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Chinese (traditional)By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. Like a city breached, without walls,
is one who lacks self-control. As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable. And live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. How very good and pleasant it is
when kindred live together in unity! The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also. So teach us to count our days
that we may gain a wise heart. Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him. A person's pride will bring humiliation,
but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and release to the prisoners. Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. The grass withers, the flower fades;
but the word of our God will stand forever. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death. Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.” Lying lips conceal hatred,
and whoever utters slander is a fool. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. And let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water.’ This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts. For he will repay according to each one's deeds. But the one who did not know and did what deserved a beating will receive a light beating. From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded. And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit. He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.Next verse!With image