2048、“家里生的”表示属天人，“用银子买的”表示属灵人，因而表示教会之内的人。这从“家里生的”的含义清楚可知，“家里生的”是指那些在家里的人。在圣言中，“家（house，或译为房屋）”表示属天之物，因为这种事物是至内在的。因此，从广泛意义上说，“神的家”表示主的国；从不怎么广泛的意义上说，表示祂的教会；从具体意义上说，表示一个有主的国或教会在里面的人自己。当一个人被称为一个“家”时，它表示他里面信的属天一面；当他被称为一个“殿”时，它表示他里面的信之真理。因此，此处“家里生的”表示属天人。而“用银子买的”表示属灵人，这一点从“银子”的含义清楚可知，“银子”是指真理，因而是指信的属灵一面（参看第一卷1551节）。
爱主的人被称为属天的，大洪水之前的上古教会就拥有这爱，故是一个属天教会。爱邻，并从这爱获得信之真理的人被称为属灵的，这是大洪水之后的古教会的特征。第一卷多次论述了属天人和属灵人之间的区别。谁都能看出，此处这些话，即要求那些家里生的，用银子买的和外人都要受割礼，以及经上反复提到这些人的事实（如在17:13，23，27）含有天堂的奥秘在里面。然而，若不凭借内义，就无法看到隐藏在这些细节中的奥秘；内义表明，家里生的和用银子买的表示属天人和属灵人，因而表示教会之内的人；而“不属你种的外人”表示教会之外的人。
Potts(1905-1910) 2048
2048. That "he that is born in the house" signifies those who are celestial, and that "he that is bought with silver" signifies those who are spiritual, and that they thus signify those who are within the church, is evident from the signification of one "born in the house," as being those who are within the house. A "house," in the Word, signifies what is celestial, because this is the inmost; whence by the "house of God" in a universal sense is signified the Lord's kingdom; in a sense less universal, His church; and in a particular sense, the man himself in whom there is the Lord's kingdom or church. When man is called a "house," the celestial of faith in him is signified; and when he is called a "temple," the truth of faith in him is signified; thus here by one "born in the house" those who are celestial are signified. But that "he that is bought with silver" signifies those who are spiritual, is evident from the signification of "silver," as being truth, thus the spiritual of faith (see Part First, n. 1551). [2] Those are called celestial who are in love to the Lord; and as the Most Ancient Church, which was before the flood, was in this love, it was a celestial church. Those are called spiritual who are in love toward the neighbor and thereby in the truth of faith, as was the Ancient Church, which was after the flood. The distinction between the celestial and the spiritual has been treated of many times in Part First. Everyone can see that there are heavenly arcana in what is here said, namely, that those born in the house were to be circumcised, and those bought with silver, and also the sons that were strangers; and also from their being repeatedly mentioned (as in verses 13, 23, and 27, which follow); which arcana do not appear except from the internal sense, which shows that by those born in the house and those bought with silver are signified the celestial and the spiritual, thus those who are within the church; and that by "a son that is a stranger who is not of thy seed" are signified those who are outside the church.
Elliott(1983-1999) 2048
2048. That 'he who is born in the houses means celestial people, and 'he who is the purchase of silver' spiritual people, and so those who are inside the Church, is clear from the meaning of 'him born in the house' as those inside the house. In the Word 'a house' means that which is celestial because this is inmost. Consequently 'the house of God' means in the universal sense the Lord's kingdom, in a less universal sense the Church, and in a particular sense the individual himself in whom the Lord's kingdom or Church exists. When a person is called 'a house' it means the celestial side of faith with him, but when he is called 'a temple' it means the truth of faith with him. So 'he who is born in the house' here means celestial people. That 'the purchase of silver' or one bought with silver means spiritual people however is clear from the meaning of 'silver' as truth, and so the spiritual side of faith, dealt with in Volume One, in 1551.
[2] The expression celestial is used of those who are governed by love to the Lord, and because the Most Ancient Church which existed before the Flood was governed by that love it was a celestial Church. The expression spiritual is used of those who are governed by love towards the neighbour and so by the truth of faith. This was the character of the Ancient Church that existed after the Flood. The difference between celestial people and spiritual has been dealt with many times in Volume One. Anyone may see that there are heavenly arcana here, that is to say, in the requirement to circumcise those born in the house and those bought with silver, also sons who were foreigners, and in the fact that those persons are mentioned repeatedly, for example, in verses 13, 23, 27, that follow. These arcana are not apparent however except from the internal sense, that is to say, that those born in the house and those bought with silver mean celestial people and spiritual, and so those inside the Church - while 'the son who is a foreigner and not of your seed' means those outside the Church.
Latin(1748-1756) 2048
2048. Quod `natus domus' significet caelestes et quod `emptio `argenti' significet spirituales, ita qui intra Ecclesiam, constat a significatione `nati domus' quod sint illi qui intra domum, `domus' in Verbo significat caeleste, quia hoc intimum, unde per `domum Dei' significatur in universali sensu regnum Domini, in minus universali, Ecclesia, in particulari, ipse homo in quo est regnum seu Ecclesia Domini; quando homo dicitur `domus,' significatur caeleste fidei apud eum, quando `templum,' significatur verum fidei apud eum; ita hic per `natum domus' significantur {1} caelestes. Quod autem `emptio argenti' seu `emptus argento' significet spirituales, constat ex significatione `argenti' quod sit verum, ita spirituale fidei, de qua in Parte Prima n. 1551: [2] caelestes dicuntur qui sunt in amore in Dominum, et quia Antiquissima Ecclesia quae ante diluvium, in illo amore fuit, erat Ecclesia caelestis: spirituales dicuntur qui in amore {2} erga proximum, et sic in vero fidei: talis fuit Antiqua Ecclesia quae post diluvium; de distinctione inter caelestes et spirituales pluries actum est in Parte Prima. Quisque videre potest quod hic arcana caelestia sint, nempe quod circumcidendi essent nati domus et empti argento, tum quoque filii alienigenae, et quod illi {3} nominentur, et hoc aliquoties, ut in vers. seq. 13, 23, 27, quae arcana non patent nisi ex sensu interno, nempe quod per `natos domus' et `emptos argento' significentur caelestes et spirituales, ita qui intra Ecclesiam, et per `filium alienigenam qui non e semine,' illi qui extra Ecclesiam. @1 intelliguntur.$ @2 charitate.$ @3 hi.$