979、之所以预先说明重生之人的状态和内在人进入外在人的流注，是因为本章论述的主题是重生之人，以及内在人对外在人的掌控和外在人的顺服。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]979. These remarks on the state of a person reborn and on the way the inner self influences the outer self appear at the outset because this chapter is talking about regenerate people, the mastery that the inner self exerts over the outer, and the obedience of the outer self.
Potts(1905-1910) 979
979. These observations on the state of the regenerate man, and on the influx of the internal man into the external, have been premised, because this chapter treats of the regenerate man, of the dominion of the internal man over the external, and of the submission of the external man.
Elliott(1983-1999) 979
979. These remarks concerning the state of a regenerate person and concerning the influx of the internal man into the external have been made in advance because the subject of this chapter is the regenerate person, the lordship of the internal man over the external, and the subservience of the latter.
Latin(1748-1756) 979
979. Haec de statu hominis regenerati et de influxu 'interni hominis in externum praemissa sunt, quia in hoc capite agitur de homine regenerato, et de interni hominis dominio super externum, deque hujus obsequio.