For since the world began, no ear has heard and no eye has seen a God like you, who works for those who wait for him!

从古以来，人未曾听见、未曾耳闻、未曾眼见在你以外有什么神为等候他的人行事。

自古以来，人未曾听见，未曾耳闻，未曾眼见，除你以外，还有上帝能为等候他的人行事。

自古以来，人未曾听见，未曾耳闻，未曾眼见，除你以外，还有神能为等候他的人行事。

自古以来，从未见过，也未听过有任何神明像你一样为信奉他的人行奇事。

从古时以来，人未曾听过，耳未曾闻过，眼未曾见过，在你以外还有什么神，能为等候他的人行事的。

自古以来，人未曾听过、未曾耳闻、未曾眼见除你以外的神；你是为等候你的人行事的那一位。

從古以來，人未曾聽見、未曾耳聞、未曾眼見在你以外有甚麼神為等候他的人行事。

自古以來，人未曾聽見，未曾耳聞，未曾眼見，除你以外，還有上帝能為等候他的人行事。

自古以來，人未曾聽見，未曾耳聞，未曾眼見，除你以外，還有神能為等候他的人行事。

自古以來，從未見過，也未聽過有任何神明像你一樣為信奉他的人行奇事。

從古時以來，人未曾聽過，耳未曾聞過，眼未曾見過，在你以外還有甚麼神，能為等候他的人行事的。

從亙古以來、人未曾聽見，未曾耳聞，眼睛未曾看見，在你以外有甚麼神為等候着他、的人行事的。

自古以來，人未曾聽過、未曾耳聞、未曾眼見除你以外的神；你是為等候你的人行事的那一位。

自古以來、世人未聞、耳未聆、目未睹、爾外未有何神、為望之者有所為也、

人惟上帝是賴、上帝佑之、所行之事、自開闢以來、耳未聞、目未睹焉。

自亙古以來、人未聽焉、耳未曾聞、目未曾睹、在主之外、有何神能為望之者行主所行之事、

Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.

No one’s ears have ever heard of a God like you. No one’s eyes have ever seen a God who is greater than you. No God but you acts for the good of those who trust in him.

From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.

From ancient times no one has heard, no one has listened to, no eye has seen any God except you who acts on behalf of the one who waits for him.

For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of one who waits for Him.

For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.

For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.

From ancient times no one has heard, no one has listened, no eye has seen any God except You, who acts on behalf of the one who waits for Him.

For since the beginning of the world[ men] have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee,[ what] he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.

For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.

How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.

That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,“ No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.

Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen.

In that day the people will proclaim,“ This is our God! We trusted in him, and he saved us! This is the Lord, in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!”

This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God’s people.For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.

Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.

I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word.

I trust in you for salvation, O Lord!

Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.

But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him.Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.

God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets.And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.

“ Then the King will say to those on his right,‘ Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.

When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.

For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.

Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.

At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him

Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him.And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.And there will be no night there— no need for lamps or sun— for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.

This is real love— not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone.And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying,“ Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”

And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us.We were given this hope when we were saved.( If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it.But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)

And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven— Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.

I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him.

I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory.