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Chinese (traditional)Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil. This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts. Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment. The sum of your word is truth;
and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders;
and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God.” 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. Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
let your face shine, that we may be saved. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Those who are wise understand these things;
those who are discerning know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
and the upright walk in them,
but transgressors stumble in them. I hurry and do not delay
to keep your commandments. 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 say, “Why were the former days better than these?”
For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. How very good and pleasant it is
when kindred live together in unity! While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him. He said, “Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.” A perverse person spreads strife,
and a whisperer separates close friends. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour. Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship is there between light and darkness? Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. 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.’ Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners. Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
be wise enough to desist. How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? 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. I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being. Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Seek the Lord and his strength,
seek his presence continually. Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil,
but those who counsel peace have joy.