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巴拿巴和扫罗得到特殊的任务

13 安提阿教会里有一些先知和老师,他们是巴拿巴、西面(人们也叫他“黑人”)、古利奈人路求、马念(他是和希律王一起长大的)和扫罗。 一天,他们正在侍奉主和禁食 [a]的时候,圣灵对他们说∶“你们指派巴拿巴和扫罗,去做我召唤他们做的工作。”

先知和老师禁食和祷告后,就把手放在巴拿巴和扫罗的身上 [b],然后,派他们出去了。

巴拿巴和扫罗在塞浦路斯

受到圣灵的派遣,巴拿巴和扫罗受圣灵派遣去了西流基,然后又从那儿坐船到了塞浦路斯。 他们一到撒拉米,便在犹太会堂里宣讲上帝的信息。约翰马可做为助手,与他们同行。

他们走遍了整个岛屿,直至帕弗。在那里,他们遇见一个名叫巴耶稣的法术师,也是个假先知,他是犹太人。自称是先知。 他与本地总督士求保罗很接近,士求保罗是个机智的人,他派人请来巴拿巴和扫罗,要听上帝之道。 但是,扫罗和巴拿巴遭到了法术师以吕马的反对(以吕马这名字在希腊语中是巴耶稣的意思),他试图阻碍总督信仰耶稣, 可是扫罗(人们又叫他保罗)却被圣灵充满。他直视着以吕马, 10 说∶“你这个魔鬼的儿子!你处处与美好的为敌,你充满了各种欺诈和诡计。你到什么时候才停止对主的真理的歪曲? 11 看吧,主将触到你,你会失明。有一段时间,你看不见任何东西,甚至是太阳的光芒。”

立刻,以吕马的眼前一片漆黑。他四周摸索着,想找个人拉着他的手,给他带路。 12 总督亲眼目睹了发生的一切,便相信了上帝,因为对于有关主的教导,他感到非常惊奇。

保罗和巴拿巴去彼西底的安提阿

13 保罗一行人从帕弗航行到了旁非利亚的别加。但是,约翰马可离开了他们,回耶路撒冷去了。 14 他们则从别加继续他们的旅程,到达了彼西底附近的安提阿。安息日那天,保罗和巴拿巴走进了会堂,坐了下来。 15 读完了律法和先知的著作后,会堂的官员派人对他们说∶“兄弟们,如果你们有鼓舞的话要对人们说,请讲。”

16 保罗起身,挥手说道∶“以色列同胞和所有来此敬拜上帝的外族人,请听我说。 17 以色列的上帝选择了我们的祖先,在他们还居住在埃及的时候,就使我们的民族成为伟大的民族,并用他的伟力带领他们离开了那块土地。 18 他在旷野里容忍他们达四十年之久。 19 他在迦南地区打败了七个国家,把他们的土地赐给了他的子民, 20 历时约四百五十年。

“这之后,他赐给了以色列人士师,直到先知撒母耳 [c]的时代。 21 后来,他们要求上帝为他们立一个王。上帝便把扫罗封为国王。扫罗是便雅悯支派基士的儿子,他统治了大约四十年。 22 罢免扫罗之后,他又立大卫做他们的君王。上帝关于他是这么说的∶‘我发现耶西的儿子大卫,是合我心意的人。他会执行我的意旨。’ 23 上帝按照他的许诺,从大卫的后代里,为以色列带来了救世主耶稣。 24 在耶稣到来之前,约翰向所有的以色列人传道,告诉他们应受洗礼以示他们要悔过自新。 25 约翰在完成自己的使命时,说∶‘你们以为我是谁?我不是他,绝不是,但是,在我之后来的那个人,我连给他解鞋带都不配。’

26 诸位同胞,亚伯拉罕家族的后代们,还有你们这些敬拜上帝的外族人,这拯救的信息已送给了我们。 27 因为住在耶路撒冷的人和他们的统治者没有认出耶稣来,他们给他定罪,应验了每逢安息日时所读到的先知的话。 28 尽管他们找不到判他死罪的任何理由,他们还是请求彼拉多把他杀害了。 29 他们做完了《经》上记载的有关他的一切事情后,便把他从十字架上解下来,放在一个墓穴里。 30 上帝却让他从死里复活了, 31 此后很多天,他出现在那些和他从加利利同行到耶路撒冷去的人们中间。现在,他们在以色列人中间,是他的见证人。 32 我们现在把福音告诉你们,这福音是关于上帝应许给我们祖先的诺言。 33 我们是他们的后代,上帝通过让耶稣死而复活,为了我们使这诺言得以实现。正如诗篇第二篇所说:

