[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.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Shǐtú Xíngzhuàn ((Shǐ·tú Sent · Disciples’ → [Apostles’] 使徒) (Xíng·zhuàn Doings · Biography 行传 行傳) → [Acts]) 20 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 7 Jiēzhe nèi zhōu de (’s 的) tóu yī (one 一) tiān, wǒmen jùjí chīfàn. Bǎoluó yīnwei dì‐èr tiān yào zǒu, jiù xiàng zhòngrén yǎnshuō, érqiě bǎ jiǎnghuà yáncháng, zhídào bànyè. 8 Wǒmen zài lóushang jùjí de (’s 的) fángjiān diǎnqile xǔduō dēng. 9 Yǒu yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) niánqīngrén míngjiào Yóutuīgǔ, zuò zài chuāngkǒu, Bǎoluó jìxù jiǎnghuà de (’s 的) shíhou, tā (he 他) shúshuì le, dào shuì de (’s 的) hūnchén, jiù cóng sān lóu diào xiaqu, fú qilai yǐjing sǐ le. 10 Bǎoluó xià lóu, fú zài tā (him 他) shēnshang, yōngbàozhe tā (him 他), shuō: “Búyào xuānrǎng, tā (he 他) yǒu shēngmìng le.” 11 Bǎoluó shàng lóu qù chī diǎnr dōngxi, chīguo yǐhòu, qīngtánle xǔjiǔ, zhídào pòxiǎo cái líkāi. 12 Tāmen bǎ huó guolai de (’s 的) nánháir dài huiqu, búshèng kuàiwèi.

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📖 📄 📘 … 20 Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) yě (also 也) zhīdào (zhī·dào know · {(the) way (of)} → [know] 知道), zhǐyào (zhǐ·yào (it) only · {required that} → [so long as] 只要) shì ({(they) were} 是) duì (towards → [to] 对 對) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) yǒuyì (yǒu·yì having · profit 有益) de (’s 的) shì (things 事), wǒ (I 我) dōu ({all of them} 都) háowú bǎoliú ((háo·wú {(even) a fine hair (of)} · {not having} → [not having even a little] 毫无 毫無) (bǎo·liú {protecting → [preserving]} · {to be remaining} 保留) → [holding nothing back]) de (-ly 地) gàosule (gàosu·le {told (them) to} · {to completion} 告诉了 告訴了) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們), wúlùn (wú·lùn {not having} · {discussing of} (if) → [no matter if] 无论 無論) shì ({(it) was} 是) zài (in 在) gōngzhòng (gōng·zhòng public · crowd → [public] 公众 公眾) chǎnghé (chǎng·hé {gathering place} · {closing → [gathering]} → [setting] 场合 場合) háishi (hái·shi {still more → [or]} · {(it) was} 还是 還是) āijiā‐āihù ((āi·jiā {one after another} · households 挨家)‐(āi·hù {one after another} · doors 挨户 挨戶) → [house to house]), wǒ (I 我) dōu ({in both those cases} 都) jiàodǎo (jiào·dǎo taught · instructed 教导 教導) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們). …

📖 📄 📘 … 28 Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) yào (must 要) liúyì (liú·yì {let remain} · {thoughts → [attention] on} → [pay attention to] 留意) zìjǐ (selves 自己) hé ({(together) with} → [and] 和 和/龢) zhěnggè (zhěng·gè entire · [mw] 整个 整個) yángqún (yáng·qún sheep · flock 羊群), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) tōngguò (tōng·guò through · passing → [passing through] → [through] 通过 通過) shénshèng lìliang ((shén·shèng godly · holy 神圣 神聖) (lì·liang force · quantity 力量) → [holy spirit]) wěirènle (wěi·rèn·le {has designated} · {has given free reign to → [has appointed]} · {to completion} 委任了) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) zuò ({to be} 做) yángqún (yáng·qún sheep · flock 羊群) de (’s 的) jiāndū (jiān·dū supervising · overseeing (persons) → [overseers] 监督 監督), yào (requiring 要) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) mùyǎng (mù·yǎng {to herd} · {to provide for} → [to shepherd] 牧养 牧養) tā (he 他) yòng (used 用) zìjǐ (self’s 自己) Érzi (Ér·zi {Child → [Son]} · [suf for nouns] 儿子 兒子) de (’s 的) xuè (blood 血) mǎi ({to purchase} 买 買) huílai (huí·lai {to circle back} · {to come} 回来 回來) de (’s 的) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾). 29 Wǒ (I 我) zhīdào (zhī·dào know · {(the) way (of)} → [know] 知道) wǒ (I 我) líkāi (lí·kāi leave · {to be opened → [away]} 离开 離開) hòu ({after (that)} 后 後/后), cánbào (cán·bào {injuring → [cruel]} · brutal 残暴 殘暴) de (’s 的) láng (wolves 狼) huì (will 会 會) hùnjìn (hùn·jìn blend · {to enter into} → [infiltrate] 混进 混進) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) dāngzhōng (dāng·zhōng in · among 当中 當中), tāmen (tā·men he · [pl] → [they] 他们 他們) búhuì (bú·huì not · will → [will not] 不会 不會) àixī (ài·xī love · {care for tenderly} 爱惜 愛惜) yángqún (yáng·qún sheep · flock 羊群), 30 lián ({connecting to} → [even] 连 連) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) zhōngjiān (among 中间 中間) yě (even 也) huì (will 会 會) yǒu ({be having} 有) rén (men 人) diāndǎo (diān·dǎo jolting · {to exchange} → [reversing] 颠倒 顛倒)‐shìfēi (shì·fēi {is → [right]} · {not → [wrong]} → [right and wrong] 是非), lālong (lā·long {to draw} · {to gather together} → [to draw over to their side] 拉拢 拉攏) méntú (mén·tú {school of thought} · disciples 门徒 門徒) gēncóng (gēn·cóng {to follow} · {to follow → [to obey]} 跟从 跟從) tāmen (tā·men him · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們).

📖 📄 📘 … 35 Wǒ (I 我) shìshì (thing · thing → [in everything] 事事) dōu ({in all those cases} 都) yǐ (used 以)‐shēn (body → [self] 身)‐zuò ({to be} 作)‐zé (standard → [example] 则 則), ràng ({to let} 让 讓) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) zhīdào (zhī·dào know · {(the) way (of)} → [know] 知道) yào ((you) must 要) xiàng (like 像/象) wǒ (me 我) zhèyàng (zhè·yàng this · {form → [way]} 这样 這樣) nǔlì (nǔ·lì exert · strength 努力) gōngzuò (gōng·zuò work · {to do} → [to work] 工作), bāngzhù (help 帮助 幫助) ruǎnruò (ruǎn·ruò soft · weak → [weak] 软弱 軟弱) de (’s 的) rén (people 人), yě (also 也) yào (must 要) láojì (láo·jì {(as if holding in) pen → [being firm] → [firmly]} · {keep in mind} 牢记 牢記) Zhǔ (Lord 主) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) de (’ 的) huà (words 话 話), tā (he 他) shuō (said 说 說/説): ‘Shīyǔ (giving 施与/予 施與/予) bǐ ({compared to} 比) jiēshòu (jiē·shòu {coming into contact → [receiving]} · receiving → [receiving] 接受) gèng ({more so} 更) kuàilè ({(is bringing) being happy} 快乐 快樂).’ ”

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