97、出于同样的原因，这些肢体、器官和脏腑在圣经中有类似的含义。因为根据对应，圣经中的每一个事物都有一个含义。因此，“头”表示聪明和智慧；“胸”表示仁爱；“腰”表示婚姻之爱；“手臂和手”表示真理的能力；“脚”表示属世的事物；“眼睛”表示理智；“鼻子”表示感知；“耳朵”表示顺从；“肾”表示真理的审查，等等。｛注1｝同样，在日常谈话中，谈到一个聪明智慧的人，人们会说他有一个好头脑；谈到仁慈的人，就说他是知心朋友；谈到感知清晰的人，就说他嗅觉敏锐；谈到睿智的人，就说他目光犀利；｛注2｝谈到有权势的人，就说他手臂长；｛注3｝谈到出于爱去践行意愿的人，就说他是发自内心。在人类的语言中，这些和许多其它的表达都是出于对应，因为它们来自灵界，尽管人们对此一无所知。
｛注1｝：在圣经中，“胸”表示仁爱（3934，10081，10087）；“腰”和生殖器官表示婚姻之爱（3021，4280，4462，5050-5052）；“手臂”和“手”表示真理的能力（878，3091，4931-4937，6947，7205，10019）；“脚”表示属世的事物（n. 2162，3147，3761，3986，4280，4938-4952）；“眼睛”表示理智（2701，4403-4421，4523-4534，6923，9051，10569）；“鼻子”表示感知（3577，4624，4625，4748，5621，8286，10054，10292）；“耳朵”表示顺从（2542，3869，4523，4653，5017，7216，8361，8990，9311，9397，10061）；“肾”表示真理的审查和纠正（5380-5386，10032）。
｛注2｝：【英85】原文是“锐利的边缘”，省略了“眼睛”。
｛注3｝：【英86】原文字面意思是“伸出的手”。
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97. 出于同样的原因, 在圣言中, 这些肢体, 器官, 脏腑具有同样的含义; 因为圣言中的一切事物都根据对应而具有一个含义. 因此, “头”表示聪明和智慧; “胸”表示仁爱; “腰”表示婚姻之爱; “手臂和手”表示真理的能力; “脚”表示属世之物; “眼睛”表示理解力; “鼻子”表示觉知; “耳朵”表示顺从; “肾”表示真理的审查, 等等. 所以, 在日常用语中, 论到聪明智慧人, 人们习惯说他有一个好脑子; 论到仁慈的人, 就说他是知心朋友; 论到觉知清晰的人, 就说他嗅觉敏锐; 论到明智的人, 就说他眼光犀利; 论到有权势的人, 就说他的手伸得很长; 论到出于爱意愿的人, 就说他是出于真心. 在人们说话时, 这些和许多其它说法都出自对应, 因为它们出自灵界, 尽管人们没有意识到这一点.
注: 在圣言中, “胸”表示仁爱(天国的奥秘 3934, 10081, 10087节); “腰”和生殖器官表示婚姻之爱(天国的奥秘 3021, 4280, 4462, 5050-5052节); “手臂”和“手”表示真理的能力(天国的奥秘 878, 3091, 4931-4937, 6947, 7205, 10019节); “眼睛”表示理解力(天国的奥秘 2701, 4403-4421, 4523-4534, 6923, 9051, 10569节); “鼻子”表示觉知(天国的奥秘 3577, 4624, 4625, 4748, 5621, 8286, 10054, 10292节); “耳朵”表示顺从(天国的奥秘 2542, 3869, 4523, 4653, 5017, 7216, 8361, 8990, 9311, 9397, 10061节); “肾”表示真理的审查和纠正(天国的奥秘 5380-5386, 10032节).
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97. 這就是器官, 臟腑等在聖言中表達相應含義的原因。事實上, 聖言中一切照其對應都有所含義。其中的"頭"表示聰明智慧,"胸"表示義,"腰"表示婚姻之愛,"臂"與"手"表示真理的能力,"腳"表示道德之善,"眼"表示理解,"鼻子"表示感知,"耳朵"表示順從,"腎"表示對真理的校驗, 等等。
這就是為何談論某人聰明有智慧時, 便說此人有頭腦;說人富有愛心, 善解人意, 就說他是知心朋友;說某有人有特別的感知力, 就說他鼻子尖;說人有識別能力, 就說他眼光犀利;說人位高權重, 就說他手眼通天;說人行善出自好意, 就說他出自真心。諸如此類的人類語言皆出自於對應。事實上, 它們都起源于心靈世界, 只是人們未曾意識到而已。
97. This is why these same members, organs, and viscera in the Word mean similar things. Everything there actually has meaning according to its correspondence. The head there means intelligence and wisdom, the chest thoughtfulness, the groin marriage love, the arms and hands the power of truth, the feet what is natural, the eyes discernment, the nostrils perception, the ears obedience, the kidneys the probing of truth, and so on. 1
This is also why people commonly say that someone has a good head when they are talking about someone intelligent and wise, why they talk about a truly thoughtful person as a bosom friend, a particularly perceptive individual as having a keen nose, a discriminating one as sharp-sighted, someone in power as having a long arm, someone who acts intentionally from love as acting from the heart - these and many other expressions in human language come from correspondence. The expressions actually originate in the spiritual world, though people are unaware of it.