‘你是我的儿子,
今日我成为你的父亲。’ (A)

34 上帝让他起死回生,不会重归腐朽。他是这样说的:

‘我要把应许给大卫的神圣、可靠的祝福赐给你们。’ (B)

35 他在另外一处说:

‘你不会让你的圣者经历腐朽。’ (C)

36 大卫在世时,执行了上帝的意旨。他死了,与祖先葬在一起,经历了腐朽。 37 但是,上帝起死回生的那位却没有经历腐朽。 因此,兄弟们,你们应该知道:赦罪的信息是通过耶稣宣布给你们的,通过他,每一个信仰耶稣的人都能够从摩西律法让你们从不能解脱的所有的罪中解脱出来。 40 所以,要小心,别让先知的话落在你们身上。

41 ‘看吧,你们这些嘲弄者,
尽管纳闷和灭亡吧,
因为在你们的时代,我进行着一项工作,
即使有人告诉过你们。
你们就是不相信!’” (D)

42 保罗和巴拿巴离开那里时,人们都请求他们在下一个安息日里,再多讲一些这样的事情, 43 散会后,许多犹太人和皈依了犹太教的人都跟随着保罗与巴拿巴。保罗、巴拿巴和他们谈话,并劝勉他们要继续生活在上帝的恩典里。

44 下一个安息日里,全城的人几乎都聚在一起,聆听主的信息。 45 犹太人见到人群,充满了嫉妒。他们反对保罗所说的话,并抵毁他们。 46 但是保罗和巴拿巴却勇敢的说道∶“上帝的教导先告诉你们,是必要的,既然你们拒弃它,并认为自己配不上得到永生,那么,我们要到非犹太人那里去。 47 主是这样指示我们的:

‘我已经使你们成为照亮外邦的一束光明,
好让你们把拯救带到天涯海角。’

48 外族人听到这里,非常高兴。他们赞美主的信息。那些已被挑选来接受永恒生命的人都相信了。

49 主的话传遍了整个地区。 50 犹太人挑唆这个城里的虔诚、上流社会的妇女和有名望的男人,开始迫害保罗和巴拿巴。他们强迫他俩离开了他们的地区。 51 保罗和巴拿巴抖掉脚上的灰尘 [d],以示对他们的警告,然后到以哥念去了。 52 安提阿的门徒们充满了快乐和圣灵。

Footnotes

  1. 使 徒 行 傳 13:2 禁食: 在祷告和崇拜上帝的一段特殊时间内,不吃任何食物。
  2. 使 徒 行 傳 13:3 身上: 在此表示把上帝的一项特殊任务交给了这些人。
  3. 使 徒 行 傳 13:20 撒母耳: 最后一位士师(领袖)和以色列的第一位先知。
  4. 使 徒 行 傳 13:51 抖掉脚上的灰尘: 一个警告,表示他们结束了对这些人的讲话。

13 Now in the church at Antioch(A) there were prophets(B) and teachers:(C) Barnabas,(D) Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,(E) Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod(F) the tetrarch) and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,(G) “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work(H) to which I have called them.”(I) So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them(J) and sent them off.(K)

On Cyprus

The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit,(L) went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.(M) When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God(N) in the Jewish synagogues.(O) John(P) was with them as their helper.

They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer(Q) and false prophet(R) named Bar-Jesus, who was an attendant of the proconsul,(S) Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer(T) (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul(U) from the faith.(V) Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit,(W) looked straight at Elymas and said, 10 “You are a child of the devil(X) and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?(Y) 11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you.(Z) You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”(AA)

Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the proconsul(AB) saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

In Pisidian Antioch

13 From Paphos,(AC) Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia,(AD) where John(AE) left them to return to Jerusalem. 14 From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch.(AF) On the Sabbath(AG) they entered the synagogue(AH) and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law(AI) and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.”

16 Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand(AJ) and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! 17 The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country;(AK) 18 for about forty years he endured their conduct[a](AL) in the wilderness;(AM) 19 and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,(AN) giving their land to his people(AO) as their inheritance.(AP) 20 All this took about 450 years.

