上帝和祂的子民(A)

105 你们要称谢耶和华,呼求祂的名,
在列邦传扬祂的作为。
要歌颂、赞美祂,
述说祂一切奇妙的作为。
要以祂的圣名为荣,
愿寻求耶和华的人都欢欣。
要寻求耶和华和祂的能力,
时常来到祂面前。
5-6 祂仆人亚伯拉罕的后裔,
祂所拣选的雅各的子孙啊,
要记住祂所行的神迹奇事和祂口中的判词。
祂是我们的上帝耶和华,
祂在普天下施行审判。
祂永远记得祂的约,
历经千代也不忘祂的应许,
就是祂与亚伯拉罕所立的约,
向以撒所起的誓。
10 祂把这约定为律例赐给雅各,
定为永远的约赐给以色列。
11 祂说:“我必把迦南赐给你,
作为你的产业。”
12 那时他们人丁稀少,
在当地寄居。
13 他们在异国他乡流离飘零。
14 耶和华不容人压迫他们,
还为他们的缘故责备君王,
15 说:“不可难为我膏立的人,
也不可伤害我的先知。”
16 祂在那里降下饥荒,
断绝一切食物的供应。
17 祂派一个人率先前往,
这人就是被卖为奴隶的约瑟。
18 他被戴上脚镣,套上枷锁,
19 直到后来他的预言应验,
耶和华的话试炼了他。
20 埃及王下令释放他,
百姓的首领给他自由,
21 派他执掌朝政,
管理国中的一切,
22 有权柄管束王的大臣,
将智慧传授王的长老。

23 以色列来到埃及,
寄居在含地。
24 耶和华使祂的子民生养众多,
比他们的仇敌还要强盛。
25 祂使仇敌憎恨他们,
用诡计虐待他们。
26 祂派遣祂的仆人摩西和祂拣选的亚伦,
27 在埃及行神迹,
在含地行奇事。
28 祂降下黑暗,使黑暗笼罩那里;
他们没有违背祂的话。
29 祂使埃及的水变成血,
鱼都死去;
30 又使国中到处是青蛙,
王宫禁院也不能幸免。
31 祂一发命令,
苍蝇蜂拥而至,虱子遍满全境。
32 祂使雨变成冰雹,
遍地电光闪闪。
33 祂击倒他们的葡萄树和无花果树,
摧毁他们境内的树木。
34 祂一发声,
就飞来无数蝗虫和蚂蚱,
35 吃尽他们土地上的植物,
吃尽他们田间的出产。
36 祂又击杀他们境内所有的长子,
就是他们年轻力壮时生的长子。
37 祂带领以色列人携金带银地离开埃及,
各支派中无人畏缩。
38 埃及人惧怕他们,
乐见他们离去。

39 祂铺展云彩为他们遮荫,
晚上用火给他们照明。
40 他们祈求,
祂就赐下鹌鹑,降下天粮,
叫他们饱足。
41 祂使磐石裂开、涌出水来,
在干旱之地奔流成河。
42 因为祂没有忘记祂赐给仆人亚伯拉罕的神圣应许。
43 祂带领自己的子民欢然离去,
祂所拣选的百姓欢唱着前行。
44 祂把列国的土地赐给他们,
使他们获得别人的劳动成果。
45 祂这样做是要使他们持守祂的命令,
遵行祂的律法。
你们要赞美耶和华!

上帝恩待祂的子民(B)

106 你们要赞美耶和华!
要称谢耶和华,
因为祂是美善的,
祂的慈爱永远长存!
谁能述说耶和华的大能作为?
谁能道尽祂当受赞美之处?
那些行事公正,
持守公义的人有福了。
耶和华啊!
你恩待你子民的时候,
求你别忘了我;
你拯救他们的时候,
求你帮助我,
使我看到你所拣选的人繁荣昌盛,
与他们同乐,
与你的子民一同夸耀。
我们跟祖先一样也犯了罪,
行事邪恶。
我们祖先在埃及漠视你行的神迹,
忘记你向他们屡施慈爱,
在红海边反叛你。

