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Chinese (traditional)Now who is going to harm you if you are eager to do what is right? After this, he said to the crowd, “Take care to be on your guard against all kinds of greed. Life does not depend upon an abundance of one’s possessions.” Riches will be of no avail on the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death. Do not be lacking in zeal, but serve the Lord with spiritual fervor. When you pray do not go on babbling endlessly as the pagans do, for they believe that they are more likely to be heard because of their many words. The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and merciful in everything he does. This, in fact, is what you have been called to do, because Christ himself suffered for you and left an example for you to follow in his footsteps. I press on toward the finishing line to win the heavenly prize to which God has called me in Christ Jesus. Every word of God has proved to be true;
he is a shield to those who trust in him. It is the Lord, your God, whom you are to follow. You must fear him and observe his commandments and obey what he tells you and serve him and hold fast to him. Jesus addressed them once again, saying,
“I am the light of the world.
The one who follows me
will never walk in darkness.
Rather, he will have the light of life.” I love the Lord because he has heard my voice
and listened to my cry for mercy,
because he has inclined his ear to me
on the day when I called out to him. When things are going well, be grateful for your blessings,
and in times of adversity consider this:
God has made both of them,
so that we cannot predict with confidence
what the future holds. Amen, amen, I say to you,
a servant is not greater than his master,
nor is a messenger greater
than the one who sent him. Although the mountains may be shaken
and the hills may totter,
my steadfast love will not depart from you,
and my covenant of peace will never be shaken,
says the Lord who has compassion on you. To these God chose to make known how rich is the priceless glory that this mystery brings to the Gentiles—Christ in you, your hope of glory. This is how we can be certain
that we abide in him
and that he abides in us:
he has given us a share in his Spirit. And learn to do good.
Pursue justice and rescue the oppressed;
listen to the plea of the orphan
and defend the widow. Jesus replied,
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father
except through me.” For light produces all goodness and righteousness and truth. I will instruct you
and guide you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you
and keep my eyes upon you. Be doers of the word and not just hearers who only deceive themselves. Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Even when you reach old age
I will still be the same.
Even when your hair is gray,
I will still carry you.
I have made you and I will uphold you;
I will carry you and save you. The one who eats everything must not look contemptuously on the one who does not, and the one who abstains must not pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed both. Indeed, creation itself eagerly awaits the revelation of the children of God. Your kindness is a greater joy than life itself;
thus my lips will speak your praise.
I will bless you all my life;
with uplifted hands I will call on your name. Do not repay evil with evil or abuse with abuse. On the contrary, repay with a blessing. This is what you were called to do, so that you might inherit a blessing. Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil,
but those who counsel peace have joy.