“After this, God gave them judges(AQ) until the time of Samuel the prophet.(AR) 21 Then the people asked for a king,(AS) and he gave them Saul(AT) son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin,(AU) who ruled forty years. 22 After removing Saul,(AV) he made David their king.(AW) God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart;(AX) he will do everything I want him to do.’(AY)

23 “From this man’s descendants(AZ) God has brought to Israel the Savior(BA) Jesus,(BB) as he promised.(BC) 24 Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.(BD) 25 As John was completing his work,(BE) he said: ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for.(BF) But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’(BG)

26 “Fellow children of Abraham(BH) and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation(BI) has been sent. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus,(BJ) yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets(BK) that are read every Sabbath. 28 Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.(BL) 29 When they had carried out all that was written about him,(BM) they took him down from the cross(BN) and laid him in a tomb.(BO) 30 But God raised him from the dead,(BP) 31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.(BQ) They are now his witnesses(BR) to our people.

32 “We tell you the good news:(BS) What God promised our ancestors(BT) 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.(BU) As it is written in the second Psalm:

“‘You are my son;
    today I have become your father.’[b](BV)

34 God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’[c](BW)

35 So it is also stated elsewhere:

“‘You will not let your holy one see decay.’[d](BX)

36 “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;(BY) he was buried with his ancestors(BZ) and his body decayed. 37 But the one whom God raised from the dead(CA) did not see decay.

38 “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.(CB) 39 Through him everyone who believes(CC) is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.(CD) 40 Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you:

41 “‘Look, you scoffers,
    wonder and perish,
for I am going to do something in your days
    that you would never believe,
    even if someone told you.’[e](CE)

42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue,(CF) the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath. 43 When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.(CG)

44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying(CH) and heaped abuse(CI) on him.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first.(CJ) Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.(CK) 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:

“‘I have made you[f] a light for the Gentiles,(CL)
    that you[g] may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’[h](CM)

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord;(CN) and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

49 The word of the Lord(CO) spread through the whole region. 50 But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.(CP) 51 So they shook the dust off their feet(CQ) as a warning to them and went to Iconium.(CR) 52 And the disciples(CS) were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.(CT)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:18 Some manuscripts he cared for them
  2. Acts 13:33 Psalm 2:7
  3. Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3
  4. Acts 13:35 Psalm 16:10 (see Septuagint)
  5. Acts 13:41 Hab. 1:5
  6. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  7. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  8. Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6

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.

13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

20 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

23 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

28 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

30 But God raised him from the dead:

31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

巴拿巴和扫罗得到特殊的任务

13 安提阿教会里有一些先知和老师,他们是巴拿巴、西面(人们也叫他“黑人”)、古利奈人路求、马念(他是和希律王一起长大的)和扫罗。 一天,他们正在侍奉主和禁食 [a]的时候,圣灵对他们说∶“你们指派巴拿巴和扫罗,去做我召唤他们做的工作。”

先知和老师禁食和祷告后,就把手放在巴拿巴和扫罗的身上 [b],然后,派他们出去了。

巴拿巴和扫罗在塞浦路斯

受到圣灵的派遣,巴拿巴和扫罗受圣灵派遣去了西流基,然后又从那儿坐船到了塞浦路斯。 他们一到撒拉米,便在犹太会堂里宣讲上帝的信息。约翰马可做为助手,与他们同行。

他们走遍了整个岛屿,直至帕弗。在那里,他们遇见一个名叫巴耶稣的法术师,也是个假先知,他是犹太人。自称是先知。 他与本地总督士求保罗很接近,士求保罗是个机智的人,他派人请来巴拿巴和扫罗,要听上帝之道。 但是,扫罗和巴拿巴遭到了法术师以吕马的反对(以吕马这名字在希腊语中是巴耶稣的意思),他试图阻碍总督信仰耶稣, 可是扫罗(人们又叫他保罗)却被圣灵充满。他直视着以吕马, 10 说∶“你这个魔鬼的儿子!你处处与美好的为敌,你充满了各种欺诈和诡计。你到什么时候才停止对主的真理的歪曲? 11 看吧,主将触到你,你会失明。有一段时间,你看不见任何东西,甚至是太阳的光芒。”

立刻,以吕马的眼前一片漆黑。他四周摸索着,想找个人拉着他的手,给他带路。 12 总督亲眼目睹了发生的一切,便相信了上帝,因为对于有关主的教导,他感到非常惊奇。

保罗和巴拿巴去彼西底的安提阿

13 保罗一行人从帕弗航行到了旁非利亚的别加。但是,约翰马可离开了他们,回耶路撒冷去了。 14 他们则从别加继续他们的旅程,到达了彼西底附近的安提阿。安息日那天,保罗和巴拿巴走进了会堂,坐了下来。 15 读完了律法和先知的著作后,会堂的官员派人对他们说∶“兄弟们,如果你们有鼓舞的话要对人们说,请讲。”

