📖 📄 📘 Yīnwei (Yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) bú (not 不) shì (is 是) zàochéng (zào·chéng making · {to come to be} 造成) hùnluàn (hùn·luàn {being mixed up → [being confused]} · {being in disorder} → [disorder] 混乱 混亂) de (’s 的) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝), ér ({but (rather)} 而) shì (is 是) cùjìn (cù·jìn promoting · advancing 促进 促進) héxié ({being harmonious} 和谐 和諧) de (’ 的) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝).
📖 📄 📘 Shèngmín (Shèng·mín holy · people 圣民 聖民) de (’s 的) suǒyǒu (suǒ·yǒu {(all) which} · {(there) are having → [(there) are]} → [all] 所有) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitudes → [congregations] 会众 會眾) dōu (all 都) yǒu (have 有) zhèyàng (zhè·yàng this · kind 这样 這樣) de (’s 的) guīju (guī·ju {compasses → [rules]} · {carpenter’s squares → [regulations]} → [established practices] 规矩 規矩): 🔼
📖 📄 📘 yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) zhàngfu (husband 丈夫) shì (is 是) qīzi (qī·zi wife · [suf for nouns] 妻子) de (’s 的) tóu (head 头 頭), zhèngrú (zhèng·rú just · as 正如) Jīdū (Christ 基督) shì (is 是) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) de (’s 的) tóu (head 头 頭). Huìzhòng (Huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) shì (is 是) shēntǐ (body 身体 身體), Jīdū (Christ 基督) shì (is 是) zhèige (zhèi·ge this · [mw] 这个 這個) shēntǐ (body 身体 身體) de (’s 的) jiùzhǔ (jiù·zhǔ saving · lord → [saviour] 救主). 🔼
📖 📄 📘 45 “Dàodǐ (Dào·dǐ to · bottom → [in the final analysis] 到底) shéi (who 谁 誰) shì (is 是) zhōngxìn (zhōng·xìn faithful · believing → [faithful] 忠信) ruìzhì (ruì·zhì farsighted · {(having) wisdom} 睿智) de (’s 的) núlì (slave 奴隶 奴隸), shòu ({(who) received} 受) zhǔrén (zhǔ·rén master · person’s 主人) wěipài (wěi·pài appointing · {river branching → [appointing]} 委派) guǎnlǐ (guǎn·lǐ {to take care of} · {to administer} 管理) tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) púyì (pú·yì servants · {(persons who do) labour → [servants]} → [domestics] 仆役 僕役), zài (at 在) shìdàng (shì·dàng appropriate · proper 适当 適當) de (’s 的) shíhou (shí·hou {(particular) time} · season 时候 時候) gěi ({to give} 给 給) tāmen (tā·men him/her · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) shíwù (shí·wù eating · matter → [food] 食物) ne ([? ptcl] 呢)? 46 Tā de ((Tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) zhǔrén (zhǔ·rén master · person 主人) láidào (lái·dào comes · {to arrive} 来到 來到), kànjian (kàn·jian {looks at} · {to be seeing} → [sees] 看见 看見) núlì (slave 奴隶 奴隸) zhèng (exactly 正) zhèyàng (zhè·yàng this · {form → [way]} 这样 這樣) zuò (doing 做), núlì (slave 奴隶 奴隸) jiù (then 就) yǒufú (yǒu·fú {is having} · blessings → [is happy] 有福) le ([(at the end of a phrase/sentence) indicates a change] 了)! 47 Wǒ (I 我) shízài (shí·zài {solidly → [truly]} · presently 实在 實在) gàosu (tell 告诉 告訴) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們), zhǔrén (zhǔ·rén master · person 主人) huì (will 会 會) wěipài (wěi·pài appoint · {river branch → [appoint]} 委派) tā (him 他) guǎnlǐ (guǎn·lǐ {to take care of} · {to administer} 管理) suǒyǒu (suǒ·yǒu {(all) which} · {(there) are having → [(there) are]} → [all] 所有) cáiwù (cái·wù (his) valuables · things → [(his) belongings] 财物 財物). 🔼
