[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.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Lùjiā Fúyīn ((Lùjiā Luke’s 路加) (Fú·yīn Blessings · {Sounds → [News]} 福音) → [The Good News According to Luke]) 12 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 … 15 Ránhòu (Rán·hòu {like that} · afterwards 然后 然後) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) duì (towards → [to] 对 對) zhòngrén (zhòng·rén {crowd of} · people 众人 眾/衆人) shuō (said 说 說/説): “Yào ({(you) must} 要) xiǎoxīn (xiǎo·xīn {be (of) small} · hearts → [be careful] 小心) dīfang (dī·fang {to carry} · {guarding against} 提防) gèzhǒng (gè·zhǒng every · {kind of} 各种 各種) tānlán (tān·lán coveting · {being greedy} 贪婪 貪婪), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) rén (person 人) bùguǎn (bù·guǎn not · {managing → [bothering about]} → [no matter] 不管) duōme (duō·me {(how) much} · [suf] → [how] 多么 多麼) fùyǒu (fù·yǒu {is wealthy} · {is having} → [is wealthy] 富有), tā (he 他) yōngyǒu (yōng·yǒu {holds in his arms} · possesses → [possesses] 拥有 擁有) de (’ 的) dōngxi (dōng·xi easts · wests → [things] 东西 東西) yě (even 也) bùnéng (bù·néng not · {are able} 不能) gěi ({to give} 给 給) tā (him 他) shēngmìng (life 生命).” …

📖 📄 📘 … 24 Xiǎngxiang (Xiǎng·xiang think · think 想想) kàn (look 看), dùyā (dù·yā crossing · crows → [ravens] 渡鸦 渡鴉) bù (not 不) sǎzhǒng (sǎ·zhǒng {do scatter → [do sow]} · seeds 撒种 撒種) yě (also 也) bù (not 不) shōugē (shōu·gē {do receive → [do harvest]} · {do cut} → [do reap] 收割), méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · {do have} → [do not have] 没有 沒有) liángcāng (liáng·cāng grain · storehouse → [barn] 粮仓 糧倉) yě (also 也) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · {do have} → [do not have] 没有 沒有) kùfáng (kù·fáng storehouse · building → [storehouse] 库房 庫房), Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) háishi (hái·shi still · is 还是 還是) yǎnghuo (yǎng·huo supporting · {to be living} 养活 養活) tāmen (tā·men it · [pl] → [them] 它们 它/牠們). Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) bú (not 不) shì (are 是) bǐ ({compared to} 比) fēiniǎo (fēi·niǎo flying · birds 飞鸟 飛鳥) bǎoguì (bǎo·guì precious · {expensive, valuable} 宝贵 寶貴) de (getting 得) duō ({to be more} 多) ma ([? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)? …

📖 📄 📘 32 “Xiǎo (little 小) qún ({flock of} 群 群/羣) yáng (sheep 羊) a ([ptcl used in direct address] 啊), búyào (bú·yào not · {do be going to} → [do not] 不要) hàipà (hài·pà feel · fearing → [fear] 害怕), nǐmen de ((nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) (de ’s 的) → [your]) tiān (heavenly 天)‐Fù (Father 父) lèyì (lè·yì {is (of) happy} · {meaning → [intention]} → [is willing] 乐意 樂意) bǎ ({to hold} 把) Wángguó (Wáng·guó King’s · Nation → [the Kingdom] 王国 王國) cìgěi (cì·gěi {to be given} · to 赐给 賜給) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們). …

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📖 📄 📘 … 42 Zhǔ shuō: “Shéi shì (is 是) zhōngxìn ruìzhì de (’s 的) guǎnjiā, shòu zhǔrén wěipài guǎnlǐ quántǐ shìyì, zài shìdàng de (’s 的) shíhou bǎ shíwù fēnpèi gěi gè rén ne? … 48 kěshì nà bù (not 不) míngbai de (’s 的), jǐnguǎn zuòle gāi shòu zédǎ de (’s 的) shì, yě bì shǎo shòu zédǎ. Duō gěi shéi, jiù xiàng shéi duō qǔ; duō tuōfù shéi, jiù xiàng shéi géwài duō yào.

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