3876.“因为我给他生了三个儿子”表接下来发生的事。这从前面所述（3871节）清楚可知。“三个儿子”在此所表示的接下来所发生的事就是仁爱的到来。因为当人正在重生，即正变成教会时，首先他必须认识并理解何为信之真理，其次是意愿并行出它，再次是对它拥有一种情感。当人对真理拥有一种情感，也就是在照真理而行的过程中体验到快乐和幸福时，仁爱或相爱就到了他里面。这接下来的阶段就是此处“我给他生了三个儿子”所表示的。
Potts(1905-1910) 3876
3876. Because I have borne him three sons. That this signifies what is successive, is evident from what was said above (n. 3871). The successive state that is here signified by the "three sons," is that charity now arrives; for while man is being regenerated, that is, being made a church, the first thing must be for him to know and understand what the truth of faith is; the second must be to will and to do it; and the third is to be affected with it. And when man is affected with truth, that is, when he perceives delight and bliss in acting according to truth, he is then in charity or mutual love. This succession is what is here meant by, "I have borne him three sons."
Elliott(1983-1999) 3876
3876. 'For I have borne him three sons' means that which happens next. This is clear from what has been stated above in 3871. That which happens next, meant here by 'three sons', is the arrival of charity. For when a person is being regenerated, that is, becoming the Church, the first thing is his need to know and understand what the truth of faith is; the second is his determination to will and do it; and the third comes when he has an affection for it. When a person has an affection for truth, that is, when he experiences delight and blessing in acting in accordance with truth, charity or mutual love has arrived in him. This next stage is what is meant here by 'I have borne him three sons'.
Latin(1748-1756) 3876
3876. `Quia peperi ei tres filios': quod significet successivum, constat ab illis quae supra n. 3871 dicta sunt; successivum quod significatur hic per `tres filios,' est quod charitas nunc veniat;cum enim regeneratur homo, hoc est, cum fit Ecclesia, primum erit ei {1} scire et intelligere quid verum fidei, alterum erit {2} velle et facere illud, tertium est affici illo; cumque homo afficitur vero, hoc est, cum jucundum et beatum percipit in faciendo secundum verum, tunc est in charitate seu amore mutuo; hoc successivum est quod per `peperi ei tres filios' hic intelligitur {3}. @1 est$ @2 quo$ @3 significatur$