Abundant New Life 豐盛的新生命

耶穌說：“我來了，是要叫羊得生命，並且得的更豐盛。”
(約翰福音10:10)

Jesus said: “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)

你的仇敵若餓了，就給他吃；若渴了，就給他喝。因為你這樣行，就是把炭火堆在他的頭上。你不可為惡所勝，反要以善勝惡。(羅馬書12:20-21)

If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:20-21)

愚妄人所行的，在自己眼中看為正直；惟智慧人肯聽人的勸教。
愚妄人的惱怒立時顯露；通達人能忍辱藏羞。(箴言12:15-16)

The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens
to advice. A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. (Proverbs 12:15-16)

我們沒有帶甚麼到世上來，也不能帶甚麼去，只要有衣有食，就當知足。但那些想要發財的人，就陷在迷惑、落在網羅和許多無知有害的私慾裡，叫人沉在敗壞和滅亡中。貪財是萬惡之根！有人貪戀錢財，就被引誘離了真道，用許多愁苦把自己刺透了。(提摩太前書6:7-10)

For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. (1 Timothy 6:7-10)

原來我們在許多事上都有過失；若有人在話語上沒有過失，他就是完全人，也能勒住自己的全身。我們若把嚼環放在馬嘴裡，叫牠順服，就能調動牠的全身。 看哪，船隻雖然甚大，又被大風催逼，只用小小的舵，就隨著掌舵的意思轉動。 這樣，舌頭在百體裡也是最小的，卻能說大話。看哪，最小的火能點著最大的樹林； 舌頭就是火，在我們百體中，舌頭是個罪惡的世界，能污穢全身，也能把生命的輪子點起來，並且是從地獄裡點著的。 各類的走獸、飛禽、昆蟲、水族，本來都可以制伏，也已經被人制伏了； 惟獨舌頭沒有人能制伏，是不止息的惡物，滿了害死人的毒氣。 (雅各書3:2-8)

We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check. When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. (James 3:2-8)

人若賺得全世界，賠上自己的生命，有甚麼益處呢？人還能拿甚麼換生命呢？(馬太福音16:26)

What good will it be for you to gain the whole world, yet
forfeit your soul? Or what can you give in exchange for your soul? (Matthew16:26)

愛情不是口裏的甜蜜，
愛情不求自己的歡喜；
愛是接納全部的你，
愛是忘記受傷的回憶。

(天韻詩歌《兩個環》副歌)

愛情，眾水不能息滅，大水也不能淹沒，若有人拿家中所有的財寶要換愛情，就全被藐視。(雅歌8:7)

Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.
If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utterly scorned. (Song of Solomon 8:7)

污穢的言語，一句不可出口，只要隨事說造就人的好話，叫聽見的人得益處。(以弗所書4:29)

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but
only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (Ephesians 4:29)

不要為明天憂慮，因為明天自有明天的憂慮； 一天的難處一天當就夠了。
(馬太福音6:34)

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:34)

凡事都可行，但不都有益處。凡事都可行，但不都造就人。
(哥林多前書10:23)

“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not
everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.
(1 Corinthians 10:23)

懶惰人哪，你去察看螞蟻的動作，就可得智慧！螞蟻沒有元帥，沒有官長，沒有君王，尚且在夏天預備食物，在收割時聚斂糧食。懶惰人哪，你要睡到幾時呢？你何時睡醒呢？再睡片時，打盹片時，抱著手躺臥片時，你的貧窮就必如強盜速來，你的缺乏彷彿拿兵器的人來到。(箴言6:6-11)

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.  (Proverbs 6:6-11)

無論何事，你們願意人怎樣待你們，你們也要怎樣待人。(馬太福音7:12)

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do
to you. (Matthew 7:12)

你們各人都當愛妻子，如同愛自己一樣；妻子也當敬重她的丈夫。
(以弗所書5:33)

Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself,
and the wife must respect her husband. (Ephesians 5:33)

愛是恆久忍耐，又有恩慈；愛是不嫉妒，愛是不自誇，不張狂，不做害羞的事，不求自己的益處，不輕易發怒，不計算人的惡，不喜歡不義，只喜歡真理；凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐；愛是永不止息。(哥林多前書13:4-8)

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not
boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)

喜樂的心，乃是良藥；憂傷的靈，使骨枯乾。
(箴言17:22)

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit
dries up the bones. (Proverbs 17:22)