The fruit of the spirit, mentioned in the bible in the book of Galatians 5:22-23, is made of 9 attributes – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Teaching the fruits of the Spirit is a great way to introduce these attributes that would grow in one who is filled with the Spirit.
Bible Verse
English
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. – Gal 5:22-23 (ESV)
Traditional Chinese
聖靈所結的果子,就是仁愛、喜樂、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信實、溫柔、節制。這樣的事沒有律法禁止。 – 加拉太書 5:22-23 (CUVT)
Simplified Chinese
圣灵所结的果子,就是仁爱、喜乐、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信实、 温柔、节制;这样的事没有律法禁止。 – 加拉太书 5:22-23 (CUVS)
Printables
I created some Fruit of the Spirit printables. Each has a Chinese version, Traditional Chinese with Jyutping, Traditional Chinese with pinyin, Simplified Chinese with pinyin. You can download them here:
Fruit of the Spirit poster full colour
Fruit of the Spirit black and white printout
(The coloured version look very different from the black and white version because I created the latter for my own use last year. (I usually create and print low-ink materials for my own use).
Learning through music
Singing will help you remember the 9 attributes. Here are some songs that you might like:
Cantonese
聖靈的果子 by 童來讚頌 兒童福音專輯 (Music Man Productions Limited)
Simple catchy lyrics: 數數聖靈的果子是仁愛、喜樂、平安、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信實、柔和、節制共有九個。
《聖靈果子歌》by JasonBoy
Simple catchy lyrics: 聖靈所結的果子、就是仁愛、喜樂、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信實、溫柔與節制。
(the video below will play when you click on it, even of it doesn’t look as if it will. )
UBA UBA 果園 by May 姐姐
Grace from Michigan Cantonese Storytime introduced me to this cute song. The lyrics are a little longer than the others:
Uba Uba果園 果子堆滿天, Uba Uba果園 個個都鐘意
沒有西瓜(no?) 沒有香蕉(no?) 沒有菠蘿(no?) 也沒有橙 (no!) 但我有果子(where?)
在我心中(係咩?)你吃不到但感覺得到 *我有: 仁愛、喜樂、和平、忍耐、慈祥、良善、 信實、溫柔、節制 ; 仁愛、喜樂、和平、忍耐、慈祥、良善、 信實、溫柔、節制Uba! Uba!
Uba Uba果園 果子堆滿天 ,Uba Uba果園 個個都鐘意,沒有芒果(no?) 沒有士多啤梨(no?), 沒有蘋果(no?) 也沒水晶梨(no!), 但我有果子(where?) 在我心中(係咩?), 你吃不到但感覺得到 (重唱*)
Mandarin
【聖靈的果子 Fruit of the Spirit】by 讚美之泉 Stream Of Praise Music Ministries
Lyrics:
仁愛喜樂和平忍耐恩慈良善信實溫柔和節制
這些都是聖靈的果子
親愛的聖靈在我心教導安慰使我結果子
天天有喜樂在我心勇敢站穩愛人如己
[RAP] 我有仁愛、喜樂、和平和忍耐 、恩慈、良善、信實和溫柔
不不不要忘記還有節制, 這些都是聖靈的果子
If you are looking for craft and activities on Fruit of the Spirit, there are plenty of free printables online that you can adapt to Chinese.
You might also enjoy reading about :
- Chinese Scripture Cards – Verses about Love
- Bible Stories in Cantonese on YouTube
- Jesus Loves Me Cantonese Lyrics / 耶穌愛我粵語詩歌歌詞
- Which version of Chinese Bible should I Use?
- Christmas: Faith-Based Advent Calendars and Jesse Trees
- Cantonese Flashback: Readings In Cantonese Colloquial (1894) – includes bible and missionary works
- Twinkle Twinkle (by Stream of Praise) Mandarin Lyrics 一閃一閃亮晶晶 (讚美之泉) 國語詩歌歌詞