使 徒 行 傳 9
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
扫罗成为耶稣的门徒
9 与此同时，扫罗还在威胁着要杀主的门徒。他到大祭司那里， 2 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。
3 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， 4 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？”
5 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。 6 起来，进城去，那儿会有人告诉你该做什么。”
7 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。 8 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。 9 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
- 使 徒 行 傳 9:11 犹大： 不是使徒犹大。
- 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。
Acts 9
Christian Standard Bible
The Damascus Road
9 Now Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples(A) of the Lord. He went to the high priest(B) 2 and requested letters(C) from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way,(D) he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3 As(E) he traveled and was nearing Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him. 4 Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul said.
“I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting,” he replied. 6 “But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the sound but seeing no one.(F) 8 Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus. 9 He was unable to see for three days and did not eat or drink.
Saul’s Baptism
10 There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.”
“Here I am, Lord,” he replied.(G)
11 “Get up and go to the street called Straight,” the Lord said to him, “to the house of Judas, and ask for a man from Tarsus(H) named Saul, since he is praying there. 12 In a vision[a] he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him so that he may regain his sight.”(I)
13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem.(J) 14 And he has authority here from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.”(K)
15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is my chosen instrument(L) to take my name to Gentiles,(M) kings, and Israelites.(N) 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”(O)
17 Ananias went and entered the house. He placed his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road you were traveling, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”(P)
18 At once something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. 19 And after taking some food, he regained his strength.(Q)
Saul Proclaiming the Messiah
Saul was with the disciples in Damascus for some time. 20 Immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: “He is the Son of God.”(R)
21 All who heard him were astounded and said, “Isn’t this the man in Jerusalem who was causing havoc for those who called on this name and came here for the purpose of taking them as prisoners to the chief priests?” (S)
22 But Saul grew stronger and kept confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.
23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him, 24 but Saul learned of their plot. So they were watching the gates day and night intending to kill him,(T) 25 but his disciples took him by night and lowered him in a large basket through an opening in the wall.(U)
Saul in Jerusalem
26 When he arrived in Jerusalem,(V) he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, since they did not believe he was a disciple. 27 Barnabas, however, took him and brought him to the apostles and explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly(W) in the name of Jesus.(X) 28 Saul was coming and going with them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He conversed and debated with the Hellenistic Jews, but they tried to kill him.(Y) 30 When the brothers found out, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.(Z)
The Church’s Growth
31 So the church(AA) throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
The Healing of Aeneas
32 As Peter was traveling from place to place, he also came down to the saints(AB) who lived in Lydda.(AC) 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed,”[b] and immediately he got up.(AD) 35 So all who lived in Lydda and Sharon(AE) saw him and turned to the Lord.
Dorcas Restored to Life
36 In Joppa(AF) there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated Dorcas). She was always doing good works(AG) and acts of charity. 37 About that time she became sick and died. After washing her, they placed her in a room upstairs. 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who urged him, “Don’t delay in coming with us.” 39 Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40 Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down, prayed, and turning toward the body said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up.(AH) 41 He gave her his hand and helped her stand up. He called the saints and widows and presented her alive. 42 This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 43 Peter stayed for some time in Joppa with Simon,(AI) a leather tanner.
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