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Chinese (traditional)Thus says the Lord:
“Stand in the ways and see,
And ask for the old paths, where the good way is,
And walk in it;
Then you will 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 postponed any more, but the word which I speak will be done,” says the Lord God.’ As in water face reflects face,
So a man’s heart reveals the man. Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. He guards the paths of justice,
And preserves the way of His saints. So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of 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 labor there is profit,
But idle chatter leads 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 your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Nevertheless in Your great mercy
You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them;
For You are God, gracious and merciful. For the word of the Lord is right,
And all His work is done in truth. ‘And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. A man’s heart plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps. Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. I was sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I was 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. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven
And pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it.” I have taught you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in right paths. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation. Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him. He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk uprightly. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.Next verse!With image