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¹Peb cov uas ua Vajtswv tes haujlwm, peb ntuas nej hais tias nej tsis txhob ua rau tej koob hmoov uas Vajtswv foom rau nej lawm tsis muaj nqis. ²Rau qhov Vajtswv txojlus hais tias,
“Thaum lub sijhawm uas kuv txaus siab rau nej,
thaum ntawd kuv mloog nej tej lus thov.
Hnub uas nej dim yog kuv pab nej.”
Nej ua tib zoo mloog kuv tej lus. Lub sijhawm no yog lub sijhawm uas Vajtswv pom zoo pab nej. Hnub no yog hnub ua nej yuav dim tau nej lub txim.
³Peb yeej tsis xav cia leejtwg thuam tau peb tes haujlwm, peb thiaj tsis muab ib yam dabtsi los cuab leejtwg kev. ⁴Peb ua txhua yam rau sawvdaws pom hais tias peb yog Vajtswv cov tubtxib. Peb ua siab ntev tiv teebmeem, nyiaj kev txomnyem thiab kev nyuaj siab. ⁵Luag muab peb nplawm, muab peb kaw rau hauv tsev lojcuj thiab puav peb ntes. Peb ua haujlwm khwv khwv yoo dab ntub zias thiab yoo tshaib yoo nqhis; ⁶txawm yog li ntawd los peb ua siab dawb siab zoo, paub qhov tseeb, ua siab ntev, muaj lub siab hlub lwm tus, sawvdaws thiaj pom hais tias peb yog Vajtswv cov tubtxib. Peb muaj lub siab hlub sawvdaws tiag tiag, ⁷peb niaj hnub qhia Vajtswv txojlus uas yog qhov tseeb thiab peb lub neej ua rau sawvdaws pom Vajtswv lub hwjchim. Tej cuabyeej uas peb siv tawmtsam yeebncuab thiab ntis peb lub cev twb yog qhov uas peb ua peb lub neej zoo thiab ncaj ncees. ⁸Tej neeg muaj ibtxhia hwm peb, ibtxhia saib tsis taus peb. Ibtxhia thuam peb ibtxhia qhuas peb. Txawm yog peb yeej hais lus tseeb xwb los tseem muaj neeg hais tias peb hais dag; ⁹peb zoo li cov neeg uas tsis muaj leejtwg paub, tiamsis sawvdaws puavleej paub peb. Peb zoo li cov neeg uas tuag lawm, tiamsis nej sim siab peb tseem muaj sia nyob. Luag tsimtxom peb, tiamsis peb tsis tuag; ¹⁰peb muaj kev txhawj xeeb, tiamsis peb tseem niaj hnub zoo siab. Peb yog neeg pluag, tiamsis peb tseem ua rau ntau leej npluanuj. Peb tsis muaj ib yam dabtsi li, tiamsis qhov tseemceeb ib puas tsav yam puavleej yog peb tug.
¹¹Cov kwvtij uas nyob hauv lub nroog Kauleethaus, peb twb nthuav peb lub siab lub ntsws qhia tseeb rau nej lawm, peb tsis tau zais ib los hlo li. ¹²Peb tsis tau zais siab rau nej, tsuas yog nej thiaj zais siab rau peb xwb. ¹³Kuv suav hais tias nej yog kuv cov menyuam, kuv thiaj hais li no rau nej, nej cia li qhia hlo nej lub siab rau peb ib yam li peb twb qhia peb lub siab rau nej lawm.

Peb Lub Cev Yog Vajtswv Qhov Chaw Nyob

¹⁴Tus uas ntseeg Vajtswv tsis txhob mus nrog tus uas tsis ntseeg koom kwv ib tug quab, rau qhov nkawd yeej kwv tsis tau ua ke. Qhov phem thiab qhov zoo, qhov kaj thiab qhov tsaus yeej nyob tsis tau ua ke. ¹⁵Yexus Khetos thiab dab Ntxwgnyoog yeej nyob tsis tau ua ke. Tus uas ntseeg thiab tus uas tsis ntseeg nyias yeej nyiam nyias lawm ib yam. ¹⁶Yeej tsis muaj leejtwg yuav nqa mlom mus teev hauv Vajtswv lub tuamtsev, rau qhov peb lub cev yog Vajtswv tus uas muaj sia nyob lub tuamtsev. Raws li Vajtswv txojlus uas hais tias,
“Kuv yuav muab lawv ua kuv qhov chaw nyob
thiab kuv yuav niaj hnub nrog lawv nyob.
Kuv yuav yog lawv tus Vajtswv
thiab lawv yuav yog kuv haivneeg.”
¹⁷Yog li ntawd tus Tswv thiaj hais tias,
“Nej cia li tso plhuav lawv cov ntawd
tseg mus nyob rau ibcag,
thiab nej tsis txhob kov tej uas qias kuv thiaj yuav yuav nej.
¹⁸Kuv yuav yog nej txiv, nej yuav yog kuv cov tub cov ntxhais.
Tus Tswv uas muaj hwjchim loj kawg nkaus
yog tus uas hais li no.”

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Marks of the Ministry

¹We then, as⚓workers together with Him also ⚓plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. ²For He says:
⚓“In an acceptable time I have heard you,
And in the day of salvation I have helped you.”
Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
³⚓We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed. ⁴But in all things we commend ourselves ⚓as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses, ⁵⚓in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings; ⁶by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, ⁷⚓by the word of truth, by ⚓the power of God, by ⚓the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, ⁸by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; ⁹as unknown, and ⚓yet well known; ⚓as dying, and behold we live; ⚓as chastened, and yet not killed; ¹⁰as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many ⚓rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Be Holy

¹¹O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you, ⚓our heart is wide open. ¹²You are not restricted by us, but ⚓you are restricted by your own affections. ¹³Now in return for the same ⚓(I speak as to children), you also be open.
¹⁴⚓Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For ⚓what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? ¹⁵And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? ¹⁶And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For ⚓you are the temple of the living God. As God has said:
⚓“I will dwell in them
And walk among them.
I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.”
¹⁷Therefore
⚓“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”
¹⁸“I ⚓will be a Father to you,
And you shall be My ⚓sons and daughters,
Says the LORD Almighty.”