[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

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📖 📄 📘 … 5 Nǐmen zìjǐ qīngchu zhīdào, fán yínluàn de (’s 的), bùjié de (’s 的), tānxīn de (’s 的), yě jiùshì bài ǒuxiàng de (’s 的), zhèyàng de (’s 的) rén dōu juéduì bùnéng jìn Jīdū hé (and 和) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝) de (’s 的) Wángguó chéngshòu chǎnyè.

📖 📄 📘 … 9 yīnwei guāngmíng suǒ ({that which (it)} 所) jiē de (’s 的) guǒshí, jiùshì gè yàng de (’s 的) liángshàn, gōngyì, zhèngzhí. 10 Yào ((you) must 要) búduàn (bú·duàn not · {break off} → [keep on] 不断 不斷) quèrèn (què·rèn {to be true} · identifying → [identifying with certainty] 确认 確認) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) shì (is 是) Zhǔ (Lord 主) suǒ ({that which (he)} 所) jiēnà (jiē·nà receives · accepts 接纳 接納) de (’ 的). …

📖 📄 📘 … 17 Suǒyǐ (Suǒ·yǐ {that which} · {is the reason} → [so] 所以), búyào (bú·yào not · must → [must not] 不要) jìxù (continue 继续 繼續) bù (not 不) hélǐ (hé·lǐ {closing with → [fitting with]} · reason → [being reasonable] 合理) le ([indicates a change] 了), yào (must 要) búduàn (bú·duàn not · {break off} → [keep on] 不断 不斷) biànmíng (biàn·míng differentiating · {to be clear} 辨明) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) de (’s 的) zhǐyì (will 旨意) shì (is 是) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼). …

📖 📄 📘 … 23 yīnwei zhàngfu shì (is 是) qīzi de (’s 的) tóu, zhèngrú Jīdū shì (is 是) huìzhòng de (’s 的) tóu; huìzhòng shì (is 是) shēntǐ, Jīdū shì (is 是) zhèige shēntǐ de (’s 的) jiùzhǔ. … 25 Zuò (are 做) zhàngfu (husbands 丈夫) de ({’ (ones)} 的), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) yào (must 要) jìxù (continue 继续 繼續) ài (loving 爱 愛) qīzi (qī·zi wives · [suf for nouns] 妻子), zhèngrú (zhèng·rú just · as 正如) Jīdū (Jī·dū foundation · {directing (person)} → [Christ] 基督) ài (loved 爱 愛) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾), wèi (for 为 為/爲) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) xīshēngle (xī·shēng·le {sacrificed · {(as with a) domestic animal} → [sacrificed]} · [indicates a change] 牺牲了 犧牲了) zìjǐ (self 自己), 26 hǎo (well 好) jièzhe (jiè·zhe {making use of} · being → [making use of] 借着 借/藉着/著) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝) de (’s 的) huàyǔ (word 话语 話語) shǐ ({to cause} 使) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) jiéjìng ({to be cleansed} 洁净 潔凈/淨) chéngshèng (chéng·shèng {to become} · holy 成圣 成聖), fǎngfú ({as if} 仿佛 彷/髣/仿彿/髴/佛) yòng (using 用) shuǐ (water 水) xǐjìng (xǐ·jìng {to be washed} · clean 洗净 洗凈/淨) yíyàng (yí·yàng {(of) one} · {pattern → [way]} → [the same way] 一样 一樣). 27 Zhèyàng (Zhè·yàng this · {pattern → [way]} 这样 這樣), tā (he 他) jiù (then 就) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ could · [suf] 可以) bǎ (hold 把) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) xiàngěi (xiàn·gěi {to be presented} · {to be given to} 献给 獻給) zìjǐ (self 自己), guāngcǎi‐zhàorén, méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · having 没有 沒有) bāndiǎn, zhòuwén, huò (or 或) rènhé (rèn·hé {no matter} · which → [any] 任何) quēxiàn, shèngjié (shèng·jié holy · clean 圣洁 聖潔) wúxiá (wú·xiá {not having} · flaw 无瑕 無瑕).

📖 📄 📘 28 Tóngyàng (Tóng·yàng same · {pattern → [way]} 同样 同樣), zhàngfu (husbands 丈夫) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) ài (love 爱 愛) qīzi (qī·zi wives · [suf for nouns] 妻子), jiù (exactly 就) xiàng (as 像/象) ài ((they) love 爱 愛) zìjǐ (selves 自己) de (’ 的) shēntǐ (bodies 身体 身體) yíyàng (yí·yàng {(of) one} · {pattern → [way]} → [the same way] 一样 一樣). Ài ({to love} 爱 愛) qīzi (qī·zi wife · [suf for nouns] 妻子) jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · is 就是) ài ({to love} 爱 愛) zìjǐ (self 自己) le ({to completion} 了). 29 Cónglái (Cóng·lái always · {coming from → [since]} → [all along] 从来 從來) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu (there) not · {has been having} 没有 沒有) rén (man 人) zēngwù (hating 憎恶 憎惡) zìjǐ (self 自己) de (’s 的) shēntǐ (body 身体 身體), zhǐ ((he) only 只 只/秖/衹/祇) huì (would 会 會) wèiyǎng (wèi·yǎng feed · support (it) 喂养 喂/餵養) àihù (ài·hù love · protect → [cherish] (it) 爱护 愛護), jiù (exactly 就) xiàng (as 像/象) Jīdū (Christ 基督) duìdài (duì·dài treats · {deals with} 对待 對待) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) yíyàng (yí·yàng {(of) one} · {pattern → [way]} → [the same way] 一样 一樣), … 33 Wúlùn (Wú·lùn {not having} · {discussing of} → [no matter] 无论 無論)‐rúhé (rú·hé like · what → [what] 如何), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) měi (each 每) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) rén (man 人) dōu ({each one} 都) gāi (should 该 該) ài (love 爱 愛) qīzi (qī·zi wife · [suf for nouns] 妻子), jiù (exactly 就) xiàng (as 像/象) ài ({(he) does love} 爱 愛) zìjǐ (self 自己) yíyàng (yí·yàng {(of) one} · {pattern → [way]} → [the same way] 一样 一樣); qīzi (qī·zi wife · [suf for nouns] 妻子) yě (also 也) gāi (should 该 該) shēnshēn (deeply · deeply 深深) zūnjìng (respect 尊敬) zhàngfu (husband 丈夫).