[85] And furthermore, venerable sir, this too is unsurpassed: the way in which the Blessed One teaches the Dhamma concerning the modes of instruction (anusāsanavidhā). There are, venerable sir, these four modes of instruction.
The Blessed One knows another person, through his own thorough attention (yoniso manasikāra), thus: 'This person, practicing as he has been instructed, will, with the destruction of the three fetters (saṃyojana), become a stream-enterer (sotāpanna), no longer subject to the states of deprivation, fixed in destiny, bound for full awakening.'
The Blessed One knows another person, through his own thorough attention, thus: 'This person, practicing as he has been instructed, will, with the destruction of the three fetters and the attenuation of lust, hatred, and delusion, become a once-returner (sakadāgāmī); having come back to this world once only, he will make an end of suffering (dukkha).'
The Blessed One knows another person, through his own thorough attention, thus: 'This person, practicing as he has been instructed, will, with the destruction of the five lower fetters, be spontaneously reborn (opapātika); there he will attain final Nibbāna, not subject to returning from that world.'
The Blessed One knows another person, through his own thorough attention, thus: 'This person, practicing as he has been instructed, will, with the destruction of the taints (āsava), realize for himself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom, and having entered upon it, will dwell therein.'
This, venerable sir, is unsurpassed with regard to the modes of instruction.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.