📖 📄 📘 Bǎoluó (Paul 保罗 保羅) hé ({(together) with} → [and] 和 和/龢) Bānábā (Barʹna·bas 巴拿巴) gēn (with 跟) tāmen (tā·men him · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) fāshēngle (fā·shēng·le {issued forth} · {made to come to life} · {to completion} 发生了 發生了) bùshǎo (bù·shǎo not · little 不少) zhēngzhí (zhēng·zhí {contending → [disagreeing]} · {holding in the hand → [sticking to views]} 争执 爭執) hé ({(together) with} → [and] 和 和/龢) biànlùn (biàn·lùn disputing · discussing 辩论 辯論). Wèile (Wèi·le {on account of} · {to completion} 为了 為了) zhèige (zhèi·ge this · [mw] 这个 這個) zhēngyì (zhēng·yì {contending → [disputing]} · discussing → [dispute] 争议 爭議), dàjiā (dà·jiā big · family → [everyone] 大家) ānpái (ān·pái {placed in a suitable position} · arranged (for) → [arranged (for)] 安排) Bǎoluó (Paul 保罗 保羅), Bānábā (Barʹna·bas 巴拿巴), hé ({(together) with} → [and] 和 和/龢) lìngwài (lìng·wài separate · outside → [other] 另外) jǐ (few 几 幾) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) rén (men 人) shàng ({to go up to} 上) Yēlùsālěng (Jerusalem 耶路撒冷) qù ({to go} 去) jiàn ({to see} 见 見) shǐtú (shǐ·tú sent · disciples → [apostles] 使徒) hé ({(together) with} → [and] 和 和/龢) zhǎnglǎo (zhǎng·lǎo {grown → [elder]} · old (men) → [elders] 长老 長老). 🔼
📖 📄 📘 1 Yīncǐ (Yīn·cǐ {because of} · this 因此), wǒ (I 我) xiàng (to 向 向/曏/嚮) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) dāngzhōng (dāng·zhōng in · among 当中 當中) de (’s 的) gèwèi (gè·wèi each · {place of → [mw for persons]} 各位) zhǎnglǎo (zhǎng·lǎo {grown → [elder]} · old (man) → [elder] 长老 長老) tíchū (tí·chū {carry (hanging down from the hand) → [raise]} · out 提出) qǐngqiú (qǐng·qiú requesting · entreating → [request] 请求 請求) (wǒ (I 我) yě (also 也) shì (am 是) zhǎnglǎo (zhǎng·lǎo an {grown → [elder]} · old (man) → [an elder] 长老 長老), wǒ (I 我) céng (had 曾) qīnyǎn (qīn·yǎn {intimate → [with my own]} · eyes 亲眼 親眼) jiànzhèng (jiàn·zhèng seen · {evidence of} → [witnessed] 见证 見證) Jīdū (Christ 基督) shòukǔ (shòu·kǔ receiving · {being bitter → [suffering]} 受苦), wèilái (wèi·lái (in what) {has not yet} · come → [in the future] 未来 未來) hái (also 还 還) huì (will 会 會) gòngxiǎng (gòng·xiǎng sharing · enjoy 共享) jiāngyào (jiāng·yào {in the future} · will 将要 將要) xiǎnlù ({be revealed} 显露 顯露) chulai (chu·lai out · {to come} 出来 出來) de (’s 的) róngyào (róng·yào glory · {being shining → [glory]} → [glory] 荣耀 榮耀)): 2 Yào ((you) must 要) mùyǎng (mù·yǎng herd · {provide for} → [shepherd] 牧养 