但祂为了自己的名拯救了他们,
以彰显祂的大能。
祂斥责红海,海就干了,
祂带领他们走过深渊,
如履干地。
10 祂救他们逃脱敌人的追赶,
从仇敌的手中救赎了他们。
11 海水淹没了敌军,
没有一人生还。
12 那时他们才相信祂的话,
歌唱赞美祂。
13 然而,他们很快忘了祂的作为,
不愿等候祂的引导。
14 他们在旷野大起贪念,
试探上帝。
15 祂满足了他们的要求,
但在他们当中降下了瘟疫。
16 他们还在营中嫉妒摩西和耶和华拣选为祭司的亚伦。
17 于是大地裂开,
吞没了大坍、亚比兰和他们的家人。
18 火在他们的党羽中烧起,
消灭了这些恶人。
19 他们在何烈山铸造牛犊,祭拜偶像,
20 他们把荣耀的上帝变成了吃草之牛的铸像。
21 他们忘记了拯救他们的上帝,
祂曾在埃及行奇事,
22 在含地行神迹,
在红海边行可畏的事。
23 因此祂说要消灭他们。
若不是祂所拣选的摩西为他们求情,
祂早已在烈怒中毁灭了他们。
24 他们藐视那佳美之地,
不相信祂的应许。
25 他们在帐篷里发怨言,
不听从祂的命令。
26 因此,祂举手起誓要使他们倒毙在旷野,
27 使他们的后代分散到各族各方去。
28 他们在毗珥祭拜巴力,
吃献给假神的祭物。
29 他们的所作所为触怒耶和华,
以致瘟疫降在他们中间,
30 直到非尼哈起来惩罚罪人,
瘟疫才停止。
31 这就是他的义行,世代永存。
32 他们在米利巴泉边惹耶和华发怒,
连累了摩西。
33 因为他们惹摩西发怒,
以致他说了鲁莽的话。
34 他们没有照耶和华的命令消灭外族人,
35 反倒与他们混居,
仿效他们的习俗,
36 拜他们的神像,陷入网罗。
37 他们把自己的儿女当祭物献给鬼魔,
38 他们把自己的儿女献给迦南的神像作祭物,
流他们儿女无辜的血,
玷污了那地方。
39 他们的行为玷污了自己,
使自己沦为淫妇。
40 耶和华因此向祂的子民发怒,
厌恶他们,
41 使他们落在列邦的手中,
受敌人的辖制。
42 他们的敌人压迫他们,
奴役他们。
43 祂多次拯救他们,
他们却执意背叛,
陷入罪中不能自拔。
44 但祂听见他们在苦难中呼求时,
仍然眷顾他们。
45 祂没有忘记与他们立的约,
因祂伟大无比的爱而怜悯他们。
46 祂使掳掠他们的人怜悯他们。
47 我们的上帝耶和华啊,
求你拯救我们,
从各国招聚我们,
使我们可以称谢你的圣名,
欢然赞美你。
48 以色列的上帝耶和华永永远远当受称颂。
愿万民都说:“阿们!”
你们要赞美耶和华!

上帝和祂的子民(A)

105 你們要稱謝耶和華,呼求祂的名,
在列邦傳揚祂的作為。
要歌頌、讚美祂,
述說祂一切奇妙的作為。
要以祂的聖名為榮,
願尋求耶和華的人都歡欣。
要尋求耶和華和祂的能力,
時常來到祂面前。
5-6 祂僕人亞伯拉罕的後裔,
祂所揀選的雅各的子孫啊,
要記住祂所行的神蹟奇事和祂口中的判詞。
祂是我們的上帝耶和華,
祂在普天下施行審判。
祂永遠記得祂的約,
歷經千代也不忘祂的應許,
就是祂與亞伯拉罕所立的約,
向以撒所起的誓。
10 祂把這約定為律例賜給雅各,
定為永遠的約賜給以色列。
11 祂說:「我必把迦南賜給你,
作為你的產業。」
12 那時他們人丁稀少,
在當地寄居。
13 他們在異國他鄉流離飄零。
14 耶和華不容人壓迫他們,
還為他們的緣故責備君王,
15 說:「不可難為我膏立的人,
也不可傷害我的先知。」
16 祂在那裡降下饑荒,
斷絕一切食物的供應。
17 祂派一個人率先前往,
這人就是被賣為奴隸的約瑟。
18 他被戴上腳鐐,套上枷鎖,
19 直到後來他的預言應驗,
耶和華的話試煉了他。
20 埃及王下令釋放他,
百姓的首領給他自由,
21 派他執掌朝政,
管理國中的一切,
22 有權柄管束王的大臣,
將智慧傳授王的長老。

