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Chinese (traditional)Be joyful in your hope. Be patient in times of affliction. Persevere in prayer. Remember this, my beloved brethren: everyone should be quick to listen but slow to speak and slow to anger. Those who place their hope in the Lord
will regain their strength.
They will soar as with eagles’ wings,
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not become faint. Finally, find your strength in the Lord and in his mighty power. It was for freedom that Christ set us free. Therefore, stand firm and refuse to submit again to the yoke of slavery. You, O Lord, are light for my lamp;
O my God, you make my darkness turn to light. For this day in the city of David there has been born to you a Savior who is Christ, the Lord. She will give birth to a son, and you shall name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. O Lord, you are my God.
I will exalt you and praise your name,
for you have accomplished wonderful things,
formulated in ages past, faithful and sure. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. If you keep my commandments,
you will remain in my love,
just as I have kept my Father’s commandments
and remain in his love. You are a place of refuge for me;
you preserve me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah And eternal life is this:
to know you,
the only true God,
and the one you have sent,
Jesus Christ. Brethren, I exhort you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to be in full agreement with one another and not permit any divisions to arise among you. Be perfectly united in mind and purpose. For everything there is a season,
and a time for every activity under heaven. Call to me and I will answer you and reveal to you great and mysterious secrets about which you are unaware. All this has been done by God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and entrusted us with the ministry of reconciliation. When I am terrified,
I place my trust in you. Beloved,
do not trust every spirit,
but test the spirits
to see whether they are from God.
For many false prophets
have gone out into the world. So we must not fall asleep as the others do, but we must stay alert and sober. The wealth of a rich man is his stronghold;
he regards it as a high wall that cannot be scaled. For sin is no longer to have any power over you, since you are not under the Law but under grace. Dear children,
let us love not in word or speech
but in deed and truth. For to you a thousand years
are like a yesterday that has passed
or one of the watches of the night. Adulterers! Do you not know that love of the world results in enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wishes to be a lover of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Fix your thoughts on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth. Entrust everything that you do to the Lord,
and your plans will turn out to be successful. Therefore, we can say with confidence:
“The Lord is my helper;
I will not be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?” Come to me, all you who are weary and overburdened, and I will give you rest. I will praise you in sincerity of heart
as I ponder your righteous judgments. Indeed, fornication and impurity of any kind, as well as greed, should not even be mentioned among you. Such talk is not fitting for saints. To him all the Prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name.