牧養) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) jiāogěi (jiāo·gěi {has handed over} · {to be given to} 交给 交給) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) zhàogu (zhào·gu {to take care of} · {to look after} 照顾 照顧) de (’s 的) yángqún (yáng·qún sheep · flock 羊群), fùqi (fù·qi shoulder · {to be rising → [up]} 负起 負起) jiāndū (jiān·dū supervising · overseeing (persons) → [overseers] 监督 監督) de (’ 的) zérèn (zé·rèn responsibility · {giving of free reign → [position]} → [responsibility] 责任 責任), bú (not 不) shì (being 是) pòyú (pò·yú compelled · to 迫于 迫於)‐wúnài (wú·nài {not having} · {how → [coping]} → [having no choice] 无奈 無奈), ér ({but (rather)} 而) shì (being 是) zài (at 在) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor’s → [God’s]} → [God’s] 上帝) miànqián (miàn·qián face · before → [before him] 面前) lèyì (lè·yì {being (of) happy} · {meaning → [intention]} → [being willing] 乐意 樂意) fúwù (fú·wù {to serve} · {to devote (yourself)} 服务 服務), bú (not 不) shì (being 是) yīnwei (yīn·wei {because of} · {on account of} 因为 因為) tān’ài (tān’·ài coveting · loving 贪爱 貪愛) bú (not 不) zhèngdàng (zhèng·dàng upright · proper 正当 正當) de (’s 的) lìyì (lì·yì {sharpening → [gain]} · profit → [profit] 利益), ér ({but (rather)} 而) shì (being 是) yīnwei (yīn·wei {because of} · {on account of} 因为 因為) rèchéng (rè·chéng {being hot} · {being sincere} → [being zealous] 热诚 熱誠), 🔼
📖 📄 📘 1 Rén (man 人) jiélì (jié·lì {is drying up → [is using up]} · strength → [is doing his utmost] 竭力) fúhé (fú·hé {to tally with → [to accord with]} · {to close with → [to conform with]} 符合) zīgé (zī·gé means · grid → [qualifications] 资格 資格) zuò ({to become} 做) jiāndū (jiān·dū supervising · overseeing (person) → [overseer] 监督 監督), jiùshì xiàngwǎng měihǎo de gōngzuò. Zhèi jù huà zhēnshí kěkào. 2 Jiāndū (Jiān·dū supervising · overseeing (person) → [overseer] 监督 監督) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) wúkě (wú·kě {not be having} · {being able} 无可 無可)‐zhǐzé (zhǐ·zé {(to be pointed at with) finger → [to be pointed at]} · {to be criticized} 指责 指責), zhǐ zuò yí ge nǚzǐ de zhàngfu, shēnghuó yǒu jiézhì (jié·zhì {nodes → [sections]} · {being regulated} → [being moderated] 节制 節制), sīxiǎng (thinking 思想) jiànquán (jiàn·quán {be healthy} · {be whole} → [be sound] 健全), zuòshì yǒu tiáolǐ (tiáo·lǐ {long and narrow things → [items]} · {being put in order} → [orderliness] 条理 條理), hàokè (hào·kè {be fond of} · guests → [be hospitable] 好客), jùbèi jiàodǎo de nénglì, 3 bú zuìjiǔ, bù xiōngbào, tōngqíng‐dálǐ ((tōng·qíng {(go) through to → [connect with]} · reason → [be reasonable] 通情)‐(dá·lǐ attain · reason → [show good sense] 达理 達理) → [be understanding and reasonable (may be a rearrangement of tōngdá qínglǐ)]), bù (not 不) xǐ’ài (xǐ’·ài {be liking} · {be loving} 喜爱 喜愛) zhēngchǎo (zhēng·chǎo {contending → [arguing]} · {making noise → [quarrelling]} → [quarrelling] 争吵 爭吵), bù tān’ài qiáncái, 4 hǎohāo (hǎo·hāo well · {with care} 好好 好好) dūdǎo (dū·dǎo {be superintending and directing} · {be leading} 督导 督導) zìjǐ de jiā, érnǚ shùnfú, érqiě shífēn zhuāngzhòng (zhuāng·zhòng {being of village → [being of manor] → [being serious]} · {being weighty} → [being serious] 庄重 莊重) rènzhēn. 