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### 📖 📄 📘 Gēlínduō Qiánshū ((Gēlínduō Corinth 哥林多) (Qián·shū Earlier · {Writing → [Letter]} 前书 前書) → [1 Corinthians]) 14 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 7 Méiyǒu (Méi·yǒu not · having 没有 沒有) shēngmìng (life 生命) ér ({and yet} 而) néng (able 能) fāchū shēngyīn de dōngxi yě shì zhèyàng de. Jiù ná dízi huò shùqín lái shuō, rúguǒ méiyǒu yīndiào de gāodī, shéi zhīdào dízi huò shùqín zòuchū de shì shénme? 8 Zàishuō, rúguǒ hàotǒng fāchū de xìnhào hánhú-bùqīng, shéi huì zhǔnbèi chūzhàn? 9 Zhàoyàng, yàoshi nǐmen shuō de huà bù (not 不) róngyì (róng·yì {are containing → [are allowing]} · {being easy} → [are easy] 容易) míngbai (míng·bai {to be bright (about) → [to understand]} · clearly 明白), shéi (who 谁 誰) zhīdào (zhī·dào {will know} · {(the) way (of)} → [will know] 知道) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) shuō ({are saying} 说 說/説) de ({’s (words)} 的) shì (are 是) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼)? Nàme (Nà·me {(in) that (case) → [then]} · [suf] 那么/末 那麼/末), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · {will be} 就是) xiàng (to 向 向/曏/嚮) kōngqì (kōng·qì {(that which) is empty → [air]} · air → [air] 空气 空氣) shuōhuà (shuō·huà speaking · words 说话 說/説話) le ([(at the end of a phrase/sentence) indicates a change] 了). 10 Shìshang (Shì·shang {generation → [world]} · upon 世上) de (’s 的) yǔyán (yǔ·yán languages · {(types of) speech} 语言 語言) duōzhǒng‐duōyàng, dàn méiyǒu yì zhǒng shì háowú yìyì de. 11 Rúguǒ wǒ tīng budǒng mǒu rén shuō de huà, duì tā lái shuō wǒ jiù xiàng ge wàizúrén (wài·zú·rén outside · nationalities · person 外族人), duì wǒ lái shuō tā yě xiàng ge wàizúrén (wài·zú·rén outside · nationalities · person 外族人). 12 Tóngyàng, nǐmen jìrán rèqiè xiàngwǎng (xiàng·wǎng {turn towards → [are partial to]} · {go towards} → [yearn for] 向往 向/嚮往) yīn ({because of} 因) shénshèng lìliang ((shén·shèng godly · holy 神圣 神聖) (lì·liang force · quantity 力量) → [holy spirit]) ér (thus 而) yǒu (have 有) de (’s 的) nénglì (néng·lì abilities · powers 能力), jiù yào zhuīqiú gèngduō kěyǐ gǔlì huìzhòng de nénglì.

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📖 📄 📘 26 Dìxiongmen (Dì·xiong·men {{younger brothers} · {elder brothers} → [brothers]} · [pl] 弟兄们 弟兄們), gāi ((you) should 该 該) zěnme (zěn·me what · [suf] 怎么 怎麼/麽) zuò (do 做) cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) duì ({would be towards} → [would be right] 对 對) ne ([? ptcl] 呢)? Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) jùjí (jù·jí {get together} · assemble 聚集) de (’s 的) shíhou ({(particular) times} 时候 時候), yǒurén (yǒu·rén {(there) is having → [(there) is]} · person 有人) xiànshang shīpiān, yǒurén (yǒu·rén {(there) is having → [(there) is]} · person 有人) shīxíng jiàodǎo, yǒurén (yǒu·rén {(there) is having → [(there) is]} · person 有人) chuánjiǎng qǐshì, yǒurén (yǒu·rén {(there) is having → [(there) is]} · person 有人) shuōchū wàiyǔ, yǒurén (yǒu·rén {(there) is having → [(there) is]} · person 有人) chuányì wàiyǔ. Wúlùn (Wú·lùn {not having} · {discussing of} → [no matter] 无论 無論) zuò ({(you) do} 做) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼), dōu ({in all those cases} 都) yào ({(you) must} 要) ràng (let 让 讓) rén (people 人) dédào (dé·dào get · {arriving at} 得到) gǔlì (gǔ·lì {drumming → [rousing]} · encouraging → [encouragement] 鼓励 鼓勵). … 33 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): …

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📖 📄 📘 … 40 Fánshì (Fán·shì all · things 凡事) dōu (all 都) yào (must 要) guīgui-jūjū, ānpái (ān·pái {be placed in a suitable position} · {be arranged} → [be arranged] 安排) tuǒdang.