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掃羅悔改歸主(A)

掃羅仍向主的門徒發恐嚇兇殺的話。他到大祭司那裡, 要求他發公函給大馬士革各會堂,如果發現奉行這道的人,准他連男帶女緝拿到耶路撒冷。 他快到大馬士革的時候,忽然有光從天上向他四面照射。 他仆倒在地,聽見有聲音對他說:“掃羅,掃羅!你為甚麼迫害我?” 他說:“主啊,你是誰?”主說:“我就是你所迫害的耶穌。 起來,進城去!你應當作的事,一定有人告訴你。” 同行的人,聽見聲音,卻看不見人,只是目瞪口呆地站在那裡。 掃羅從地上爬起來,睜開眼睛,卻甚麼也看不見。他們牽著他的手,領他進大馬士革。 他三天都不能看見甚麼,不吃也不喝。

10 在大馬士革,有一個門徒名叫亞拿尼亞,主在異象中對他說:“亞拿尼亞!”他說:“主啊,我在這裡。” 11 主說:“起來,到那叫直街的路上去,要在猶大家裡找一個大數人,名叫掃羅。你看,他正在禱告, 12 在異象中他看見一個人,名叫亞拿尼亞,進來為他按手,使他可以再看得見。” 13 但亞拿尼亞回答:“主啊,我聽見許多人說起這個人,他在耶路撒冷作了許多苦害你聖徒的事; 14 並且他在這裡得到祭司長的授權,要捆綁所有求告你名的人。” 15 主對他說:“你去吧!這人是我揀選的器皿,為要把我的名傳給外族人、君王和以色列人。 16 我要指示他,為了我的名他必須受許多的苦。” 17 亞拿尼亞就去了,進了那家,為掃羅按手,說:“掃羅弟兄,在你來的路上向你顯現的耶穌,就是主,差我來使你可以看見,又被聖靈充滿。” 18 立刻有鱗狀的東西,從掃羅的眼裡掉下來,他就能看見了。於是起來,受了洗, 19 吃過了飯,就有氣力了。

掃羅在大馬士革傳道

他和大馬士革的門徒一同住了幾天, 20 隨即在各會堂傳講耶穌,說他是 神的兒子。 21 聽見的人都很驚奇,說:“在耶路撒冷殘害求告這名的,不是這個人嗎?他來這裡不是要緝拿他們交給祭司長嗎?” 22 然而掃羅更加有能力,駁倒住在大馬士革的猶太人,證明耶穌是基督。

掃羅逃脫猶太人的謀害

23 過了許多日子,猶太人商議要殺掉掃羅; 24 但他們的計謀給掃羅知道了。他們就在各城門日夜把守,要殺掉他。 25 於是他的門徒就趁夜用大籃子把他從城牆上縋下去。

26 掃羅到了耶路撒冷,想要接近門徒,但大家都怕他,不信他是個門徒。 27 只有巴拿巴接待他,帶他去見使徒,把他怎樣在路上看見主,主向他說話,和他怎樣在大馬士革奉耶穌的名放膽講道,都講了出來。 28 於是掃羅在耶路撒冷和門徒一同出入,奉主的名放膽講道, 29 並且與講希臘話的猶太人談論辯駁,那些人卻想下手殺他。 30 弟兄們知道了,就送他到該撒利亞,差他往大數去。

31 那時猶太、加利利、撒瑪利亞各處的教會,都得到平安,被建立起來,存著敬畏主的心過生活,並且因著聖靈的激勵,人數增多起來。

彼得醫好以尼雅

32 彼得周遊各地的時候,也到了住在呂大的聖徒那裡。 33 他遇見一個人,名叫以尼雅,害了癱瘓病,在床上躺臥了八年。 34 彼得對他說:“以尼雅,耶穌基督醫好你了!起來,收好你的褥子!”他就立刻起來。 35 所有住在呂大和沙崙的人,看見了他就歸向主。

彼得使多加復活

36 在約帕有一個女門徒,名叫戴比莎,希臘話叫多加;她為人樂善好施。 37 那時,她因病死了;有人把她洗淨了,停放在樓上。 38 呂大靠近約帕,門徒聽說彼得在那邊,就派兩個人去求他,說:“請到我們那邊去,不要耽延!” 39 彼得就動身,跟他們一同去。到了之後,他們領他上樓。所有寡婦站在彼得旁邊哭,把多加和她們在一起的時候所做的內衣外衣拿給他看。 40 彼得叫大家出去之後,就跪下來禱告,然後轉過身來對著屍體說:“戴比莎,起來!”她就睜開眼睛,一看見彼得,就坐了起來。 41 彼得伸手扶她起來,叫聖徒們和寡婦都進來,把多加活活地交給他們。 42 這事傳遍了約帕,就有很多人信了主。 43 此後,彼得在約帕一個製皮工人西門的家裡住了許多日子。