23 以色列來到埃及,
寄居在含地。
24 耶和華使祂的子民生養眾多,
比他們的仇敵還要強盛。
25 祂使仇敵憎恨他們,
用詭計虐待他們。
26 祂派遣祂的僕人摩西和祂揀選的亞倫,
27 在埃及行神蹟,
在含地行奇事。
28 祂降下黑暗,使黑暗籠罩那裡;
他們沒有違背祂的話。
29 祂使埃及的水變成血,
魚都死去;
30 又使國中到處是青蛙,
王宮禁院也不能倖免。
31 祂一發命令,
蒼蠅蜂擁而至,蝨子遍滿全境。
32 祂使雨變成冰雹,
遍地電光閃閃。
33 祂擊倒他們的葡萄樹和無花果樹,
摧毀他們境內的樹木。
34 祂一發聲,
就飛來無數蝗蟲和螞蚱,
35 吃盡他們土地上的植物,
吃盡他們田間的出產。
36 祂又擊殺他們境內所有的長子,
就是他們年輕力壯時生的長子。
37 祂帶領以色列人攜金帶銀地離開埃及,
各支派中無人畏縮。
38 埃及人懼怕他們,
樂見他們離去。

39 祂鋪展雲彩為他們遮蔭,
晚上用火給他們照明。
40 他們祈求,
祂就賜下鵪鶉,降下天糧,
叫他們飽足。
41 祂使磐石裂開、湧出水來,
在乾旱之地奔流成河。
42 因為祂沒有忘記祂賜給僕人亞伯拉罕的神聖應許。
43 祂帶領自己的子民歡然離去,
祂所揀選的百姓歡唱著前行。
44 祂把列國的土地賜給他們,
使他們獲得別人的勞動成果。
45 祂這樣做是要使他們持守祂的命令,
遵行祂的律法。
你們要讚美耶和華!

上帝恩待祂的子民(B)

106 你們要讚美耶和華!
要稱謝耶和華,
因為祂是美善的,
祂的慈愛永遠長存!
誰能述說耶和華的大能作為?
誰能道盡祂當受讚美之處?
那些行事公正,
持守公義的人有福了。
耶和華啊!
你恩待你子民的時候,
求你別忘了我;
你拯救他們的時候,
求你幫助我,
使我看到你所揀選的人繁榮昌盛,
與他們同樂,
與你的子民一同誇耀。
我們跟祖先一樣也犯了罪,
行事邪惡。
我們祖先在埃及漠視你行的神蹟,
忘記你向他們屢施慈愛,
在紅海邊反叛你。

