Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family. And don’t go to your relative’s house when trouble strikes you. A neighbor nearby is better than a relative far away.

你的朋友和父亲的朋友，你都不可离弃。你遭难的日子，不要上弟兄的家去；相近的邻舍强如远方的弟兄。

你的朋友和父亲的朋友，你都不可离弃。你遭难时，不要上兄弟的家去；相近的邻舍强如远方的兄弟。

你的朋友和父亲的朋友，你都不可离弃。你遭难时，不要上兄弟的家去；相近的邻舍强如远方的兄弟。

不可抛弃你的朋友和父亲的至交。患难时别投靠兄弟，近邻胜过远亲。

你的朋友和你父亲的朋友，你都不可离弃；在你遭遇患难的日子，不可进你兄弟的家。在附近的邻舍胜过在远方的兄弟。

你的朋友和你父亲的朋友，你都不要离弃；在你遭难的日子里，你不要进入兄弟的家；近处的邻居，好过远方的兄弟。

你的朋友和父親的朋友，你都不可離棄。你遭難的日子，不要上弟兄的家去；相近的鄰舍強如遠方的弟兄。

你的朋友和父親的朋友，你都不可離棄。你遭難時，不要上兄弟的家去；相近的鄰舍強如遠方的兄弟。

你的朋友和父親的朋友，你都不可離棄。你遭難時，不要上兄弟的家去；相近的鄰舍強如遠方的兄弟。

不可拋棄你的朋友和父親的至交。患難時別投靠兄弟，近鄰勝過遠親。

你的朋友和你父親的朋友，你都不可離棄；在你遭遇患難的日子，不可進你兄弟的家。在附近的鄰舍勝過在遠方的兄弟。

你的朋友、和你父親的朋友、你都不可離棄。你遭患難的日子、不可上你弟兄家裏去。附近的鄰居勝過遠隔的弟兄。

你的朋友和你父親的朋友，你都不要離棄；在你遭難的日子裡，你不要進入兄弟的家；近處的鄰居，好過遠方的兄弟。

己友與父交、不可遺棄、遭難之時、勿詣昆弟之室、相近之鄰里、勝於相遠之兄弟、

父之良朋、己之密友、爾與之善、相愛靡已、則遘難之時、毋庸詣兄弟之室、蓋兄弟遠離、不如鄰里在側。

爾之友及爾父之友、不可遺棄、爾遭難時、勿入兄弟之室、親近之鄰里、勝於疎遠之兄弟、

Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

Never abandon a friend— either yours or your father’s. When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance. It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.

Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend, and don’t go to your brother’s house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend, and don’t go to your brother’s house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity:[ for] better[ is] a neighbour[ that is] near than a brother far off.

Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.

Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.

A person with unfaithful friends soon comes to ruin. But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

A friend loves at all times. They are there to help when trouble comes.

King Rehoboam asked the elders for advice. They had served his father Solomon while he was still living. Rehoboam asked them,“ What advice can you give me? How should I answer these people?”They replied,“ Serve them today. Give them what they are asking for. Then they’ll always serve you.”But Rehoboam didn’t accept the advice the elders gave him. Instead, he asked for advice from the young men. They had grown up with him and were now serving him.

Mephibosheth was Saul’s grandson. He had also gone down to welcome the king back. He had not taken care of his feet. He hadn’t trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes. He hadn’t done any of those things from the day the king left Jerusalem until the day he returned safely.

That was a time of trouble for your relatives. So you shouldn’t have been happy about what happened to them. The people of Judah were destroyed. So you should not have been happy about it. You should not have laughed at them so much when they were in trouble.You should not have marched through the gates of my people’s city when they were in trouble. You shouldn’t have been happy about what happened to them. You should not have stolen their wealth when they were in trouble.You waited where the roads cross. You wanted to cut down those who were running away. You should not have done that. You handed over to their enemies those who were still left alive. You should not have done that. They were in trouble.

Jesus replied,“ A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. Robbers attacked him. They stripped off his clothes and beat him. Then they went away, leaving him almost dead.A priest happened to be going down that same road. When he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.A Levite also came by. When he saw the man, he passed by on the other side too.But a Samaritan came to the place where the man was. When he saw the man, he felt sorry for him.He went to him, poured olive oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey. He brought him to an inn and took care of him.The next day he took out two silver coins. He gave them to the owner of the inn.‘ Take care of him,’ he said.‘ When I return, I will pay you back for any extra expense you may have.’“ Which of the three do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by robbers?”The authority on the law replied,“ The one who felt sorry for him.” Jesus told him,“ Go and do as he did.”

You should have put all the members of my grandfather’s family to death, including me. Instead, you always provided what I needed. So what right do I have to make any more appeals to you?”

The next morning some Jews gathered secretly to make plans against Paul. They made a promise to themselves. They promised that they would not eat or drink anything until they killed him.

The king spared Mephibosheth. He was the son of Jonathan and the grandson of Saul. David had made a promise in front of the Lord. He had promised to be kind to Jonathan and the family line of his father Saul.

King Joash didn’t remember how kind Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had been to him. So he killed Jehoiada’s son. As Zechariah was dying he said,“ May the Lord see this. May he hold you responsible.”

Poor people are avoided by their whole family. Their friends avoid them even more. The poor person runs after his friends to beg for help. But they can’t be found.

Then King Rehoboam asked the elders for advice. They had served his father Solomon while he was still living. Rehoboam asked them,“ What advice can you give me? How should I answer these people?”They replied,“ Be kind to them. Please them. Give them what they are asking for. Then they’ll always serve you.”But Rehoboam didn’t accept the advice the elders gave him. He asked for advice from the young men who had grown up with him and were now serving him.

The Lord says,“ What did your people of long ago find wrong with me? Why did they wander so far away from me? They worshiped worthless statues of gods. Then they themselves became worthless.

The Lord says,“ People of Israel, you are my servants. Family of Jacob, I have chosen you. You are the children of my friend Abraham.I gathered you from one end of the earth to the other. From the farthest places on earth I brought you together. I said,‘ You are my servants.’ I have chosen you. I have not turned my back on you.So do not be afraid. I am with you. Do not be terrified. I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. I will hold you safe in my hands. I always do what is right.

And now, my friends, you haven’t helped me either. You see the horrible condition I’m in. And that makes you afraid.I’ve never said,‘ Give me something to help me. Use your wealth to set me free.Save me from the power of my enemy. Rescue me from the power of mean people.’

Then the commanding officer called for two of his commanders. He ordered them,“ Gather a company of 200 soldiers, 70 horsemen and 200 men armed with spears. Get them ready to go to Caesarea at nine o’clock tonight.Provide horses for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix.”Here is the letter the officer wrote.I, Claudius Lysias, am writing this letter. I am sending it to His Excellency, Governor Felix. Greetings.The Jews grabbed Paul. They were about to kill him. But I came with my soldiers and saved him. I had learned that he is a Roman citizen.I wanted to know why they were bringing charges against him. So I brought him to their Sanhedrin.I found out that the charge against him was based on questions about their law. But there was no charge against him worthy of death or prison.Then I was told about a plan against the man. So I sent him to you at once. I also ordered those bringing charges against him to present their case to you.The soldiers followed their orders. During the night they took Paul with them. They brought him as far as Antipatris.The next day they let the horsemen go on with him. The soldiers returned to the fort.The horsemen arrived in Caesarea. They gave the letter to the governor. Then they handed Paul over to him.The governor read the letter. He asked Paul where he was from. He learned that Paul was from Cilicia.So he said,“ I will hear your case when those bringing charges against you get here.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.