扫罗悔改归主(A)

扫罗仍向主的门徒发恐吓凶杀的话。他到大祭司那里, 要求他发公函给大马士革各会堂,如果发现奉行这道的人,准他连男带女缉拿到耶路撒冷。 他快到大马士革的时候,忽然有光从天上向他四面照射。 他仆倒在地,听见有声音对他说:“扫罗,扫罗!你为甚么迫害我?” 他说:“主啊,你是谁?”主说:“我就是你所迫害的耶稣。 起来,进城去!你应当作的事,一定有人告诉你。” 同行的人,听见声音,却看不见人,只是目瞪口呆地站在那里。 扫罗从地上爬起来,睁开眼睛,却甚么也看不见。他们牵着他的手,领他进大马士革。 他三天都不能看见甚么,不吃也不喝。

10 在大马士革,有一个门徒名叫亚拿尼亚,主在异象中对他说:“亚拿尼亚!”他说:“主啊,我在这里。” 11 主说:“起来,到那叫直街的路上去,要在犹大家里找一个大数人,名叫扫罗。你看,他正在祷告, 12 在异象中他看见一个人,名叫亚拿尼亚,进来为他按手,使他可以再看得见。” 13 但亚拿尼亚回答:“主啊,我听见许多人说起这个人,他在耶路撒冷作了许多苦害你圣徒的事; 14 并且他在这里得到祭司长的授权,要捆绑所有求告你名的人。” 15 主对他说:“你去吧!这人是我拣选的器皿,为要把我的名传给外族人、君王和以色列人。 16 我要指示他,为了我的名他必须受许多的苦。” 17 亚拿尼亚就去了,进了那家,为扫罗按手,说:“扫罗弟兄,在你来的路上向你显现的耶稣,就是主,差我来使你可以看见,又被圣灵充满。” 18 立刻有鳞状的东西,从扫罗的眼里掉下来,他就能看见了。于是起来,受了洗, 19 吃过了饭,就有气力了。

扫罗在大马士革传道

他和大马士革的门徒一同住了几天, 20 随即在各会堂传讲耶稣,说他是 神的儿子。 21 听见的人都很惊奇,说:“在耶路撒冷残害求告这名的,不是这个人吗?他来这里不是要缉拿他们交给祭司长吗?” 22 然而扫罗更加有能力,驳倒住在大马士革的犹太人,证明耶稣是基督。

扫罗逃脱犹太人的谋害

23 过了许多日子,犹太人商议要杀掉扫罗; 24 但他们的计谋给扫罗知道了。他们就在各城门日夜把守,要杀掉他。 25 于是他的门徒就趁夜用大篮子把他从城墙上缒下去。

26 扫罗到了耶路撒冷,想要接近门徒,但大家都怕他,不信他是个门徒。 27 只有巴拿巴接待他,带他去见使徒,把他怎样在路上看见主,主向他说话,和他怎样在大马士革奉耶稣的名放胆讲道,都讲了出来。 28 于是扫罗在耶路撒冷和门徒一同出入,奉主的名放胆讲道, 29 并且与讲希腊话的犹太人谈论辩驳,那些人却想下手杀他。 30 弟兄们知道了,就送他到该撒利亚,差他往大数去。

31 那时犹太、加利利、撒玛利亚各处的教会,都得到平安,被建立起来,存着敬畏主的心过生活,并且因着圣灵的激励,人数增多起来。

彼得医好以尼雅

32 彼得周游各地的时候,也到了住在吕大的圣徒那里。 33 他遇见一个人,名叫以尼雅,害了瘫痪病,在床上躺卧了八年。 34 彼得对他说:“以尼雅,耶稣基督医好你了!起来,收好你的褥子!”他就立刻起来。 35 所有住在吕大和沙仑的人,看见了他就归向主。

彼得使多加复活

36 在约帕有一个女门徒,名叫戴比莎,希腊话叫多加;她为人乐善好施。 37 那时,她因病死了;有人把她洗净了,停放在楼上。 38 吕大靠近约帕,门徒听说彼得在那边,就派两个人去求他,说:“请到我们那边去,不要耽延!” 39 彼得就动身,跟他们一同去。到了之后,他们领他上楼。所有寡妇站在彼得旁边哭,把多加和她们在一起的时候所做的内衣外衣拿给他看。 40 彼得叫大家出去之后,就跪下来祷告,然后转过身来对着尸体说:“戴比莎,起来!”她就睁开眼睛,一看见彼得,就坐了起来。 41 彼得伸手扶她起来,叫圣徒们和寡妇都进来,把多加活活地交给他们。 42 这事传遍了约帕,就有很多人信了主。 43 此后,彼得在约帕一个制皮工人西门的家里住了许多日子。

扫罗成为耶稣的门徒

与此同时,扫罗还在威胁着要杀主的门徒。他到大祭司那里, 请求他写些信给大马士革的会堂,如果他发现了信主之道的门徒时,不论男女,可以逮捕他们,并押回耶路撒冷。

当他快走到大马士革的时候,突然从天上降下一束光,把他围在中间, 他栽倒在地上。这时,他听见一个声音对他说∶“扫罗,扫罗,你为什么要迫害我?”