16 保罗起身,挥手说道∶“以色列同胞和所有来此敬拜上帝的外族人,请听我说。 17 以色列的上帝选择了我们的祖先,在他们还居住在埃及的时候,就使我们的民族成为伟大的民族,并用他的伟力带领他们离开了那块土地。 18 他在旷野里容忍他们达四十年之久。 19 他在迦南地区打败了七个国家,把他们的土地赐给了他的子民, 20 历时约四百五十年。

“这之后,他赐给了以色列人士师,直到先知撒母耳 [c]的时代。 21 后来,他们要求上帝为他们立一个王。上帝便把扫罗封为国王。扫罗是便雅悯支派基士的儿子,他统治了大约四十年。 22 罢免扫罗之后,他又立大卫做他们的君王。上帝关于他是这么说的∶‘我发现耶西的儿子大卫,是合我心意的人。他会执行我的意旨。’ 23 上帝按照他的许诺,从大卫的后代里,为以色列带来了救世主耶稣。 24 在耶稣到来之前,约翰向所有的以色列人传道,告诉他们应受洗礼以示他们要悔过自新。 25 约翰在完成自己的使命时,说∶‘你们以为我是谁?我不是他,绝不是,但是,在我之后来的那个人,我连给他解鞋带都不配。’

26 诸位同胞,亚伯拉罕家族的后代们,还有你们这些敬拜上帝的外族人,这拯救的信息已送给了我们。 27 因为住在耶路撒冷的人和他们的统治者没有认出耶稣来,他们给他定罪,应验了每逢安息日时所读到的先知的话。 28 尽管他们找不到判他死罪的任何理由,他们还是请求彼拉多把他杀害了。 29 他们做完了《经》上记载的有关他的一切事情后,便把他从十字架上解下来,放在一个墓穴里。 30 上帝却让他从死里复活了, 31 此后很多天,他出现在那些和他从加利利同行到耶路撒冷去的人们中间。现在,他们在以色列人中间,是他的见证人。 32 我们现在把福音告诉你们,这福音是关于上帝应许给我们祖先的诺言。 33 我们是他们的后代,上帝通过让耶稣死而复活,为了我们使这诺言得以实现。正如诗篇第二篇所说:

‘你是我的儿子,
今日我成为你的父亲。’ (A)

34 上帝让他起死回生,不会重归腐朽。他是这样说的:

‘我要把应许给大卫的神圣、可靠的祝福赐给你们。’ (B)

35 他在另外一处说:

‘你不会让你的圣者经历腐朽。’ (C)

36 大卫在世时,执行了上帝的意旨。他死了,与祖先葬在一起,经历了腐朽。 37 但是,上帝起死回生的那位却没有经历腐朽。 因此,兄弟们,你们应该知道:赦罪的信息是通过耶稣宣布给你们的,通过他,每一个信仰耶稣的人都能够从摩西律法让你们从不能解脱的所有的罪中解脱出来。 40 所以,要小心,别让先知的话落在你们身上。

41 ‘看吧,你们这些嘲弄者,
尽管纳闷和灭亡吧,
因为在你们的时代,我进行着一项工作,
即使有人告诉过你们。
你们就是不相信!’” (D)

42 保罗和巴拿巴离开那里时,人们都请求他们在下一个安息日里,再多讲一些这样的事情, 43 散会后,许多犹太人和皈依了犹太教的人都跟随着保罗与巴拿巴。保罗、巴拿巴和他们谈话,并劝勉他们要继续生活在上帝的恩典里。

44 下一个安息日里,全城的人几乎都聚在一起,聆听主的信息。 45 犹太人见到人群,充满了嫉妒。他们反对保罗所说的话,并抵毁他们。 46 但是保罗和巴拿巴却勇敢的说道∶“上帝的教导先告诉你们,是必要的,既然你们拒弃它,并认为自己配不上得到永生,那么,我们要到非犹太人那里去。 47 主是这样指示我们的:

‘我已经使你们成为照亮外邦的一束光明,
好让你们把拯救带到天涯海角。’

48 外族人听到这里,非常高兴。他们赞美主的信息。那些已被挑选来接受永恒生命的人都相信了。

49 主的话传遍了整个地区。 50 犹太人挑唆这个城里的虔诚、上流社会的妇女和有名望的男人,开始迫害保罗和巴拿巴。他们强迫他俩离开了他们的地区。 51 保罗和巴拿巴抖掉脚上的灰尘 [d],以示对他们的警告,然后到以哥念去了。 52 安提阿的门徒们充满了快乐和圣灵。

Footnotes

  1. 使 徒 行 傳 13:2 禁食: 在祷告和崇拜上帝的一段特殊时间内,不吃任何食物。
  2. 使 徒 行 傳 13:3 身上: 在此表示把上帝的一项特殊任务交给了这些人。
  3. 使 徒 行 傳 13:20 撒母耳: 最后一位士师(领袖)和以色列的第一位先知。
  4. 使 徒 行 傳 13:51 抖掉脚上的灰尘: 一个警告,表示他们结束了对这些人的讲话。

13 Now in the church at Antioch(A) there were prophets(B) and teachers:(C) Barnabas,(D) Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,(E) Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod(F) the tetrarch) and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,(G) “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work(H) to which I have called them.”(I) So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them(J) and sent them off.(K)

On Cyprus

The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit,(L) went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.(M) When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God(N) in the Jewish synagogues.(O) John(P) was with them as their helper.

They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer(Q) and false prophet(R) named Bar-Jesus, who was an attendant of the proconsul,(S) Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer(T) (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul(U) from the faith.(V) Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit,(W) looked straight at Elymas and said, 10 “You are a child of the devil(X) and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?(Y) 11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you.(Z) You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”(AA)

Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the proconsul(AB) saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

In Pisidian Antioch

13 From Paphos,(AC) Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia,(AD) where John(AE) left them to return to Jerusalem. 14 From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch.(AF) On the Sabbath(AG) they entered the synagogue(AH) and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law(AI) and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.”

16 Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand(AJ) and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! 17 The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country;(AK) 18 for about forty years he endured their conduct[a](AL) in the wilderness;(AM) 19 and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,(AN) giving their land to his people(AO) as their inheritance.(AP) 20 All this took about 450 years.

“After this, God gave them judges(AQ) until the time of Samuel the prophet.(AR) 21 Then the people asked for a king,(AS) and he gave them Saul(AT) son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin,(AU) who ruled forty years. 22 After removing Saul,(AV) he made David their king.(AW) God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart;(AX) he will do everything I want him to do.’(AY)

23 “From this man’s descendants(AZ) God has brought to Israel the Savior(BA) Jesus,(BB) as he promised.(BC) 24 Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.(BD) 25 As John was completing his work,(BE) he said: ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for.(BF) But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’(BG)

26 “Fellow children of Abraham(BH) and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation(BI) has been sent. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus,(BJ) yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets(BK) that are read every Sabbath. 28 Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.(BL) 29 When they had carried out all that was written about him,(BM) they took him down from the cross(BN) and laid him in a tomb.(BO) 30 But God raised him from the dead,(BP) 31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.(BQ) They are now his witnesses(BR) to our people.

32 “We tell you the good news:(BS) What God promised our ancestors(BT) 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.(BU) As it is written in the second Psalm:

“‘You are my son;
    today I have become your father.’[b](BV)

34 God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’[c](BW)

35 So it is also stated elsewhere:

“‘You will not let your holy one see decay.’[d](BX)

36 “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;(BY) he was buried with his ancestors(BZ) and his body decayed. 37 But the one whom God raised from the dead(CA) did not see decay.

38 “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.(CB) 39 Through him everyone who believes(CC) is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.(CD) 40 Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you:

41 “‘Look, you scoffers,
    wonder and perish,
for I am going to do something in your days
    that you would never believe,
    even if someone told you.’[e](CE)

42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue,(CF) the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath. 43 When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.(CG)

44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying(CH) and heaped abuse(CI) on him.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first.(CJ) Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.(CK) 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:

“‘I have made you[f] a light for the Gentiles,(CL)
    that you[g] may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’[h](CM)

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord;(CN) and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

49 The word of the Lord(CO) spread through the whole region. 50 But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.(CP) 51 So they shook the dust off their feet(CQ) as a warning to them and went to Iconium.(CR) 52 And the disciples(CS) were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.(CT)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:18 Some manuscripts he cared for them
  2. Acts 13:33 Psalm 2:7
  3. Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3
  4. Acts 13:35 Psalm 16:10 (see Septuagint)
  5. Acts 13:41 Hab. 1:5
  6. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  7. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  8. Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6

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.

13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

20 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

23 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

28 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

30 But God raised him from the dead:

31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.