5 (Rén bù zhīdào zěnyàng dūdǎo zìjǐ de jiā, yòu zěnnéng (zěn·néng how · {would be able} 怎能) zhàogu Shàngdì de huìzhòng ne?) 6 Jiāndū (Jiān·dū supervising · overseeing (person) → [overseer] 监督 監督) bù (not 不) gāi (should 该 該) shì (be 是) xīnjìn (xīn·jìn newly · {nearly → [recently]} 新近) gǎixìn (gǎi·xìn changed · believing → [converted] 改信) de ({’s (one)} 的), kǒngpà tā jiāo’ào‐zìdà, jiù nántáo Móguǐ (Mó·guǐ Devil · Demon → [Devil] 魔鬼) suǒ shòu de pànjué. 7 Jiāndū (Jiān·dū supervising · overseeing (person) → [overseer] 监督 監督) yě (also 也) gāi (should 该 該) zài (at 在) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) yǐwài (yǐ·wài {from there} · outside 以外) yǒu (have 有) hǎo (good 好) míngshēng (míng·shēng name · sound → [reputation] 名声 名聲), miǎnde shòu rén zhǐzé, luòrù Móguǐ (Mó·guǐ Devil · Demon → [Devil] 魔鬼) de (’s 的) quāntào (quān·tào {circle → [pen]} · {noose → [trap]} → [snare] 圈套).
📖 📄 📘 8 Tóngyàng (Tóng·yàng {(in the) same} · {pattern → [way]} 同样 同樣), zhùlǐ púrén ((zhù·lǐ {assisting (in)} · managing → [ministerial] 助理) (pú·rén servant · men 仆人 僕人) → [ministerial servants]) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) zhuāngzhòng (zhuāng·zhòng {be of village → [be of manor] → [be serious]} · {be weighty} → [be serious] 庄重 莊重) rènzhēn (rèn·zhēn recognize · {being real} → [be serious] 认真 認真), bú yì‐kǒu‐liǎng‐shé, bú shìjiǔ háoyǐn, bù tān bú zhèngdàng de lìyì, 9 běnzhe (běn·zhe {root or stem → [in line with]} · being → [in line with] 本着 本着/著) qīngbái (qīng·bái clean · white 清白) de (’s 的) liángxīn (liáng·xīn good · heart → [conscience] 良心), jǐnshǒu xìnyǎng de shénshèng mìmì (mì·mì secret · {dense → [close] → [secret]} (thing) → [secret] 秘密 秘/祕密).
📖 📄 📘 10 Zhèixiē (Zhèi·xiē this · {indefinite number of} → [these] 这些 這些) rén (men 人) yě (also 也) gāi (should 该 該) xiān (first 先) shòu ({be subjected to} 受) shìyàn (testing 试验 試驗), kànkan (kàn·kan {to see} · {to see} 看看) shìfǒu (shì·fǒu (if) {(they) are} · {(or) not} 是否) héshì (hé·shì {closing → [fitting]} · fitting 合适 合適), rúguǒ (rú·guǒ if · {fruit → [if indeed]} 如果) wúkě (wú·kě {(they) are not having} · {being able} 无可 無可)‐zhǐzé (zhǐ·zé {(to be pointed at with) finger → [to be pointed at]} · {to be criticized} 指责 指責), jiù (then 就) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ {(you) may} · [suf] 可以) ràng (let 让 讓) tāmen (tā·men him · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) zuò (be 做) púrén (pú·rén servant · men 仆人 僕人).
