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Chinese (traditional)Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment. Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. I delight in the way of your decrees
as much as in all riches. While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually. And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that mortals may not find out anything that will come after them. To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts. The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing. Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God's sight. But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and all their host by the breath of his mouth. Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship is there between light and darkness? In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil. But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. Even to your old age I am he,
even when you turn gray I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
I will carry and will save. Turn my heart to your decrees,
and not to selfish gain. He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ Meanwhile the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers. Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners. He heals the brokenhearted,
and binds up their wounds. As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the glory of children is their parents. Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.