17:1
Ἐφ̓ ὅσον ἦν ἐν δυνατῷ καὶ ἁπλότητι δηλῶσαι ὑμῖν, ἐλπίζει μου ἡ ψυχὴ τῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ μου μὴ παραλελοιπέναι τι τῶν ἀνηκόντων εἰς σωτηρίαν
我儘可能地、簡明地向你們講明了，我的魂照著我的心願，盼望沒有遺漏任何關乎救恩的事。
As far as it was possible and with simplicity to make plain to you, my soul hopes, according to my desire, not to have left out anything of the things that pertain to salvation.
17:2
ἐὰν γὰρ περὶ τῶν ἐνεστώτων ἢ μελλόντων γράφω ὑμῖν, οὐ μὴ νοήσητε διὰ τὸ ἐν παραβολαῖς κεῖσθαι. ταῦτα μὲν οὕτως
因為我若向你們寫關於現今或將來的事，你們就不能領會，因為這些事是藏在比喻裡的。這些事就這樣罷。
For if I should write to you concerning things present or to come, you would not understand, because they lie in parables. So much for these things.