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📖 📄 📘 12 Zhùlǐ púrén ((Zhù·lǐ {assisting (in)} · managing → [ministerial] 助理) (pú·rén servant · men 仆人 僕人) → [ministerial servants]) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) zhǐ (just 只 只/秖/衹/祇) zuò (be 做) yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) nǚzǐ (nǚ·zǐ female · person → [woman] 女子) de (’s 的) zhàngfu (husbands 丈夫), hǎohāo (hǎo·hāo well · {with care} 好好 好好) dūdǎo (dū·dǎo {superintending and directing} · leading 督导 督導) érnǚ (ér·nǚ {children → [sons]} · {girls → [daughters]} 儿女 兒女) hé ({(together) with} → [and] 和 和/龢) zìjǐ (selves 自己) de (’ 的) jiā (households 家). 🔼
📖 📄 📘 5 Wǒ (I 我) bǎ (held 把) nǐ (you 你) liú ({to be left behind} 留 留/畱) zài (in 在) Kèlǐtè (Crete 克里特), shì (was 是) yào ({to require} 要) nǐ (you 你) ànzhào (àn·zhào {referring to → [in accordance with]} · {illuminated (by) → [reflecting] → [in accordance with]} → [in accordance with] 按照) wǒ de ((wǒ me 我) (de ’s 的) → [my]) fēnfu (instructing 吩咐) jiūzhèng (jiū·zhèng {to correct} · {to be right} 纠正 糾正) bìduān (bì·duān malpractice · items → [systemic problems] 弊端), bìng zài gè zuò chéng li wěirèn (wěi·rèn {to designate} · {to give free reign to → [to appoint]} 委任) zhǎnglǎo (zhǎng·lǎo {grown → [elder]} · old (men) → [elders] 长老 長老). 6 Yǒu ({(there) is having} → [(there) is] 有) shéi (whom 谁 誰) wúkě (wú·kě {not having} · {being able} 无可 無可)‐zhǐzé (zhǐ·zé {(to be pointed at with) finger → [to be pointed at]} · {to be criticized} 指责 指責), zhǐyǒu (zhǐ·yǒu only · having 只有) yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) qīzi (qī·zi wife · [suf for nouns] 妻子), érnǚ yě shì xìn Zhǔ de, méiyǒu rén kònggào (accusing 控告) tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) érnǚ (ér·nǚ {children → [sons]} · {girls → [daughters]} 儿女 兒女) fàngzòng (fàng·zòng (of) {letting go} · {releasing → [(of) indulging]} 放纵 放縱) huò fǎnpàn, nǐ jiù kěyǐ wěirèn tā. 7 Jiāndū (Jiān·dū supervising · overseeing (person) → [overseer] 监督 監督) shēnwéi (shēn·wéi {body → [self]} · being → [as] 身为 身為) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) guǎnjiā (guǎn·jiā {looking after} · household (person) → [steward] 管家), bìxū (must 必须 必須) wúkě‐zhǐzé, bù jiānchí jǐjiàn (jǐ·jiàn self’s · {seeing → [view]} 己见 己見), bù qīngyì dòngnù, bú zuìjiǔ, bù xiōngbào (xiōng·bào {be fierce} · {be sudden and violent → [be brutal]} 凶暴 凶/兇暴), bù (not 不) tān ({be greedy of} 贪 貪) bú zhèngdàng de lìyì. 8 Tā bìxū hàokè (hào·kè {be fond of} · guests → [be hospitable] 好客), xǐ’ài liángshàn, sīxiǎng jiànquán (jiàn·quán {be healthy} · {be whole} → [be sound] 健全), zhèngyì, zhōngzhēn, zìzhì, 9 jiānchí (jiān·chí firmly · {hold to} 坚持 堅持) yòng (using 用) xìnshí de huàyǔ fāhuī (fā·huī {to send out} · {to wield} 发挥 發揮) jiàodǎo (jiào·dǎo teaching · instructing 教导 教導) de (’s 的) yìshù (art 艺术 藝術), yǐqiú néng yòng jiànquán de jiàodǎo gǔlì rén, yě néng zébèi (zé·bèi {to reprove} · {to prepare} → [to reprove] 责备 責備) fǎnbó de rén. 🔼
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