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Chinese (traditional)Great peace have those who love your law;
nothing can make them stumble. And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you. If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit. I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. Happy are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord. 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. For we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. Those who keep the commandment will live;
those who are heedless of their ways will die. For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life. For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples,
and I will sing praises to you among the nations. You shall be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy, and I have separated you from the other peoples to be mine. For I am longing to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— or rather so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. 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. Let the believer who is lowly boast in being raised up, and the rich in being brought low, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field. Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. I delight in the way of your decrees
as much as in all riches. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being. It is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God. Like a city breached, without walls,
is one who lacks self-control. Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.” Shun youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. A generous person will be enriched,
and one who gives water will get water. While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!” Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.