[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.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Yǎgè‐Shū ((Yǎgè James 雅各)‐(Shū Writing → [Book] 书 書) → [The Letter of James]) 4 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 4 Duì (towards 对 對) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) bùzhōng (bù·zhōng not · {are faithful} 不忠) de (’s 的) rén (persons 人) a ([ptcl used in direct address] 啊), nándào (nán·dào {is (it) difficult} · {to suppose} 难道 難道) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) bù (not 不) zhīdào (zhī·dào {do know} · {(the) way (of)} → [do know] 知道) gēn (with 跟) shìsú (shì·sú world · {secular (world)} 世俗) yǒuhǎo (yǒu·hǎo {being friendly} · {being good} 友好), jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · is 就是) gēn (with 跟) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) díduì (dí·duì {(as) enemy} · {being towards} 敌对 敵對) ma ([? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)? Suǒyǐ (Suǒ·yǐ {that which} · {is the reason} → [therefore] 所以), shéi (whoever 谁 誰) xiǎng (wants 想) gēn (with 跟) shìsú (shì·sú world · {secular (world)} 世俗) zuò ({to be} 做) péngyou (friend 朋友), shéi (whoever 谁 誰) jiù (then 就) shǐ ({is making} 使) zìjǐ (self 自己) chéngwéi (chéng·wéi become · {to be} 成为 成為) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) dírén (dí·rén enemy · person 敌人 敵人). … 6 Búguò, Shàngdì suǒ cì de (’s 的) fènwài ēndiǎn lìliang gèng dà. Yīncǐ yǒu huà shuō: “Shàngdì yǔ gāo’ào de (’s 的) rén wéidí, què cì fènwài ēndiǎn gěi qiānbēi de (’s 的) rén.”

📖 📄 📘 7 Suǒyǐ (Suǒ·yǐ {that which} · {is the reason} → [therefore] 所以) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) yào (must 要) shùnfú ({submit to} 顺服 順服) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝), fǎnkàng (fǎn·kàng oppose · resist 反抗) Móguǐ (Mó·guǐ devil · demon → [Devil] 魔鬼), Móguǐ (Mó·guǐ devil · demon → [Devil] 魔鬼) jiù (then 就) huì (will 会 會) líkāi (lí·kāi leaving · {to be opened from → [away from]} 离开 離開) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) táopǎo (táo·pǎo fleeing · run 逃跑) le ([indicates a change] 了). 8 Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) yào (must 要) qīnjìn (qīn·jìn {be close to} · approach 亲近 親近) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝), Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) jiù (then 就) huì (will 会 會) qīnjìn (qīn·jìn {be close to} · approach 亲近 親近) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們). Yǒu (have 有) zuì (sin 罪) de (’s 的) rén (persons 人) a ([ptcl used in direct address] 啊), yào ((you) must 要) shǐ (make 使) nǐmen de ((nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) (de ’s 的) → [your]) shǒu (hands 手) jiéjìng (clean 洁净 潔凈/淨); sānxīn‐èryì ((sān·xīn {(of) three} · hearts 三心)‐(èr·yì {(of) two} · intentions 二意) → [indecisive]) de (’s 的) rén (persons 人) a ([ptcl used in direct address] 啊), yào ((you) must 要) shǐ (make 使) nǐmen de ((nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) (de ’s 的) → [your]) xīn (hearts 心) chúnjié (chún·jié pure · clean 纯洁 純潔). …

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