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Chinese (traditional)What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! For I, the Lord your God,
hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Do not fear,
I will help you.” Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that I need. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Do not, O Lord, withhold
your mercy from me;
let your steadfast love and your faithfulness
keep me safe forever. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you. I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep an eye on those who cause dissensions and offenses, in opposition to the teaching that you have learned; avoid them. Before destruction one's heart is haughty,
but humility goes before honor. For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life. So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and succeed in the thing for which I sent it. Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits. Therefore you have no excuse, whoever you are, when you judge others; for in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things. Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and whatever else you get, get insight. Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over the transgression
of the remnant of your possession?
He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in showing clemency. Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world. He replied, “What is impossible for mortals is possible for God.” How can young people keep their way pure?
By guarding it according to your word. But as for you, man of God, shun all this; pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness. His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. What is desirable in a person is loyalty,
and it is better to be poor than a liar. Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me. God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, so that no one might boast in the presence of God. All day long the wicked covet,
but the righteous give and do not hold back. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all offenses. Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow.