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保罗在亚基帕前为自己分诉

26 亚基帕保罗说:“准你为自己辩明。”于是保罗伸手分诉说: 亚基帕王啊,犹太人所告我的一切事,今日得在你面前分诉,实为万幸。 更可幸的是,你熟悉犹太人的规矩和他们的辩论。所以,求你耐心听我。 我从起初在本国的民中,并在耶路撒冷,自幼为人如何,犹太人都知道。 他们若肯作见证,就晓得我从起初是按着我们教中最严紧的教门做了法利赛人。 现在我站在这里受审,是因为指望神向我们祖宗所应许的。 这应许,我们十二个支派昼夜切切地侍奉神,都指望得着。王啊,我被犹太人控告,就是因这指望。 神叫死人复活,你们为什么看做不可信的呢? 从前我自己以为应当多方攻击拿撒勒人耶稣的名, 10 我在耶路撒冷也曾这样行了。既从祭司长得了权柄,我就把许多圣徒囚在监里;他们被杀,我也出名定案。 11 在各会堂,我屡次用刑强逼他们说亵渎的话,又分外恼恨他们,甚至追逼他们,直到外邦的城邑。 12 那时,我领了祭司长的权柄和命令,往大马士革去。 13 王啊,我在路上,晌午的时候,看见从天发光,比日头还亮,四面照着我并与我同行的人。 14 我们都仆倒在地,我就听见有声音用希伯来话向我说:扫罗扫罗,为什么逼迫我?你用脚踢刺是难的。’ 15 我说:‘主啊,你是谁?’主说:‘我就是你所逼迫的耶稣。

蒙派到外邦传道

16 “你起来站着!我特意向你显现,要派你做执事,作见证,将你所看见的事和我将要指示你的事证明出来。 17 我也要救你脱离百姓和外邦人的手。 18 我差你到他们那里去,要叫他们的眼睛得开,从黑暗中归向光明,从撒旦权下归向神;又因信我,得蒙赦罪,和一切成圣的人同得基业。’ 19 亚基帕王啊,我故此没有违背那从天上来的异象, 20 先在大马士革,后在耶路撒冷犹太全地,以及外邦,劝勉他们应当悔改归向神,行事与悔改的心相称。 21 因此犹太人在殿里拿住我,想要杀我。 22 然而我蒙神的帮助,直到今日还站得住,对着尊贵、卑贱、老幼作见证。所讲的并不外乎众先知和摩西所说将来必成的事, 23 就是基督必须受害,并且因从死里复活,要首先把光明的道传给百姓和外邦人。”

非斯都说保罗癫狂

24 保罗这样分诉,非斯都大声说:“保罗,你癫狂了吧!你的学问太大,反叫你癫狂了!” 25 保罗说:“非斯都大人,我不是癫狂,我说的乃是真实明白话。 26 王也晓得这些事,所以我向王放胆直言;我深信这些事没有一件向王隐藏的,因都不是在背地里做的。 27 亚基帕王啊,你信先知吗?我知道你是信的。” 28 亚基帕保罗说:“你想稍微一劝,便叫我做基督徒啊?[a] 29 保罗说:“无论是少劝是多劝,我向神所求的,不但你一个人,就是今天一切听我的,都要像我一样,只是不要像我有这些锁链。”

30 于是,王和巡抚并百妮基与同坐的人都起来, 31 退到里面,彼此谈论说:“这人并没有犯什么该死、该绑的罪。” 32 亚基帕又对非斯都说:“这人若没有上告于恺撒,就可以释放了。”

Footnotes

  1. 使徒行传 26:28 或作:你这样劝我,几乎叫我做基督徒了!

保羅在亞基帕王面前申辯

26 亞基帕對保羅說:「准你為自己辯護。」於是保羅伸手示意,然後為自己辯護說: 「亞基帕王啊,面對猶太人對我的種種控告,我今天很榮幸可以在你面前申辯, 尤其是你對猶太習俗和各種爭議都十分熟悉。因此,求你耐心聽我說。

「我從小在本族和耶路撒冷為人如何,猶太人都知道。 他們認識我很久了,如果他們肯作證的話,他們可以證明我從小就屬於猶太教中最嚴格的法利賽派。 現在我站在這裡受審,是因為我盼望上帝給我們祖先的應許。 我們十二支派日夜虔誠地事奉上帝,盼望這應許能夠實現。王啊!就是因為我有這樣的盼望,才被猶太人控告。 上帝叫死人復活,你們為什麼認為不可信呢? 我自己也曾經認為應該盡一切可能反對拿撒勒人耶穌。 10 我在耶路撒冷就是這樣做的。我得到祭司長的授權,把許多聖徒[a]關進監獄。他們被判死刑,我也表示贊同。 11 我多次在各會堂懲罰他們,逼他們說褻瀆的話,我對他們深惡痛絕,甚至到國外的城鎮去追捕、迫害他們。

保羅信主的經過

12 「那時,我帶著祭司長的授權和委託去大馬士革。 13 王啊!大約中午時分,我在路上看見一道比太陽還亮的光從天上照在我和同行的人周圍。 14 我們都倒在地上,我聽見有聲音用希伯來話對我說,『掃羅!掃羅!你為什麼迫害我?你很難用腳去踢刺。』 15 我說,『主啊,你是誰?』主說,『我就是你所迫害的耶穌。 16 你站起來。我向你顯現,是要派你作我的僕人和見證人,把你所看見的和以後我將啟示給你的事告訴世人。 17 我將把你從你的同胞和外族人手中救出來。我差遣你到他們那裡, 18 去開他們的眼睛,使他們棄暗投明,脫離魔鬼的權勢,歸向上帝,好叫他們的罪得到赦免,與所有因信我而聖潔的人同得基業。』

保羅放膽傳道

19 「亞基帕王啊!我沒有違背這從天上來的異象。 20 我先在大馬士革,然後到耶路撒冷、猶太全境和外族人當中勸人悔改歸向上帝,行事為人要與悔改的心相稱。 21 就因為這些事,猶太人在聖殿中抓住我,打算殺我。 22 然而,我靠著上帝的幫助,到今天還能站在這裡向所有尊卑老幼做見證。我講的不外乎眾先知和摩西說過要發生的事, 23 就是基督必須受害,並首先從死裡復活,將光明帶給猶太人和外族人。」

24 這時,非斯都打斷保羅的申辯,大聲說:「保羅,你瘋了!一定是你的學問太大,使你神經錯亂了!」

25 保羅說:「非斯都大人,我沒有瘋。我講的話真實、合理。 26 王瞭解這些事,所以我才敢在王面前直言。我相信這些事沒有一件瞞得過王,因為這些事並非暗地裡做的。 27 亞基帕王啊,你信先知嗎?我知道你信。」

28 亞基帕王對保羅說:「難道你想三言兩語就說服我成為基督徒嗎?」

29 保羅說:「不論話多話少,我求上帝不僅使你,也使今天在座的各位都能像我一樣,只是不要像我這樣帶著鎖鏈。」

30 亞基帕王、總督、百妮姬及其他在座的人都站起來, 31 走到一邊商量說:「這人沒有做什麼該判死刑或監禁的事。」 32 亞基帕王對非斯都說:「這人要是沒有向凱撒上訴,已經可以獲釋了。」

Footnotes

  1. 26·10 保羅在這裡指的是信耶穌的基督徒。

26 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:

I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:

Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers:

Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.

Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.

14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.

22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:

23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

24 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.

27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.