巴拿巴和扫罗接受差遣

13 安提阿教会中有几位先知和教师,就是巴拿巴、绰号“黑人”的希缅、古利奈人路求、与分封王希律一同长大的马念以及扫罗。 一天,他们正在敬拜主、禁食的时候,圣灵对他们说:“要为我把巴拿巴和扫罗分别出来,好让他们做我呼召他们去做的事。” 于是,他们禁食祷告并把手按在巴拿巴和扫罗身上,然后差遣他们出去。

二人受圣灵差遣,下到西流基,从那里乘船去塞浦路斯。 他们到了撒拉米,就在当地的犹太会堂传讲上帝的道。约翰·马可做他们的助手。

他们走遍全岛,远至帕弗,在那里遇见一个冒充先知的犹太术士巴·耶稣。 这人和当地的士求·保罗总督常有来往。士求·保罗是个聪明人,他邀请了巴拿巴和扫罗来,要听上帝的道。 但希腊名字叫以吕马的那个术士反对使徒,试图拦阻总督信主。 又名扫罗的保罗被圣灵充满,盯着他说: 10 “你这魔鬼的儿子,充满了诡诈和邪恶,是一切正义之敌,到现在还想歪曲主的正道吗? 11 现在主要亲手惩罚你,使你瞎眼,暂时不见天日!”

他顿觉眼前一片漆黑,只好四处摸索,求人领他走路。 12 总督看见所发生的事,对主的道感到惊奇,就信了。

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巴拿巴和掃羅接受差遣

13 安提阿教會中有幾位先知和教師,就是巴拿巴、綽號「黑人」的希緬、古利奈人路求、與分封王希律一同長大的馬念以及掃羅。 一天,他們正在敬拜主、禁食的時候,聖靈對他們說:「要為我把巴拿巴和掃羅分別出來,好讓他們做我呼召他們去做的事。」 於是,他們禁食禱告並把手按在巴拿巴和掃羅身上,然後差遣他們出去。

二人受聖靈差遣,下到西流基,從那裡乘船去塞浦路斯。 他們到了撒拉米,就在當地的猶太會堂傳講上帝的道。約翰·馬可作他們的助手。

他們走遍全島,遠至帕弗,在那裡遇見一個冒充先知的猶太術士巴·耶穌。 這人和當地的士求·保羅總督常有來往。士求·保羅是個聰明人,他邀請了巴拿巴和掃羅來,要聽上帝的道。 但希臘名字叫以呂馬的那個術士反對使徒,試圖攔阻總督信主。 又名保羅的掃羅被聖靈充滿,盯著他說: 10 「你這魔鬼的兒子,充滿了詭詐和邪惡,是一切正義之敵,到現在還想歪曲主的正道嗎? 11 現在主要親手懲罰你,使你瞎眼,暫時不見天日!」

他頓覺眼前一片漆黑,只好四處摸索,求人領他走路。 12 總督看見所發生的事,對主的道感到驚奇,就信了。

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13 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:

Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.

10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

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