God sent the angel Gabriel to tell a virgin named Mary that she would give birth to God's Son.

天使加百列告訴處女瑪利亞她會生個兒子，耶穌。

When the time was near for Mary to give birth. Joseph and Mary had to make a long journey from where they lived in Nazareth to Bethlehem.

在耶穌快出生前，祂的母親瑪利亞和她的丈夫約瑟，跋涉到伯利恆。

When they arrived in Bethlehem, there was no place to stay. The only room they could find was a place where animals stayed. Baby Jesus was born there and Mary laid him in a feeding trough, since they did not have a bed for him.

當他們到達伯利恆時，耶穌誕生下了。瑪利亞放在馬槽裡，因為客店裡沒有地方。

God gave Jesus the ability to do wonderful things to help people so that everyone would know that He really was the Son of God.

上帝給了耶穌很大的能力去做很奇妙的事來幫助人們所以每個人都會知道耶穌真的是上帝的兒子。

Jesus healed the sick and raised the dead.

耶穌醫好病人，使死人復活，

He walked on water and made storms suddenly stop.

祂曾經在水面上行走，使得暴風突然停止

He also fed 5,000 people with only a few loaves of bread and a few fish.

並只用幾條麵包，和幾條魚來餵飽幾千人呢！

Jesus always showed a special love, understanding and concern for the children. He would often tell them stories to help them understand God's love.

耶穌總是對小孩子們表現出一種特別的愛、了解和關懷。耶穌經常會告訴他們一些故事和比喻來幫助他們了解上帝的愛。

Then suddenly, Jesus was arrested, and less than 24 hours later He was executed as a criminal.

Jesus died for us. He loved us so much that He gave His life to save us.

然而突然之間，一切都改變了。耶穌竟被逮捕，而且不到24小時之後，祂就被當作一名罪犯般的處死了。

耶穌為我們死了。祂因為那麼愛我們，以致為了你和我而犧牲了祂的生命來拯救我們。

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Three days later, early in the morning, some women who had followed Jesus visited His tomb, but His body wasn't there!

祂被處決後的第三天清晨，一些曾跟隨過祂的婦女到祂的墳墓去；但祂的屍體卻不翼而飛了。

An angel told them, “Jesus is not here. He has risen from the dead, just like he said he would!”

一個天使對婦女們說："耶穌不在這裡，已經照他所說的復活了!"

Jesus appeared to His disciples.

耶穌向祂的門徒顯現。

Jesus told the disciples, “Share God’s love with others and tell them how to find new life in Me. And don’t worry, I am with you always.”

他對他們說："向他人傳播上帝的愛、並告訴他們如何能在我裡面找到一個新生命的話。不要害怕，我就常常與你們同在。"

After Jesus finished talking to His disciples, He went back to Heaven.

耶穌向他們說了這些話後，被接到天上去。

God sent Jesus, in the form of a man, to understand us and show us what He Himself is like and to bring us to Himself.

Once you have asked Jesus to come into your heart, he will become your best and closest friend! He is a companion who will always be with you, who will never, ever leave you!

為了向我們顯示出祂的愛和幫助我們了解祂，上帝派遣祂本人的獨生子耶穌，以一個凡人的身份來到世上！

當你一旦請求耶穌進入你的心中之後，祂將會成為你最好和最親近的朋友！祂是你永遠的伴侶，祂永遠也不會離開你！

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