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Chinese (traditional)All day long the wicked covet,
but the righteous give and do not hold back. For I know that my Redeemer lives,
and that at the last he will stand upon the earth. This Jesus is
‘the stone that was rejected by you, the builders;
it has become the cornerstone.’ Trust in the Lord, and do good;
so you will live in the land, and enjoy security. Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same intention (for whoever has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin). Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him. There is a way that seems right to a person,
but its end is the way to death. God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, so that no one might boast in the presence of God. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith. Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my help and my God. He gives power to the faint,
and strengthens the powerless. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Seek good and not evil,
that you may live;
and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you,
just as you have said. 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 he removes our transgressions from us. He has told you, O mortal, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God? Peter said to them, “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.” Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper,
and happy are those who trust in the Lord. For the message about 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 commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. O how abundant is your goodness
that you have laid up for those who fear you,
and accomplished for those who take refuge in you,
in the sight of everyone! For Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over the transgression
of the remnant of your possession?
He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in showing clemency. I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you. Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own insight.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths. And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.”