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司提反被害,掃羅也欣然同意。

掃羅迫害教會

從那天起,耶路撒冷的教會大受迫害;除了使徒以外,所有的人都分散到猶太和撒瑪利亞各地。 有些虔誠的人安葬了司提反,為他大大悲痛一番。 掃羅卻殘害教會,逐家進去,連男帶女拉去坐監。

福音傳到撒瑪利亞

那些分散的人,經過各地,傳揚福音真道。 腓利下到撒瑪利亞城,宣講基督。 群眾聽了腓利所講的,看見他所行的神蹟,就同心聽從了他的話。 許多人有污靈附在他們身上,污靈大聲喊叫了之後,就出來了;還有許多癱子瘸子都醫好了。 在那城裡,就大有歡樂。

有一個人名叫西門,從前在城裡行過邪術,使撒瑪利亞的居民驚奇,他又自命不凡, 10 城裡大大小小都聽從他,說:“這就是那稱為‘ 神的大能’的人。” 11 他們聽從他,因為他長久用邪術,使他們驚奇。 12 等到腓利向他們傳了 神的國的福音,和耶穌基督的名,他們就信了腓利,連男帶女都受了洗。 13 連西門自己也信了,他受洗之後,常和腓利在一起,看見所發生的神蹟和大能的事,就覺得很驚奇。

14 在耶路撒冷的使徒,聽見撒瑪利亞居民領受了 神的道,就差派彼得和約翰到他們那裡去。 15 二人到了,就為大家禱告,要讓他們接受聖靈。 16 因為聖靈還沒有降在他們任何一個身上,他們只是受了洗歸入主耶穌的名下。 17 於是使徒為他們按手,他們就受了聖靈。 18 西門看見使徒一按手,就有聖靈賜下來,就拿錢給他們, 19 說:“請把這權柄也給我,叫我為誰按手,誰就可以受聖靈。” 20 彼得對他說:“你的銀子跟你一同滅亡吧!因為你以為 神的恩賜,是可以用錢買的。 21 你和這件事是毫無關係的,因為你在 神面前存心不正。 22 所以,你要悔改離棄這罪惡,要祈求主,也許你心中的意念可以得到赦免。 23 我看出你正在苦膽之中,邪惡捆綁著你。” 24 西門回答:“請你們為我求主,好讓你們所說的,沒有一樣臨到我身上。”

25 使徒作了見證,講了主的道,就回耶路撒冷去,一路上在撒瑪利亞人的許多村莊裡傳揚福音。

腓利對太監傳講耶穌

26 有主的一位使者對腓利說:“起來,向南走,往那從耶路撒冷下迦薩的路上去。”那條路在曠野裡。 27 他就動身去了。有一個衣索匹亞人,是衣索匹亞女王干大基有權力的太監,掌管女王全部國庫。他上耶路撒冷去禮拜。 28 他回去的時候,坐在車上讀以賽亞先知的書。 29 聖靈對腓利說:“你往前去,靠近那車子!” 30 腓利就跑過去,聽見他讀以賽亞先知的書,就問他:“你所讀的,你明白嗎?” 31 他說:“沒有人指導我,怎能明白呢?”於是請腓利上車,同他坐在一起。 32 他所讀的那段經文,就是:

“他像羊被牽去宰殺,

又像羊羔在剪毛的人面前無聲,

他總是這樣不開口。

33 他受屈辱的時候,

得不到公平的審判,

誰能說出他的身世呢?

因為他的生命從地上被奪去。”

34 太監對腓利說:“請問先知這話是指誰說的?指他自己呢?還是指別人?” 35 腓利就開口,從這段經文開始,向他傳講耶穌。 36 他們一路走,到了有水的地方,太監說:“你看,這裡有水,有甚麼可以阻止我受洗呢?”(有些抄本在此有第37節:“腓利說:‘你若全心相信,就可以受洗。’他回答說:‘我信耶穌基督是 神的兒子。’”) 38 於是太監吩咐停車,腓利和他兩人下到水中,腓利就給他施洗。 39 他們從水裡上來的時候,主的靈就把腓利提去了,太監再也看不見他,就歡歡喜喜地上路。 40 後來有人在亞鎖都遇見腓利。他走遍各城,傳講福音,直到該撒利亞。

