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Chinese (traditional)I will, thereby, display my greatness and my holiness and make myself known to many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord. No one who conceals his transgressions will prosper,
but one who confesses and renounces them will obtain mercy. You did not choose me.
Rather, I chose you.
And I appointed you
to go out and bear fruit,
fruit that will remain,
so that the Father may give you
whatever you ask him in my name. Indeed, the Lord God does nothing
without revealing his plan
to his servants, the prophets. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding
but only delights in expressing his own opinions. Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church, the body of which he is the Savior. The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness
will find life and honor too. Wealth and honor are from you,
you reign over all.
In your hand are power and might;
it to is in your hand make great and to give strength to all. I, I alone, am the one who comforts you.
Why then do you fear mortal men who must die,
human beings who must perish like grass? Speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves,
and defend the rights of the destitute. Is anyone among you sick? He should send for the presbyters of the Church so that they may pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven. Do not be afraid or dismayed, the Lord will go before you; he will not fail or forsake you. For his anger lasts for only a moment,
while his goodwill endures for a lifetime.
Weeping may last throughout the night,
but at daybreak there is rejoicing. For just as through the disobedience of one man the many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one man the many will be made righteous. I also ask that the women should dress themselves modestly and decently in suitable clothing. They should be adorned not with braided hair or with gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good works, as is fitting for women who profess their reverence for God. The wealthy man lords it over the poor,
and the borrower becomes the slave of the lender. You are the light of the world. A city built upon a mountain cannot be hidden. For from the beginning
you have heard the message
that we should love one another. The Lord will fulfill his plan for me.
Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever;
do not forsake the work of your hands. He gives strength to the weary
and new vigor to those who are powerless. Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. Observe your father’s command, my son,
and do not reject your mother’s teaching. Therefore, heed my words. Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body and what you will wear. Surely life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. Jesus replied,
“Amen, amen, I say to you,
everyone who sins
is a slave of sin.” The one who pays heed to instruction prospers,
and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful in small matters, I will give you much greater responsibilities. Come and share your master’s joy.’ Set me as a seal on your heart,
as a seal upon your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
and ardor is as relentless as the netherworld.
Its flames are flashes of fire,
an unending blaze. The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,
and all their host by the breath of his mouth. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery leading to fear; rather, you received the Spirit of adoption, enabling us to cry out, “Abba! Father!” Do not be deceived; God cannot be mocked. A person will reap only what he sows. There is no salvation in anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to men by which we can be saved.Next verse!With image