扫罗说∶“你是谁,先生?”

那个声音又说∶“我是耶稣,就是被你迫害的那位。 起来,进城去,那儿会有人告诉你该做什么。”

与他同行的人都站在那里,哑口无言。他们听见了那个声音,可是却看不见任何人。 扫罗从地上爬起来,可再睁开眼时,他却什么都看不见了。人们只好拉着他的手,把他领进了大马士革城。 他三天看不见东西,也不吃不喝。

10 大马士革城里有一个叫亚拿尼亚的门徒。主在幻象中对他说∶“亚拿尼亚!”

他回答说∶“我在这儿,主。”

11 主又对他说∶“马上起来,到叫直街的那条街去,在犹大 [a]的家门口找一个大数人,名字叫扫罗,因为他在祈祷。 12 他在幻象中,看到一个名叫亚拿尼亚的人走进来,把手放在他的头上,以便他能再看见。”

13 亚拿尼亚答道∶“我从很多人那里听说过这个人。他在耶路撒冷对你的圣徒们所做的种种恶事,我都听说了。 14 而且他还从祭司长那里得到许可,要到这里逮捕那些信仰你的人们 [b]。”

15 可是,主却对他说∶“去吧!这个人是我选中的工具,要在外族人和君王面前,以及以色列人的面前,讲述关于我的事情。 16 我会亲自向他展示,为了我的名字,他必须遭受多少痛苦。”

17 亚拿尼亚离开,走进那所房子,把手放在扫罗的身上,说道∶“扫罗兄弟,主-就是在你来此途中向你显现的耶稣-打发我来,以便你能重见光明,充满圣灵。” 18 立即,有像鱼鳞似的东西从扫罗的眼睛里落下,他又能看见东西了。他站起身来,受了洗礼。 19 吃了些东西后,恢复了体力。

扫罗开始传道

扫罗在大马士革与门徒们在一起住了一段时间。 20 然后,他便径直来到各个会堂,开始宣传耶稣。他说∶“耶稣是上帝之子。”

21 所有听到的人都觉得十分震惊,他们说∶“他难道不就是那个在耶路撒冷想毁灭信赖耶稣的人吗?他来这里的目的是想逮捕他们,并把他们带回祭司长那里去。”

22 但是,扫罗越来越有力,他证明耶稣就是基督,驳倒了住在大马士革的犹太人。

扫罗从犹太人那里逃脱

23 又过了很多天,犹太人密谋要杀害扫罗。 24 可扫罗得知了这个阴谋的风声。犹太人日夜把守着城门,要杀扫罗。 25 但是,夜里,他的门徒们帮他离开了此城,他们把他放进筐里,从城墙上的一个窟窿里把他缒了下去。

扫罗在耶路撒冷

26 扫罗来到耶路撒冷,试图加入耶稣门徒的行列。但他们都非常害怕他,谁都不相信他也成了耶稣的门徒。 27 但是,巴拿巴收留了他,带他来见使徒,告诉他们扫罗在路上如何见到了主,主对他讲过话,还告诉他们扫罗在大马士革时,是多么大胆地以耶稣的名义讲话。

28 扫罗便与他们呆在一起,他在耶路撒冷自由出入,大胆地以主的名义讲话。 29 他与讲希腊语的犹太人交谈、辩论,可那些人却企图要杀害他。 30 当兄弟们得知这个消息后,就把扫罗带到了该撒利亚,然后又把他送到了大数。

