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Chinese (traditional)Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
So you will find favor and good repute
in the sight of God and of people. Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. As for you, the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and so you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, abide in him. Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly. The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. Do not envy the violent
and do not choose any of their ways;
for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are in his confidence. For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness
will find life and honor. No one, when tempted, should say, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one. Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
the guard keeps watch in vain. For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. So I will display my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord. Above all, my beloved, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. A capable wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels. Not that I am referring to being in need; for I have learned to be content with whatever I have. Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper,
and happy are those who trust in the Lord. I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ For his anger is but for a moment;
his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may linger for the night,
but joy comes with the morning. Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. In you, O Lord, I seek refuge;
do not let me ever be put to shame;
in your righteousness deliver me. I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them. Why do you see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? For thus says the high and lofty one
who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
I dwell in the high and holy place,
and also with those who are contrite and humble in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the humble,
and to revive the heart of the contrite. Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established. Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own insight.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths. As far as the east is from the west,
so far he removes our transgressions from us. No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. Thus says the Lord:
Stand at the crossroads, and look,
and ask for the ancient paths,
where the good way lies; and walk in it,
and find rest for your souls.
But they said, “We will not walk in it.” All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.