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Chinese (traditional)For the Lord himself is the one who bestows wisdom;
from his mouth come forth knowledge and understanding. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her in order to sanctify her by cleansing her with water and the word. Everyone who hears these words of mine and acts in accordance with them will be like a wise man who constructed his house on a rock foundation. Listen, my son, and take my words to heart,
and the years of your life will be multiplied. For nothing will be impossible for God. I give them eternal life,
and they will never perish.
No one will ever snatch them from my hand.
My Father who has given them to me
is greater than all,
and no one can snatch them
out of the Father’s hand.
I and the Father are one. Do not wear yourself out in the pursuit of wealth,
and cease even to think about it. Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Rather, always aim to achieve what is best for each other and for everyone. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so too, through Christ, do we receive our consolation. In God, whose word I praise,
in God I place my trust and know no fear;
what can people do to me? With all humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another in a spirit of love. Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the prophets of that time proclaimed. Thus says the Lord of hosts: Forsake your evil ways and your evil deeds. But they refused to listen or to pay attention to me, says the Lord. A true friend is one at all times,
and a brother is born to render help in time of need. You must understand, brethren, that it is through him that forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you. All those who believe are justified from all the things from which they could not be justified by the Law of Moses. Then Peter came up to him and asked, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy times seven.” You are truly my rock and my fortress;
for the sake of your name, lead and guide me. The Lord makes poor and makes rich,
he humbles and he also exalts. Above all, maintain the fervor of your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. He gives a home to those who are forsaken
and leads out prisoners amid chants of exultation,
while rebels are forced to live in an arid land. Finally, brethren, let your minds be filled with whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, whatever is excellent, whatever is worthy of praise. If your brother wrongs you, go and take up the matter with him when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. How great you are, Lord God! There is no one like you, and there is no God except you alone, as everything that we have heard confirms. If anyone is rich in worldly possessions
and sees a brother in need
but refuses to open his heart,
how can the love of God abide in him? The Lord is near to all who call out to him,
to all who call out to him sincerely. However, if the wicked renounce all of the sins that they have committed and keep all my statutes and do what is right and just, they shall surely live; they shall not die. May the Lord cause your love to increase and overflow for one another and for everyone else, just as our love does for you. A wealthy man pays a ransom to save his life;
a poor man never has to worry about such threats. Each of us must consider his neighbor’s good for the purpose of building him up. If you obey the command that I give you today, to love the Lord, your God, and to walk in his ways, and to observe his commandments, statutes, and decrees, then you will live and multiply, and the Lord, your God, will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. Then he said to them, “Go forth into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to all creation.” “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not allow myself to be dominated by anything.Next verse!With image