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Chinese (traditional)And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.” Everyone enjoys a fitting reply;
it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time! And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. The Lord is good and does what is right;
he shows the proper path to those who go astray.
He leads the humble in doing right,
teaching them his way. No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house. No one is holy like the Lord!
There is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God. Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right,
speaking the truth from sincere hearts.
Those who refuse to gossip
or harm their neighbors
or speak evil of their friends. Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others. Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Be wise enough to know when to quit. You and I are Jews by birth, not ‘sinners’ like the Gentiles. Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law. Honesty guides good people;
dishonesty destroys treacherous people. Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,
so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help. Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit.Next verse!With image