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Chinese (traditional)Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
the guard keeps watch in vain. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks. Speak out, judge righteously,
defend the rights of the poor and needy. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Depart from evil, and do good;
seek peace, and pursue it. Those who withhold kindness from a friend
forsake the fear of the Almighty. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness. Train children in the right way,
and when old, they will not stray. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, sodomites, thieves, the greedy, drunkards, revilers, robbers—none of these will inherit the kingdom of God. Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth. Because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same purpose. Anxiety weighs down the human heart,
but a good word cheers it up. For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint. Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you. But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. Like a city breached, without walls,
is one who lacks self-control. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. The Lord is with you, while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you. May God continue to bless us;
let all the ends of the earth revere him. Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture.