使徒行传 8
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
8 司提反被害，扫罗也欣然同意。
扫罗迫害教会
从那天起，耶路撒冷的教会大受迫害；除了使徒以外，所有的人都分散到犹太和撒玛利亚各地。 2 有些虔诚的人安葬了司提反，为他大大悲痛一番。 3 扫罗却残害教会，逐家进去，连男带女拉去坐监。
福音传到撒玛利亚
4 那些分散的人，经过各地，传扬福音真道。 5 腓利下到撒玛利亚城，宣讲基督。 6 群众听了腓利所讲的，看见他所行的神迹，就同心听从了他的话。 7 许多人有污灵附在他们身上，污灵大声喊叫了之后，就出来了；还有许多瘫子瘸子都医好了。 8 在那城里，就大有欢乐。
9 有一个人名叫西门，从前在城里行过邪术，使撒玛利亚的居民惊奇，他又自命不凡， 10 城里大大小小都听从他，说：“这就是那称为‘ 神的大能’的人。” 11 他们听从他，因为他长久用邪术，使他们惊奇。 12 等到腓利向他们传了 神的国的福音，和耶稣基督的名，他们就信了腓利，连男带女都受了洗。 13 连西门自己也信了，他受洗之后，常和腓利在一起，看见所发生的神迹和大能的事，就觉得很惊奇。
14 在耶路撒冷的使徒，听见撒玛利亚居民领受了 神的道，就差派彼得和约翰到他们那里去。 15 二人到了，就为大家祷告，要让他们接受圣灵。 16 因为圣灵还没有降在他们任何一个身上，他们只是受了洗归入主耶稣的名下。 17 于是使徒为他们按手，他们就受了圣灵。 18 西门看见使徒一按手，就有圣灵赐下来，就拿钱给他们， 19 说：“请把这权柄也给我，叫我为谁按手，谁就可以受圣灵。” 20 彼得对他说：“你的银子跟你一同灭亡吧！因为你以为 神的恩赐，是可以用钱买的。 21 你和这件事是毫无关系的，因为你在 神面前存心不正。 22 所以，你要悔改离弃这罪恶，要祈求主，也许你心中的意念可以得到赦免。 23 我看出你正在苦胆之中，邪恶捆绑着你。” 24 西门回答：“请你们为我求主，好让你们所说的，没有一样临到我身上。”
25 使徒作了见证，讲了主的道，就回耶路撒冷去，一路上在撒玛利亚人的许多村庄里传扬福音。
腓利对太监传讲耶稣
26 有主的一位使者对腓利说：“起来，向南走，往那从耶路撒冷下迦萨的路上去。”那条路在旷野里。 27 他就动身去了。有一个衣索匹亚人，是衣索匹亚女王干大基有权力的太监，掌管女王全部国库。他上耶路撒冷去礼拜。 28 他回去的时候，坐在车上读以赛亚先知的书。 29 圣灵对腓利说：“你往前去，靠近那车子！” 30 腓利就跑过去，听见他读以赛亚先知的书，就问他：“你所读的，你明白吗？” 31 他说：“没有人指导我，怎能明白呢？”于是请腓利上车，同他坐在一起。 32 他所读的那段经文，就是：
“他像羊被牵去宰杀，
又像羊羔在剪毛的人面前无声，
他总是这样不开口。
33 他受屈辱的时候，
得不到公平的审判，
谁能说出他的身世呢？
因为他的生命从地上被夺去。”
34 太监对腓利说：“请问先知这话是指谁说的？指他自己呢？还是指别人？” 35 腓利就开口，从这段经文开始，向他传讲耶稣。 36 他们一路走，到了有水的地方，太监说：“你看，这里有水，有甚么可以阻止我受洗呢？”（有些抄本在此有第37节：“腓利说：‘你若全心相信，就可以受洗。’他回答说：‘我信耶稣基督是 神的儿子。’”） 38 于是太监吩咐停车，腓利和他两人下到水中，腓利就给他施洗。 39 他们从水里上来的时候，主的灵就把腓利提去了，太监再也看不见他，就欢欢喜喜地上路。 40 后来有人在亚锁都遇见腓利。他走遍各城，传讲福音，直到该撒利亚。
使徒行傳 8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
教會受迫害
8 當時，掃羅也贊成殺死司提凡。從那天起，耶路撒冷的教會開始遭到極大的迫害。除了使徒之外，門徒都分散到猶太和撒瑪利亞各地。 2 有些虔誠人將司提凡埋葬了，為他大聲痛哭。
3 掃羅卻在摧毀教會，他挨家挨戶搜尋，把男女信徒抓進監裡。
腓利傳揚福音
4 但那些逃往各地的信徒逃到哪裡，就將福音傳到哪裡。 5 腓利來到撒瑪利亞城宣講基督。 6 城裡的人耳聞目睹他所行的神蹟，都聚精會神地聽他講道。 7 當時有許多人被污鬼附身，那些污鬼大聲喊叫著被趕了出來。還有不少癱子和瘸子也被醫好了。 8 城裡洋溢著歡樂的氣氛。
術士歸主
9 有個名叫西門的術士，向來妄自尊大，曾用邪術使撒瑪利亞人驚奇不已。 10 無論貴賤，眾人都聽從他，稱他為「上帝的大能者」。 11 他們聽從他，因為他長期用邪術迷惑他們。 12 後來，他們相信了腓利所傳關於上帝的國度和耶穌基督的福音，男男女女都接受了洗禮。 13 西門本人也信了基督，接受了洗禮，並常常追隨腓利左右。腓利所行的神蹟奇事令他非常驚奇。
14 耶路撒冷的使徒聽說撒瑪利亞人接受了上帝的道，就派彼得和約翰去那裡。 15 二人到了，為那些信徒禱告，好讓他們領受聖靈， 16 因為他們只是奉耶穌的名受了洗，聖靈還沒有降在他們身上。 17 使徒把手按在他們身上，他們就領受了聖靈。
18 西門看見使徒把手一按在人身上，就有聖靈賜下來，便拿錢給使徒， 19 說：「請把這能力也給我吧，以便我把手按在誰身上，就使誰領受聖靈。」
20 彼得責備他說：「你和你的錢都一同毀滅吧！因為你以為可以用錢買上帝的恩賜！ 21 你在上帝面前心術不正，休想在我們的事工上有份。 22 你要悔改，離棄邪惡，向主禱告，或許主會赦免你心中的邪念。 23 我看得出你正因為嫉妒而心裡充滿了苦澀，被罪惡捆綁。」
24 西門說：「請為我求求主，免得我遭受你們所說的刑罰。」
25 彼得和約翰為主做見證，傳講主的道。之後，他們啟程回耶路撒冷，沿途又在撒瑪利亞各村莊傳揚福音。
太監歸主
26 有一天，主的天使對腓利說：「起來，向南走，往耶路撒冷通往迦薩的路去。」那條路很荒涼。 27 腓利立刻動身，結果在那條路上遇見一個衣索匹亞的太監。他是衣索匹亞女王甘大基手下的重臣，負責管理國庫。他剛從耶路撒冷參加敬拜回來， 28 正坐在車上誦讀以賽亞先知的書。 29 聖靈吩咐腓利：「趕上去，貼近那輛馬車！」
30 腓利跑上前，聽見太監在誦讀以賽亞先知的書，就問：「你明白所讀的經文嗎？」
31 他說：「沒有人為我解釋，我怎能明白呢？」他就請腓利上車和他一起坐。 32 他剛才念的那段經文是：
「祂默然不語，
像被人牽去宰殺的羔羊，
又如在剪毛人手下一聲不吭的綿羊。
33 祂忍受恥辱，
無人為祂主持公道，
誰能明白那個世代呢？
因為祂的生命竟然被奪去。」
34 太監問腓利：「請問先知是在說誰？在說他自己還是在說別人？」 35 腓利就從這段經文入手向他傳耶穌的福音。 36 他們往前走的時候，經過一處有水的地方，太監說：「你看，這裡有水，我可以在這裡接受洗禮嗎？」 37 腓利說：「只要你全心相信，當然可以。」太監說：「我相信耶穌基督是上帝的兒子！」
38 於是，太監吩咐停車，二人一同下到水裡，腓利為他施洗。 39 他們從水裡上來時，主的靈把腓利帶走了。太監看不見腓利了，就繼續前行，滿心歡喜。 40 後來，腓利出現在亞鎖都。他走遍那裡，在各城各鄉傳揚福音，直到凱撒利亞。
Acts 8
International Children’s Bible
8 Saul agreed that the killing of Stephen was a good thing.
Trouble for the Believers
2-3 Some religious men buried Stephen. They cried very loudly for him. On that day people began trying to hurt the church in Jerusalem and make it suffer. Saul was also trying to destroy the church. He went from house to house. He dragged out men and women and put them in jail. All the believers, except the apostles, went to different places in Judea and Samaria. 4 And everywhere the believers were scattered, they told people the Good News.
Philip Preaches in Samaria
5 Philip[a] went to the city[b] of Samaria and preached about the Christ. 6 The people there heard Philip and saw the miracles he was doing. They all listened carefully to the things he said. 7 Many of these people had evil spirits in them. But Philip made the evil spirits leave them. The spirits made a loud noise when they came out. There were also many weak and crippled people there. Philip healed them, too. 8 So the people in that city were very happy.
9 But there was a man named Simon in that city. Before Philip came there, Simon had practiced magic. He amazed all the people of Samaria with his magic. He bragged and called himself a great man. 10 All the people—the least important and the most important—paid attention to what Simon said. They said, “This man has the power of God, called ‘the Great Power’!” 11 Simon had amazed them with his magic tricks so long that the people became his followers. 12 But Philip told them the Good News about the kingdom of God and the power of Jesus Christ. Men and women believed Philip and were baptized. 13 Simon himself believed and was baptized. He stayed very close to Philip. When he saw the miracles and the very powerful things that Philip did, Simon was amazed.
14 The apostles were still in Jerusalem. They heard that the people of Samaria had accepted the word of God. So they sent Peter and John to them. 15 When Peter and John arrived, they prayed that the Samaritan believers might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 These people had been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. But the Holy Spirit had not yet entered any of them. 17 Then, when the two apostles began laying their hands on[c] the people, they received the Holy Spirit.
18 Simon saw that the Spirit was given to people when the apostles laid their hands on them. So he offered the apostles money. 19 He said, “Give me also this power so that when I lay my hands on a person, he will receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 Peter said to him, “You and your money should both be destroyed! You thought you could buy God’s gift with money. 21 You cannot share with us in this work. Your heart is not right before God. 22 Change your heart! Turn away from this evil thing you have done. Pray to the Lord. Maybe he will forgive you for thinking this. 23 I see that you are full of bitter jealousy and ruled by sin.”
24 Simon answered, “Both of you pray for me to the Lord. Pray that the things you have said will not happen to me!”
25 Then the two apostles told the people the things they had seen Jesus do. And after the apostles had given the message of the Lord, they went back to Jerusalem. On the way, they went through many Samaritan towns and preached the Good News to the people.
Philip Teaches an Ethiopian
26 An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip.[d] The angel said, “Get ready and go south. Go to the road that leads down to Gaza from Jerusalem—the desert road.” 27 So Philip got ready and went. On the road he saw a man from Ethiopia, a eunuch. He was an important officer in the service of Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians. He was responsible for taking care of all her money. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship, and 28 now he was on his way home. He was sitting in his chariot and reading from the book of Isaiah, the prophet. 29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”
30 So Philip ran toward the chariot. He heard the man reading from Isaiah, the prophet. Philip asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31 He answered, “How can I understand? I need someone to explain it to me!” Then he invited Philip to climb in and sit with him. 32 The verse of Scripture that he was reading was this:
“He was like a sheep being led to be killed.
He was quiet, as a sheep is quiet while its wool is being cut.
He said nothing.
33 He was shamed and was treated unfairly.
He died without children to continue his family.
His life on earth has ended.” Isaiah 53:7-8
34 The officer said to Philip, “Please tell me, who is the prophet talking about? Is he talking about himself or about someone else?” 35 Philip began to speak. He started with this same Scripture and told the man the Good News about Jesus.
36 While they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The officer said, “Look! Here is water! What is stopping me from being baptized?” 37 [Philip answered, “If you believe with all your heart, you can.” The officer said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”][e] 38 Then the officer commanded the chariot to stop. Both Philip and the officer went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; the officer never saw him again. The officer continued on his way home, full of joy. 40 But Philip appeared in a city called Azotus and preached the Good News in all the towns on the way from Azotus to Caesarea.
Footnotes
- 8:5 Philip Not the apostle named Philip.
- 8:5 the city Some Greek copies read “a city.”
- 8:17 laying their hands on Here, doing this showed that these men were given a special work of God.
- 8:26 Philip Not the apostle named Philip.
- 8:37 Philip . . . God. Some Greek copies do not contain the bracketed text.
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