟奪其金、以授得有萬金之僕。蓋有者益之、使沛然有餘、而無者並其所有而奪之。其將斯無益之僕、投諸無明絕域、將有哀哭切齒者焉。

再設一喻、爾其聽之。有家主植葡萄園、範以籬、掘酒池、建樓閣、租之園戶、而遠遊國外。

彼此皆屬肢體、相需而成；而所受之恩寵才賦、亦各有不同也。或長預言、則憑信預言；或善供職、則專心供職；教誨者教誨、勸慰者勸慰。布施務廣、治人務勤。矜貧恤寡、難得滿腔和氣；

夫亞波羅何人耶？葆樂何人耶？不過天主之僕、銜主之命、各盡其能、以使爾等信奉真道者耳。

耶穌向眾設喻曰：『昔有經營葡萄園者、租於園戶、而離其鄉、久旅國外、