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Chinese (traditional)For all of us fall short in many ways. Anyone who never makes a mistake in speech has reached perfection and is able to control every part of his body. And so you should put to death everything in your nature that is earthly: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desires, and greed (which is idolatry). The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of distress. He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” For everything that is in the world—
the concupiscence of the flesh,
the concupiscence of the eyes,
and the pride of life—
comes not from the Father
but from the world. Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze on what lies before you. Remain sober and alert, for your enemy the devil is on the prowl like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Do you not realize that you are God’s temple, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? As a deer longs for running streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God. He made him who did not know sin to be sin for our sake, so that through him we might become the righteousness of God. If you heed the voice of the Lord, your God, and you carefully observe all of the commandments that I have given you today, then the Lord, your God, will lift you up above all the other nations upon the earth. For to you a thousand years
are like a yesterday that has passed
or one of the watches of the night. Therefore, whenever you give alms, do not trumpet your generosity, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets in order to win the praise of others. Amen, I say to you, they have already received their reward. The body is one, although it has many parts; and all the parts, though many, form one body. So it is with Christ. The words of a wise man win favor,
but a fool’s tongue is his undoing. I am not asking you
to take them out of the world,
but I do ask you
to protect them from the evil one. The love of money is the root of all evils, and in their desire for it some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many serious wounds. O Lord, you have examined me
and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I stand;
you perceive my thoughts from a distance. I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you already have so that no one may rob you of your crown. Observe the ordinances of the Lord, your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and what he witnessed in writing in the law of Moses. In this way you will prosper in whatever you do and wherever you go. O Lord, at daybreak you hear my voice;
at daybreak I bring my petition before you
and await your reply. Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat, or about your body and what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. Do the things that you have learned, received, and heard from me and that you saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you. Hatred stirs up strife,
but love overlooks all offenses. For I, the Lord, am your God
and I grasp your right hand.
It is I who say to you,
Do not fear; I will help you. If your brother should sin, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he wrongs you seven times a day, and comes back to you seven times to say, ‘I am sorry,’ you must forgive him. Blessed be the Lord, day after day,
the God of our salvation, who carries our burden. Selah One person may consider one day to be more sacred than another, while another may judge all days to be alike. Let everyone be convinced in his own beliefs. Beloved, I pray that everything is going well with you and that your bodily health is equal to that of your soul. A man’s attraction is his kindness;
it is far better to be poor than to be a liar. No, throughout all these things we are conquerors because of him who loved us. Then he said to them, “Go forth into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to all creation.” You shall keep these things that I command you today in your heart. Teach them to your children. You shall talk of them when you are sitting in your home, and when you are walking along the way, and when you lie down and when you rise up.Next verse!With image