但祂為了自己的名拯救了他們,
以彰顯祂的大能。
祂斥責紅海,海就乾了,
祂帶領他們走過深淵,
如履乾地。
10 祂救他們逃脫敵人的追趕,
從仇敵的手中救贖了他們。
11 海水淹沒了敵軍,
沒有一人生還。
12 那時他們才相信祂的話,
歌唱讚美祂。
13 然而,他們很快忘了祂的作為,
不願等候祂的引導。
14 他們在曠野大起貪念,
試探上帝。
15 祂滿足了他們的要求,
但在他們當中降下了瘟疫。
16 他們還在營中嫉妒摩西和耶和華揀選為祭司的亞倫。
17 於是大地裂開,
吞沒了大坍、亞比蘭和他們的家人。
18 火在他們的黨羽中燒起,
消滅了這些惡人。
19 他們在何烈山鑄造牛犢,祭拜偶像,
20 他們把榮耀的上帝變成了吃草之牛的鑄像。
21 他們忘記了拯救他們的上帝,
祂曾在埃及行奇事,
22 在含地行神蹟,
在紅海邊行可畏的事。
23 因此祂說要消滅他們。
若不是祂所揀選的摩西為他們求情,
祂早已在烈怒中毀滅了他們。
24 他們藐視那佳美之地,
不相信祂的應許。
25 他們在帳篷裡發怨言,
不聽從祂的命令。
26 因此,祂舉手起誓要使他們倒斃在曠野,
27 使他們的後代分散到各族各方去。
28 他們在毗珥祭拜巴力,
吃獻給假神的祭物。
29 他們的所作所為觸怒耶和華,
以致瘟疫降在他們中間,
30 直到非尼哈起來懲罰罪人,
瘟疫才停止。
31 這就是他的義行,世代永存。
32 他們在米利巴泉邊惹耶和華發怒,
連累了摩西。
33 因為他們惹摩西發怒,
以致他說了魯莽的話。
34 他們沒有照耶和華的命令消滅外族人,
35 反倒與他們混居,
仿效他們的習俗,
36 拜他們的神像,陷入網羅。
37 他們把自己的兒女當祭物獻給鬼魔,
38 他們把自己的兒女獻給迦南的神像作祭物,
流他們兒女無辜的血,
玷污了那地方。
39 他們的行為玷污了自己,
使自己淪為淫婦。
40 耶和華因此向祂的子民發怒,
厭惡他們,
41 使他們落在列邦的手中,
受敵人的轄制。
42 他們的敵人壓迫他們,
奴役他們。
43 祂多次拯救他們,
他們卻執意背叛,
陷入罪中不能自拔。
44 但祂聽見他們在苦難中呼求時,
仍然眷顧他們。
45 祂沒有忘記與他們立的約,
因祂偉大無比的愛而憐憫他們。
46 祂使擄掠他們的人憐憫他們。
47 我們的上帝耶和華啊,
求你拯救我們,
從各國招聚我們,
使我們可以稱謝你的聖名,
歡然讚美你。
48 以色列的上帝耶和華永永遠遠當受稱頌。
願萬民都說:「阿們!」
你們要讚美耶和華!

Psalm 105(A)

Give praise to the Lord,(B) proclaim his name;(C)
    make known among the nations what he has done.
Sing to him,(D) sing praise to him;(E)
    tell of all his wonderful acts.(F)
Glory in his holy name;(G)
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek his face(H) always.

Remember the wonders(I) he has done,
    his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,(J)
you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,(K)
    his chosen(L) ones, the children of Jacob.
He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.

He remembers his covenant(M) forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
the covenant he made with Abraham,(N)
    the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it(O) to Jacob as a decree,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant:(P)
11 “To you I will give the land of Canaan(Q)
    as the portion you will inherit.”(R)

12 When they were but few in number,(S)
    few indeed, and strangers in it,(T)
13 they wandered from nation to nation,(U)
    from one kingdom to another.
14 He allowed no one to oppress(V) them;
    for their sake he rebuked kings:(W)
15 “Do not touch(X) my anointed ones;
    do my prophets(Y) no harm.”

16 He called down famine(Z) on the land
    and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17 and he sent a man before them—
    Joseph, sold as a slave.(AA)
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,(AB)
    his neck was put in irons,
19 till what he foretold(AC) came to pass,
    till the word(AD) of the Lord proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him,
    the ruler of peoples set him free.(AE)
21 He made him master of his household,
    ruler over all he possessed,
22 to instruct his princes(AF) as he pleased
    and teach his elders wisdom.(AG)

23 Then Israel entered Egypt;(AH)
    Jacob resided(AI) as a foreigner in the land of Ham.(AJ)
24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
    he made them too numerous(AK) for their foes,
25 whose hearts he turned(AL) to hate his people,
    to conspire(AM) against his servants.
26 He sent Moses(AN) his servant,
    and Aaron,(AO) whom he had chosen.(AP)
27 They performed(AQ) his signs(AR) among them,
    his wonders(AS) in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness(AT) and made the land dark—
    for had they not rebelled against(AU) his words?
29 He turned their waters into blood,(AV)
    causing their fish to die.(AW)
30 Their land teemed with frogs,(AX)
    which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke,(AY) and there came swarms of flies,(AZ)
    and gnats(BA) throughout their country.
32 He turned their rain into hail,(BB)
    with lightning throughout their land;
33 he struck down their vines(BC) and fig trees(BD)
    and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke,(BE) and the locusts came,(BF)
    grasshoppers(BG) without number;(BH)
35 they ate up every green thing in their land,
    ate up the produce of their soil.
36 Then he struck down all the firstborn(BI) in their land,
    the firstfruits of all their manhood.
37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,(BJ)
    and from among their tribes no one faltered.
38 Egypt was glad when they left,
    because dread of Israel(BK) had fallen on them.