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。 有些虔诚的人安葬了司提反,为他大大悲痛一番。 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

那些分散的人,经过各地,传扬福音真道。 腓利下到撒玛利亚城,宣讲基督。 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。 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。 在那城里,就大有欢乐。

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。

And Rav Sha’ul was giving approval to the murder of Stefanos. And there came about in that day a great pogrom keneged (against) the Brit Chadasha Kehillah in Yerushalayim, and everyone was scattered throughout the regions of Yehudah and Shomron except the Moshiach’s Shlichim.

And chasidim came and gave kevurah (burial) to Stefanos and they made loud lamentation over him.

But Rav Sha’ul was making havoc of the Moshiach’s Kehillah, barging in bais by bais, dragging off both anashim and nashim, and delivering them over to the beis hasohar.

The ones therefore having been scattered went about preaching the dvar Hashem.

Now Philippos [Ac 6:5], having gone down to the city of Shomron, was preaching to them the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

And the multitudes with one accord were paying attention to the things being said by Philippos, as they heard him and saw the otot which he was accomplishing.

For many had ruchot teme’ot coming out, crying out with a kol gadol, and many having been paralyzed and many pisechim (lame ones) were given refu’ah shleimah.

And there was great simchah in that city.

Now a certain ish by name Shimon was previously in the city practicing magic and astonishing the people of Shomron, saying that he himself was an ish of gadlus (with remarkable superiority) and gadol.

10 And to this certain Shimon everyone from katon to gadol was paying attention, saying, "Hinei! This man is the ko’ach (power) of Hashem, the ko’ach hagadol."

11 And they were giving heed to him, because he for a long time had astonished them by magic tricks.

12 But when they had emunah (faith) in what Philippos preached about the Malchut Hashem and the Shem of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua, they, both anashim and nashim, were submitting to Moshiach’s tevilah of teshuva.

13 And Shimon himself also had emunah, and, having submitted to Moshiach’s tevilah of teshuva, was following Philippos, and, seeing otot and nifla’ot and moftim hagedolim taking place, he was constantly mishpoyel (standing in awe).

14 And when Moshiach’s Shlichim heard in Yerushalayim that Shomron has accepted the dvar Hashem, they sent Kefa and Yochanan to them,

15 Who, having come down, davened for them that they might receive the Ruach Hakodesh.

16 For the Ruach Hakodesh had not yet fallen upon any one of them, but only they had received a tevilah of teshuva in a mikveh mayim b’Shem Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu.

17 Then Kefa and Yochanan were laying their hands upon them, and they were receiving the Ruach Hakodesh.

18 And when Shimon saw that through the laying on of hands of Moshiach’s Shlichim that the Ruach Hakodesh is given, he brought to them kesef,

19 Saying, "Give me also this samchut that on whomever I may lay my hands such may receive the Ruach Hakodesh."

20 But Kefa said to him, "May your kesef perish with you because the matnat Hashem you thought by kesef to acquire. [2Kg 5:16; Dt 5:17]

21 "There is not to you a chelek (allotted portion) nor share in this matter, for your lev (heart) is krum (deviant) and not upright before Hashem. [Neh 2:20; Ps 78:37]

22 "Therefore make teshuva from your wickedness and daven (pray) to Hashem if efsher (perhaps) you will receive selicha (forgiveness) for the intent of your lev,

23 "For I see you are in bitter gall and the bond of haresha." [Dt 29:18 TARGUM HASHIVIM; Jer 4:18; Isa 58:6]

24 And in reply Shimon said, "Daven for me to Hashem that nothing may come upon me of which you have spoken." [SHEMOT 8:8; BAMIDBAR 21:7; MELACHIM ALEF 13:6; YIRMEYAH 42:2]

25 The ones then having testified and spoken the dvar Adonoi were returning to Yerushalayim and to many villages of the Shomronim preaching the Besuras HaGeulah.

26 And a malach Adonoi spoke to Philippos, saying, "Get up and go south on the derech going down from Yerushalayim to Gaza." This is desert.

27 And having got up, Philippos went. And, hinei, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, a court official of the Kandake of the Ethiopians! He was over all of her Otzrot (treasury) and had come worshipping to Yerushalayim, [Ps 68:31; 87:4; Zeph 3:10; Isa 56:3-5; 1Kgs 8:41-43]

28 And he was returning and sitting in his chariot and he was reading Yeshayah HaNavi.

29 And the Ruach Hakodesh said to Philippos, "Approach and join this chariot."

30 And having run, Philippos heard him reading Yeshayah HaNavi, and Philippos said, "So do you have binah of what you are reading?"

31 And he said, "How then might I be able, unless someone will guide me?" And he invited Philippos to come up and sit with him.

32 Now the keta (section) of the Tanakh which he was reading was this: KASEH LATEVACH YUVAL ("He [Moshiach] was led as a lamb to the slaughter") and as a Seh (Lamb, YESHAYAH 53:7) before the one having sheared it is silent, LO YIFTACH PIV ("He does not open his mouth").

33 ‘In humiliation his justice was taken away. The descendants of him who will tell? Because he is taken away from HA’ARETZ CHAYYIM.' [Isa 53:7,8; 57:7f TARGUM HASHIVIM]

34 And in reply the eunuch said to Philippos, "I ask you about whom the Navi (prophet) says this? About himself or about some other person?"

35 And having opened his mouth, and beginning from this keta (section) of the Kitvei Hakodesh, Philippos began to preach and fier ois (elucidate) Yehoshua/Yeshua to him.

36 And as they were going along the derech, they came upon some mayim and the eunuch says, "Hinei, mayim! What prevents me from being given Moshiach’s tevilah of teshuva in the mikveh mayim?"

37 [And Philippos said, “If you have emunah b’chol levavcha, it is mutar. And he answered, saying, Ani ma’amin ki Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Ben HaElohim hu.]

38 And he commanded the chariot to stop and both went down into the mikveh mayim, both Philippos and the eunuch, and Philippos gave him Moshiach’s tevilah of teshuva in the mikveh mayim.

39 And when they came up from the mikveh mayim, the Ruach Hakodesh of Hashem took Philippos away, and the eunuch did not see him any longer, but was going on his way with lev same’ach. [1Kgs 18:12; 2Kgs 2:16; Ezek 3:12,14; 8:3; 11:1,24; 43:5]

40 But Philippos was found in Ashdod, and passing through, he was preaching the Besuras HaGeulah to all the towns until he came to

And Saul(A) approved of their killing him.

The Church Persecuted and Scattered

On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered(B) throughout Judea and Samaria.(C) Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul(D) began to destroy the church.(E) Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

Philip in Samaria

Those who had been scattered(F) preached the word wherever they went.(G) Philip(H) went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many,(I) and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.(J) So there was great joy in that city.

Simon the Sorcerer

Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery(K) in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,(L) 10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”(M) 11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery. 12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God(N) and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized,(O) both men and women. 13 Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles(P) he saw.

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria(Q) had accepted the word of God,(R) they sent Peter and John(S) to Samaria. 15 When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit,(T) 16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them;(U) they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.(V) 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them,(W) and they received the Holy Spirit.(X)

18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money 19 and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!(Y) 21 You have no part or share(Z) in this ministry, because your heart is not right(AA) before God. 22 Repent(AB) of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”

24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me(AC) so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

25 After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord(AD) and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.(AE)

Philip and the Ethiopian

26 Now an angel(AF) of the Lord said to Philip,(AG) “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a](AH) eunuch,(AI) an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,(AJ) 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told(AK) Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”

30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:

“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
    and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
    Who can speak of his descendants?
    For his life was taken from the earth.”[b](AL)

34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” 35 Then Philip began(AM) with that very passage of Scripture(AN) and told him the good news(AO) about Jesus.

36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?”(AP) [37] [c] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away,(AQ) and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns(AR) until he reached Caesarea.(AS)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:27 That is, from the southern Nile region
  2. Acts 8:33 Isaiah 53:7,8 (see Septuagint)
  3. Acts 8:37 Some manuscripts include here Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” The eunuch answered, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”