[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.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Mǎtài Fúyīn ((Mǎtài Matthew’s 马太 馬太) (Fú·yīn Blessings · {Sounds → [News]} 福音) → [The Good News According to Matthew]) 16 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 1 Fǎlìsài (Pharisee 法利赛 法利賽) pài ({river branch} → [school of thought] 派) hé (and 和) Sādūgāi (Sadducee 撒都该 撒都該) pài ({river branch} → [school of thought] 派) de (’s 的) rén lái jiàn Yēsū, yào shìtan tā (him 他), jiù qǐng Yēsū gěi tāmen xiǎn ge ([mw] 个 個/个) cóng tiānshang lái de (’s 的) píngzhèng. 2 Yēsū huídá tāmen shuō: “[[Dàole bàngwǎn, nǐmen cháng shuō: ‘Míngtiān shì ({will be} 是) qíngtiān, yīnwei tiānkōng hóngde xiàng huǒ.’ 3 Zǎoshang jiù shuō: ‘Jīntiān huì xiàng dōngtiān yíyàng xiàyǔ, yīnwei tiānkōng suīrán hóngde xiàng huǒ, què yīnchénchén de (’s 的).’ Tiānxiàng nǐmen zhīdào zěnyàng biànmíng, dàn biǎomíng zhè shì (is 是) shénme shídài de (’s 的) píngzhèng, nǐmen què bùnéng biànmíng.]] 4 Zhè yí (one 一) dài xié’è tōngjiān de (’s 的) rén lǎoshi yào kàn qíshì zuòwéi píngzhèng, kěshì chúle Yuēná (Jonah 约拿 約拿) de (’s 的) shì zuòwéi píngzhèng, zài méiyǒu píngzhèng gěi zhè yí (one 一) dài rén kàn le.” Yēsū jiù líkāi tāmen zǒu le.

📖 📄 📘 5 Méntú guò duì’àn qù, wàngle dài bǐng. 6 Yēsū duì tāmen shuō: “Nǐmen yào jǐnshèn, dāngxīn Fǎlìsài (Pharisee 法利赛 法利賽) pài ({river branch} → [school of thought] 派) hé (and 和) Sādūgāi (Sadducee 撒都该 撒都該) pài ({river branch} → [school of thought] 派) de (’s 的) jiào.” 7 Tāmen jiù bǐcǐ yìlùn shuō: “Shì (is 是) yīnwei wǒmen méiyǒu dài bǐng lái ba.” 8 Yēsū zhīdào le, jiù shuō: “Wèishénme yīnwei méiyǒu bǐng jiù zhèyàng bǐcǐ yìlùn ne? Nǐmen de (’s 的) xìnxīn tài xiǎo le! 9 Nǐmen hái bù (not 不) míngbai ma? Nándào nǐmen bú (not 不) jìde wǔqiān rén nèi cì de (’s 的) wǔ ge ([mw] 个 個/个) bǐng, bú (not 不) jìde shímǎnle duōshao ge ([mw] 个 個/个) lánzi ma? 10 Yě bú (not 不) jìde sìqiān rén nèi cì de (’s 的) qī ge ([mw] 个 個/个) bǐng, bú (not 不) jìde shímǎnle duōshao ge ([mw] 个 個/个) luókuāng ma? 11 Nǐmen zěnme kànbuchū, wǒ (I 我) gēn nǐmen shuō de (’s 的) bú (not 不) shì (is 是) bǐng ne? Nǐmen yào dīfang Fǎlìsài (Pharisee 法利赛 法利賽) pài ({river branch} → [school of thought] 派) hé (and 和) Sādūgāi (Sadducee 撒都该 撒都該) pài ({river branch} → [school of thought] 派) de (’s 的) jiào.” 12 Zhèyàng tāmen cái míngbai, Yēsū shuō yào dīfang de (’s 的), bú (not 不) shì (was 是) bǐng de (’s 的) jiào, ér shì (was 是) Fǎlìsài (Pharisee 法利赛 法利賽) pài ({river branch} → [school of thought] 派) hé (and 和) Sādūgāi (Sadducee 撒都该 撒都該) pài ({river branch} → [school of thought] 派) de (’s 的) jiàoyì.

