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Chinese (traditional)All day long the godless man continues to covet,
whereas the righteous man gives unsparingly. But I know that my Redeemer lives,
and that at the end he will stand upon the dust. This is
‘the stone rejected by you, the builders,
that has become the cornerstone.’ Put your trust in the Lord and do good,
that you may dwell in the land and be secure. Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you should arm yourselves also with the same intention. For anyone who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin. Beloved,
if our hearts do not condemn us,
we can approach God with confidence
and receive from him whatever we ask,
because we obey his commandments
and do whatever is pleasing to him. There is a way that seems right to a man,
but the end of it leads to death. God chose those in the world who were lowly and despised, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who were regarded as worthy, so that no one could boast in the presence of God. This is the message
that we have heard from him
and that we declare to you:
God is light,
and there is no darkness at all in him. I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah Therefore, while we have the opportunity, let us labor for the good of all, but especially for those members of the household of the faith. Who indeed conquers the world
except the one who believes
that Jesus is the Son of God? Why are you so disheartened, O my soul?
Why do you sigh within me?
Place your hope in God;
for I will once again praise him,
my Savior and my God. He gives strength to the weary
and new vigor to those who are powerless. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Pleasing words are like a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and affording health to the body. Seek good and not evil,
so that you may live.
Then the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you
as you claim he is. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us. The Lord has told you, O man, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
Only this: to do what is right, to show mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God. Peter answered, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” The one who pays heed to instruction prospers,
and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. Indeed, the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. If you obey the command that I give you today, to love the Lord, your God, and to walk in his ways, and to observe his commandments, statutes, and decrees, then you will live and multiply, and the Lord, your God, will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. How great is your goodness, O Lord,
which you have stored up for those who fear you
and which you bestow on those who take refuge in you,
in the presence of all the people. For Christ is the fulfillment of the Law for the justification of all who believe. Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my heavenly Father. What god can compare with you,
the God who takes away guilt
and forgives the transgressions
of the remnant of your people?
You will not allow your anger to fester forever,
for your delight is in bestowing mercy. I consider that the sufferings we presently endure are not worth comparing with the glory to be revealed in us. After you have suffered for a brief period, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and support you. Trust wholeheartedly in the Lord
rather than relying on your own intelligence.
In everything you do, acknowledge him,
and he will see that your paths are straight. Then he said to them, “Go forth into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to all creation.” Jesus then said to her,
“I am the resurrection and the life.
Whoever believes in me,
even though he dies, will live,
and everyone who lives
and believes in me
will never die.
Do you believe this?”Next verse!With image