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1. The chest in the Word means charity: 3934, 10081, 10087. The loins and reproductive organs mean marriage love: 3021, 4280, 4462, 5050-5052. The arms and hands mean the power of truth: 878, 3091, 4931-4937, 6947, 7205, 10017 [10019?]. The feet mean the natural: 2162, 3147, 3761, 3986, 4280, 4938-4952. The eyes mean discernment: 2701, 4403-4421, 4523-4534, 6923, 9051, 10569. The nostrils mean perception: 3577, 4624-4625, 4748, 5621, 8286, 10054, 10292. The ears mean obedience: 2542, 3869, 4523, 4653, 5017, 7216, 8361, 8990, 9311, 9396 [9397?], 10061. The kidneys mean probing and purification of what is true: 5380-5386, 10032.
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97. For the same reason these members, organs and viscera have a like significance in the Word, for everything there has a meaning in accordance with correspondences. Thus the "head" signifies intelligence and wisdom, the "breast" charity, the "loins" conjugial love, the "arms" and "hands" the power of truth, the "feet" what is natural, the "eyes" understanding, the "nostrils" perception, the "ears" obedience, the "kidneys" the examination of truth; and so on. 1Hence also, in common speech, it is usual to say of one who is intelligent and wise that he has a head, of one who is in charity that he is a bosom friend, of one who has perception that he is keen-scented, of one who is in intelligence that he is sharp-sighted, of one who is powerful that he is long-handed, of one who wills from love, that it is done from the heart. These and many other sayings in man's speech are from correspondences. For such things are from the spiritual world although man does not know it.
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1. In the Word the "breast" signifies charity (Arcana Coelestia 3934, 10081, 10087).
The "loins" and organs of generation signify conjugial love (Arcana Coelestia 3021, 4280, 4462, 5050-5052).
The "arms" and "hands" signify the power of truth (Arcana Coelestia 878, 3095, 4931-4937, 6947, 7205, 10019).
The "feet" signify the natural (Arcana Coelestia 2162, 3147, 3761, 3986, 4280, 4938-4952).
The "eye" signifies understanding (Arcana Coelestia 2701, 4403-4421, 4523-4534, 6923, 9051, 10569).
The "nostrils" signify perception (Arcana Coelestia 3577, 4624-4625, 4748, 5621, 8286, 10054, 10292).
The "ears" signify obedience (Arcana Coelestia 2542, 3869, 4523, 4653, 5017, 7216, 8361, 8990, 9311, 9397, 10061).
The "kidneys" signify the scrutiny and correction of truth (Arcana Coelestia 5380-5386, 10032).
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97. For the same reason these same members, organs, and viscera have a like significance in the Word; for everything there has a meaning in accordance with correspondence. Thus the "head" signifies intelligence and wisdom; the "breast" charity; the "loins" marriage love; the "arms and hands" power of truth; the "feet" what is natural; the "eyes" understanding; the "nostrils" perception; the "ears" obedience, the "kidneys" the scrutiny of truth, and so on. 1So, too, in the common speech of man it is said of one who is intelligent and wise that he has a good head; of one who is charitable that he is a bosom friend; of one who has clear perception that he is keen scented; of one who is intelligent that he is sharp sighted; of one who is powerful that he is long handed; of one who exercises his will from love that it is done from the heart. These and many other expressions in the speech of men are from correspondence, for they are from the spiritual world, although man is ignorant of it.
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97. Inde est, quod per eadem illa membra, organa, et viscera, in Verbo significentur similia, significant enim omnia ibi secundum correspondentias: per "caput" inde significatur intelligentia et sapientia; per "pectus" charitas; per "lumbos" amor conjugialis per "brachia" et " manus" potentia veri; per "pedes" naturale; per " oculos" intellectus per nares" perceptio; per " aures" obedientia; per renes" lustratio veri et sic porro. 1Inde quoque est, quod familiare sit homini dicere, cum de intelligente et sapiente, quod caput ei sit; cum de illo qui in charitate quod amicus pectoris sit de illo qui in perceptione quod acutae naris sit; de illo qui in intelligentia quod acutae aciei sit de illo qui in potentia quod extensas manus habeat; de illo qui ex amore vult, quod ex corde. Haec et plura alia quae in loquela hominis, sunt ex correspondentia talia enim ex mundo spirituali sunt, tametsi homo id nescit.
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