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Chinese (traditional)Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?”
For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor,
but the lips of a fool consume him. Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding will discover good. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. For ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are indeed his offspring.’ Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish the work of our hands upon us;
yes, establish the work of our hands! Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. The Almighty—we cannot find him;
he is great in power;
justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak. O Lord, all my longing is before you;
my sighing is not hidden from you. Can a woman forget her nursing child,
that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget,
yet I will not forget you.
Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
your walls are continually before me. Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.Next verse!With image