31 所以,犹太、加利利和撒玛利亚的教会出现了一段和平时期。教会得到了加强,门徒们生活在对主充满了敬畏之情之中,并受到圣灵鼓舞,所以门徒的人数增多了。

彼得在吕大和约帕

32 此时,彼得正四处奔走。一次他去探访住在吕大的上帝的圣民, 33 他在那里遇见一个叫以尼雅的人,此人瘫痪,已卧床有八年之久。 34 彼得对他说∶“以尼雅,耶稣基督让你痊愈了,站起来,收拾你的被褥。”话音刚落,以尼雅就站了起来。 35 住在吕大以及沙仑的人们都看到了他,并且都归顺了主。 36 约帕有一个耶稣的门徒,名叫大比大(希腊文是多加,即羚羊)她一生行善,周济穷人。 37 当时,她生病死了。人们洗净了她的尸体,把她放到了楼上。吕大离约帕不远。 38 当约帕的门徒听说彼得在吕大时,便派两个人来请求他说∶“请赶快到我们这儿来。” 39 彼得便与他们一起启程了。彼得一到,他们就把他领到了楼上。这时,所有的寡妇都围在彼得的身边,边哭边让彼得看多加在世时缝制的内衣和外衣。 40 彼得让所有的人都出去后,跪下来祈祷,然后转向尸体说∶“大比大,起来。”大比大睁开眼睛,看见了彼得,便坐起身来。 41 彼得伸出手,扶她站了起来。然后,彼得把圣徒和寡妇们都叫了进来,把活着的大比大交给了他们。 42 这件事在整个约帕家喻户晓,许多人信仰了主。 43 此后,彼得又在约帕住了很多天,和一个名叫西门的硝皮匠住在一起。

Footnotes

  1. 使 徒 行 傳 9:11 犹大: 不是使徒犹大。
  2. 使 徒 行 傳 9:14 信仰你的人们: 直译为“召唤你的名字”,意为用对他的崇拜或祈祷来表示对耶稣的信仰。

The Conversion of Saul(A)

In the meantime Saul kept up his violent threats of murder against the followers of the Lord. He went to the High Priest and asked for letters of introduction to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he should find there any followers of the Way of the Lord, he would be able to arrest them, both men and women, and bring them back to Jerusalem.

As Saul was coming near the city of Damascus, suddenly a light from the sky flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul! Why do you persecute me?”

“Who are you, Lord?” he asked.

“I am Jesus, whom you persecute,” the voice said. “But get up and go into the city, where you will be told what you must do.”

The men who were traveling with Saul had stopped, not saying a word; they heard the voice but could not see anyone. Saul got up from the ground and opened his eyes, but could not see a thing. So they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus. For three days he was not able to see, and during that time he did not eat or drink anything.

10 There was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. He had a vision, in which the Lord said to him, “Ananias!”

“Here I am, Lord,” he answered.

11 The Lord said to him, “Get ready and go to Straight Street, and at the house of Judas ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying, 12 and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he might see again.”

13 Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and about all the terrible things he has done to your people in Jerusalem. 14 And he has come to Damascus with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who worship you.”

15 The Lord said to him, “Go, because I have chosen him to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel. 16 And I myself will show him all that he must suffer for my sake.”

17 So Ananias went, entered the house where Saul was, and placed his hands on him. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord has sent me—Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 (B)At once something like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized; 19 and after he had eaten, his strength came back.

Saul Preaches in Damascus

Saul stayed for a few days with the believers in Damascus. 20 He went straight to the synagogues and began to preach that Jesus was the Son of God.

21 All who heard him were amazed and asked, “Isn't he the one who in Jerusalem was killing those who worship that man Jesus? And didn't he come here for the very purpose of arresting those people and taking them back to the chief priests?”

22 But Saul's preaching became even more powerful, and his proofs that Jesus was the Messiah were so convincing that the Jews who lived in Damascus could not answer him.

23 (C)After many days had gone by, the Jews met together and made plans to kill Saul, 24 but he was told of their plan. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him. 25 But one night Saul's followers took him and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.

Saul in Jerusalem

26 Saul went to Jerusalem and tried to join the disciples. But they would not believe that he was a disciple, and they were all afraid of him. 27 Then Barnabas came to his help and took him to the apostles. He explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had spoken to him. He also told them how boldly Saul had preached in the name of Jesus in Damascus. 28 And so Saul stayed with them and went all over Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He also talked and disputed with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to kill him. 30 When the believers found out about this, they took Saul to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

31 And so it was that the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. Through the help of the Holy Spirit it was strengthened and grew in numbers, as it lived in reverence for the Lord.

Peter in Lydda and Joppa

32 Peter traveled everywhere, and on one occasion he went to visit God's people who lived in Lydda. 33 There he met a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had not been able to get out of bed for eight years. 34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ makes you well. Get up and make your bed.” At once Aeneas got up. 35 All the people living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

36 In Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, who was a believer. (Her name in Greek is Dorcas, meaning “a deer.”) She spent all her time doing good and helping the poor. 37 At that time she got sick and died. Her body was washed and laid in a room upstairs. 38 Joppa was not very far from Lydda, and when the believers in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him with the message, “Please hurry and come to us.” 39 So Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, he was taken to the room upstairs, where all the widows crowded around him, crying and showing him all the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was alive. 40 Peter put them all out of the room, and knelt down and prayed; then he turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41 Peter reached over and helped her get up. Then he called all the believers, including the widows, and presented her alive to them. 42 The news about this spread all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord. 43 Peter stayed on in Joppa for many days with a tanner of leather named Simon.