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Chinese (traditional)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. No one who conceals transgressions will prosper,
but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. Surely the Lord God does nothing,
without revealing his secret
to his servants the prophets. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing personal opinion. 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. Riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might; and it is in your hand to make great and to give strength to all. I, I am he who comforts you;
why then are you afraid of a mere mortal who must die,
a human being who fades like grass? Speak out for those who cannot speak,
for the rights of all the destitute. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. 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. For just as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. Also that the women should dress themselves modestly and decently in suitable clothing, not with their hair braided, or with gold, pearls, or expensive clothes, but with good works, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God. The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender. You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me;
your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
Do not forsake the work of your hands. He gives power to the faint,
and strengthens the powerless. Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. My child, keep your father's commandment,
and do not forsake your mother's teaching. Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.” Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper,
and happy are those who trust in the Lord. 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.’ Set me as a seal upon your heart,
as a seal upon your arm;
for love is strong as death,
passion fierce as the grave.
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
a raging flame. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and all their host by the breath of his mouth. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!” Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow.