1150、 “雅弗的儿子”表示那些拥有与内在敬拜相对应的外在敬拜的人，这在前面（1062，1083，1096，1098，1099-1102节）已经解释了。当敬拜拥有本质的东西在里面时，它就被称为与内在敬拜相对应的外在敬拜。这本质的东西就是发自内心对主的爱慕；这种爱慕决不存在，除非仁爱或对邻之爱存在。主就存在于仁爱或对邻之爱中，在这种情况下才有可能发自内心爱慕祂。因此，爱慕来自主，因为主使一切爱慕成为可能，并赋予它一切存在。由此可知，人的仁爱如何，他的爱慕或敬拜就如何。一切敬拜都是爱慕，为使敬拜成为敬拜，对主的爱慕必须在敬拜中。
雅弗的儿子，也就是被称为雅弗儿子的民族和人民就彼此生活在相互仁爱、友谊、礼貌和单纯中；因此，主存在于他们的敬拜中。因为当主存在于外在敬拜中时，在这种情况下，内在敬拜就在这外在敬拜里面，也就是说，就会有与内在敬拜相对应的外在敬拜。过去，这样的民族非常多；如今还有一些民族将敬拜都集中于外在事物上，不知道什么叫内在敬拜；或即便知道，他们也不思想这类事物。如果这些人承认主，热爱邻舍，那么主就在他们的敬拜中，他们就是“雅弗的儿子”。但如果他们否认主，只爱自己，不关心邻舍，更糟糕的是仇恨邻舍，那么他们的敬拜就是脱离内在的外在，而他们就成了“迦南的儿子”，或迦南人。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]1150. The symbolism of the sons of Japheth as those who engaged in outward worship corresponding to inward has been mentioned already [1062, 1083, 1096, 1098, 1099-1102].
Outward worship is described as corresponding to inward when it contains the essential ingredient, which is heartfelt reverence for the Lord. Such reverence is not possible in the least except where charity, or love for one's neighbor, exists. Charity, or love for our neighbor, contains the Lord's presence. With it, we can adore the Lord from the heart. When we have charity, our reverence comes from the Lord, since the Lord gives us all the ability to revere him and all the vital essence of our veneration. It follows, then, that the kind of charity we have determines the quality of our adoration, that is, the quality of our worship. All worship is veneration, because it has to have reverence for the Lord within it in order to be worshipful.
[2] Japheth's sons, or the nations and peoples called Japheth's sons, lived together in mutual kindness, friendship, politeness, and simple innocence, so the Lord was also present in their worship. When the Lord infuses outward worship, internal worship is present in external; in other words, external worship then answers to internal.
Most non-Christian nations were once like this, and even today there exist some that view worship as a matter of external acts, unaware of any internal facet or, if they are aware, without any thought about it. If they acknowledge the Lord and love their fellow humans, the Lord is within their worship and they are Japheth's children. If they deny the Lord, however, and love only themselves, if they do not care about others or, worse, hate them, their worship is shallow and detached from inner worship. Then they are Canaan's children, or Canaanites.
Potts(1905-1910) 1150
1150. The sons of Japheth. That these signify those who had external worship corresponding to internal, has been explained before. External worship is said to correspond to internal when that which is the essential is in the worship. This essential is the adoration of the Lord from the heart; which is by no means possible unless there is charity, or love to the neighbor. In charity or love toward the neighbor the Lord is present, and then He can be adored from the heart. Thus the adoration is from the Lord, for the Lord gives all the ability and all the being in the adoration. Hence it follows that such as is the charity in a man, such is his adoration or worship. All worship is adoration, because the adoration of the Lord must be in it for it to be worship. The sons of Japheth, or the nations and peoples called "sons of Japheth," lived in mutual charity with each other, in friendship, in courtesy, and in simplicity; and therefore the Lord was present in their worship. For when the Lord is present in the external worship, there is internal worship in the external, that is, there is external worship corresponding to internal. There were formerly very many such nations. And there are also at this day those who make worship consist in externals and do not know what internal worship is, or if they know, do not think about such things. If these persons acknowledge the Lord and love the neighbor, the Lord is in their worship, and they are sons of Japheth; but if they deny the Lord, and love only themselves, and do not care for the neighbor, especially if they bear hatred toward him, their worship is external separate from internal, and they are sons of Canaan, or Canaanites.
Elliott(1983-1999) 1150
1150. That 'the sons of Japheth' means those who possessed external worship corresponding to internal has been stated already. It is called external worship corresponding to internal when the worship has what is essential within it. And that which is essential is adoration of the Lord from the heart, which in no sense exists unless charity, or love towards the neighbour, is present. It is in charity or love towards the neighbour that the Lord is present, in which case it is possible for Him to be adored from the heart. Thus it is from the Lord that adoration comes, for the Lord makes all adoration possible and gives it all its being. It follows therefore that as is a person's charity, so is his adoration or worship. All worship is adoration, for adoration of the Lord must be in it for it to be worship. The sons of Japheth, that is, the nations and peoples called the sons of Japheth, lived with one another in mutual charity, in friendship, in civility, and in simplicity, and consequently the Lord was present in their worship. For when the Lord is present in external worship internal worship is in that case within the external, that is, there is external worship corresponding to internal. In former times very many nations were such, and nations also exist at the present day who focus worship on external things without knowing what the internal is. And if they do know they give no thought to those matters. If those people acknowledge the Lord and love the neighbour, the Lord is in their worship and they are 'sons of Japheth'. But if they deny the Lord, love only themselves and do not care about the neighbour, worse still if they hate him, then their worship is external separated from internal, and they are 'sons of Canaan' or Canaanites.
Latin(1748-1756) 1150
1150. 'Filii Japheti': quod significent illos qui cultum externum correspondentem interno habuerunt, prius dictum est: cultus externus correspondens interno dicitur quando essentiale inest cultui; essentiale est adoratio Domini ex corde, quae nusquam dabilis est nisi charitas sit, seu amor erga proximum; in charitate seu amore erga proximum Dominus est praesens, tunc adorari potest ex corde; sic ex Dominus adoratio, nam Dominus dat omne posse et omne esse in adoratione; inde sequitur, qualis charitas apud hominem talis adoratio seu cultus; omnis cultus est adoratio quia ei inesse debet adoratio Domini ut sit cultus. Filii Japheti seu gentes et populi qui filii Japheti dicti sunt vixerunt inter se in charitate mutua, in amicitia, in civilitate, inque simplicitate, quare etiam in illorum cultu aderat Dominus; nam cum adest Dominus in cultu externo, tunc cultus internus est in externo, seu est cultus externus correspondens interno. Perplurimae gentes olim tales fuerunt, hodie quoque dantur, qui in externis ponunt cultum, nec sciunt quid internum, sique sciunt, non de illis cogitant; illi si agnoscunt Dominum et amant proximum, Dominus est in illorum cultu et sunt 'filii Japheti'; at si negant Dominum, et se modo amant, ac proximum non curant, magis si odio habent, eorum cultus est externus separatus ab interno et sunt 'filii Canaanis' seu 'Canaanitae.'