📖 📄 📘 13 Yēsū láidào Kǎisālǐyà Féilìbǐ jìng nèi, jiù wèn méntú shuō: “Zhòngrén shuō rén Zǐ shì (is 是) shéi?” 14 Tāmen shuō: “Yǒude shuō shì (is 是) Shījìnzhě Yuēhàn, yǒude shuō shì (is 是) Yǐlìyà, hái yǒude shuō shì (is 是) Yēlìmǐ huò xiānzhī zhōng de (’s 的) yí (one 一) wèi.” 15 Yēsū duì tāmen shuō: “Nǐmen ne? Nǐmen shuō wǒ (I 我) shì (am 是) shéi?” 16 Xīmén (Simon 西门 西門) Bǐdé (Peter 彼得) huídá (huí·dá {circling back} · {to answer} 回答) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Nǐ (you 你) shì (are 是) Jīdū (Christ 基督), shì (are 是) zhēn (true 真)‐Shén (God 神) de (’s 的) Érzi (Ér·zi Son · [suf for nouns] 儿子 兒子).” 17 Yēsū jiù duì tā (him 他) shuō: “Yuēná (Jonah 约拿 約拿) de (’s 的) érzi Xīmén, nǐ (you 你) shì (are 是) yǒufú de (’s 的), yīnwei qǐshì nǐ (you 你) de (’s 的), bú (not 不) shì (was 是) xuèròuzhīqū, ér shì (was 是) wǒ (me 我) de (’s 的) tiān Fù. 18 Wǒ (I 我) yòu gàosu nǐ (you 你), nǐ (you 你) shì (are 是) Bǐdé, zài zhèi kuài pánshí shang, wǒ (I 我) yào jiànzào wǒ (me 我) de (’s 的) huìzhòng. Zhèi huìzhòng bùnéng bèi qiújìn zài Fénmù de (’s 的) mén nèi. 19 Wǒ (I 我) yào cìgěi nǐ (you 你) tiānshang Wángguó de (’s 的) yàoshi. Fán nǐ (you 你) zài dìshang kǔnbǎng de (’s 的), dōu shì ({will be} 是) tiānshang yǐjing kǔnbǎng de (’s 的); fán nǐ (you 你) zài dìshang jiěkāi de (’s 的), dōu shì ({will be} 是) tiānshang yǐjing jiěkāi de (’s 的).” 20 Ránhòu tā (he 他) zhèngzhòng de fēnfu méntú, búyào xiàng rènhé rén shuō tā (he 他) shì (was 是) Jīdū.

class="notproofread" 📖 📄 📘 21 Cóng nàshí qǐ, Yēsū Jīdū kāishǐ xiàng méntú zhǐchū, tā (he 他) bìxū dào Yēlùsālěng qù, zài zhǎnglǎo, jìsīzhǎng, chāojīng shì shǒu xià shòu hěn duō kǔ, yòu yào bèi shā, dì‐sān tiān fùhuó. 22 Yúshì Bǐdé bǎ tā (him 他) lādào yìpáng, xiǎng zhìzhǐ tā (him 他), shuō: “Zhǔ a, nǐ (you 你) gāi àixī zìjǐ, nǐ (you 你) jué búhuì yǒu zhèi zhǒng xiàchǎng de (’s 的).” 23 Yēsū què zhuǎn shēn duì Bǐdé shuō: “Sādàn, tuìdào wǒ (me 我) hòumian qù! Nǐ (you 你) shì (are 是) wǒ (me 我) de (’s 的) bànjiǎo shí, yīnwei nǐ (you 你) suǒ ({those which (you)} 所) xiǎng de (’s 的), bú (not 不) shì (are 是) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝) de (’s 的) yìsi, ér shì (are 是) rén de (’s 的) yìsi.”

📖 📄 📘 24 Nàshí (Nà·shí {(at) that} · {(particular) time} 那时 那時) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) duì (towards → [to] 对 對) méntú (mén·tú {school of thought} · disciples 门徒 門徒) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Shéi (whoever 谁 誰) xiǎng (wants 想) lái ({to come} 来 來) gēncóng (follow 跟从 跟從) wǒ (me 我), jiù (then 就) gāi (should 该 該) chéngrèn (chéng·rèn undertake · {to recognize} → [acknowledge] 承认 承認) búzài (bú·zài not · anymore 不再) yōngyǒu (yōng·yǒu {holding in one’s arms} · possessing → [owning] 拥有 擁有) zìjǐ (self 自己), bēiqi (bēi·qi shoulder · {to cause to rise → [up]} 背起 背/揹起) zìjǐ (self 自己) de (’s 的) kǔxíng (kǔ·xíng bitter · {punishment → [torture]} → [torture] 苦刑) zhù (post → [stake] 柱), búduàn (bú·duàn not · {breaking off} → [keeping on] 不断 不斷) gēnsuí (follow 跟随 跟隨) wǒ (me 我). 25 Shéi (whoever 谁 誰) xiǎng (wants 想) jiù zìjǐ de shēngmìng, jiù huì shīqù shēngmìng; shéi wèi wǒ shīqù shēngmìng, jiù huì dédào shēngmìng. 26 Rén jiùsuàn zhuàndào quán shìjiè, què péishang zìjǐ de shēngmìng, yòu yǒu shénme yìchu ne? Rén hái néng ná shénme lái huàn shēngmìng ne? 27 Rén‐Zǐ huì zài tā Fùqin de róngyào li, gēn tā de tiānshǐ yìqǐ láidào, ránhòu ànzhào gè rén de xíngwéi jǐyǔ jiǎngshǎng huò chéngfá. 28 Wǒ shízài gàosu nǐmen, zhàn zài zhèlǐ de rén, yǒude hái méiyǒu chángdào sǐ de zīwèir, jiù huì kànjian rén‐Zǐ zài tā de Wángguó li láidào.”