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Chinese (traditional)Thus says the Lord:
“Stand by the roads, and look,
and ask for the ancient paths,
where the good way is; and walk in it,
and find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’” Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be performed, declares the Lord God. As in water face reflects face,
so the heart of man reflects the man. Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Guarding the paths of justice
and watching over the way of his saints. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.” Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall confess to God.” In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk tends only to poverty. You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God. For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. The heart of man plans his way,
but the Lord establishes his steps. Eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me;
I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me.
I said, “Here I am, here I am,”
to a nation that was not called by my name. In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak. So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him. He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk in integrity. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.”