39 He spread out a cloud(BL) as a covering,
    and a fire to give light at night.(BM)
40 They asked,(BN) and he brought them quail;(BO)
    he fed them well with the bread of heaven.(BP)
41 He opened the rock,(BQ) and water gushed out;
    it flowed like a river in the desert.

42 For he remembered his holy promise(BR)
    given to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought out his people with rejoicing,(BS)
    his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44 he gave them the lands of the nations,(BT)
    and they fell heir to what others had toiled(BU) for—
45 that they might keep his precepts
    and observe his laws.(BV)

Praise the Lord.[a](BW)

Psalm 106(BX)

Praise the Lord.[b](BY)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;(BZ)
    his love endures forever.(CA)

Who can proclaim the mighty acts(CB) of the Lord
    or fully declare his praise?
Blessed are those who act justly,(CC)
    who always do what is right.(CD)

Remember me,(CE) Lord, when you show favor(CF) to your people,
    come to my aid(CG) when you save them,
that I may enjoy the prosperity(CH) of your chosen ones,(CI)
    that I may share in the joy(CJ) of your nation
    and join your inheritance(CK) in giving praise.

We have sinned,(CL) even as our ancestors(CM) did;
    we have done wrong and acted wickedly.(CN)
When our ancestors were in Egypt,
    they gave no thought(CO) to your miracles;
they did not remember(CP) your many kindnesses,
    and they rebelled by the sea,(CQ) the Red Sea.[c]
Yet he saved them(CR) for his name’s sake,(CS)
    to make his mighty power(CT) known.
He rebuked(CU) the Red Sea, and it dried up;(CV)
    he led them through(CW) the depths as through a desert.
10 He saved them(CX) from the hand of the foe;(CY)
    from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.(CZ)
11 The waters covered(DA) their adversaries;
    not one of them survived.
12 Then they believed his promises
    and sang his praise.(DB)

13 But they soon forgot(DC) what he had done
    and did not wait for his plan to unfold.(DD)
14 In the desert(DE) they gave in to their craving;
    in the wilderness(DF) they put God to the test.(DG)
15 So he gave them(DH) what they asked for,
    but sent a wasting disease(DI) among them.

16 In the camp they grew envious(DJ) of Moses
    and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.
17 The earth opened(DK) up and swallowed Dathan;(DL)
    it buried the company of Abiram.(DM)
18 Fire blazed(DN) among their followers;
    a flame consumed the wicked.
19 At Horeb they made a calf(DO)
    and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
20 They exchanged their glorious God(DP)
    for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
21 They forgot the God(DQ) who saved them,
    who had done great things(DR) in Egypt,
22 miracles in the land of Ham(DS)
    and awesome deeds(DT) by the Red Sea.
23 So he said he would destroy(DU) them—
    had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach(DV) before him
    to keep his wrath from destroying them.

24 Then they despised(DW) the pleasant land;(DX)
    they did not believe(DY) his promise.
25 They grumbled(DZ) in their tents
    and did not obey the Lord.
26 So he swore(EA) to them with uplifted hand
    that he would make them fall in the wilderness,(EB)
27 make their descendants fall among the nations
    and scatter(EC) them throughout the lands.

28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor(ED)
    and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
29 they aroused the Lord’s anger(EE) by their wicked deeds,(EF)
    and a plague(EG) broke out among them.
30 But Phinehas(EH) stood up and intervened,
    and the plague was checked.(EI)
31 This was credited to him(EJ) as righteousness
    for endless generations(EK) to come.
32 By the waters of Meribah(EL) they angered the Lord,
    and trouble came to Moses because of them;
33 for they rebelled(EM) against the Spirit(EN) of God,
    and rash words came from Moses’ lips.[d](EO)

34 They did not destroy(EP) the peoples
    as the Lord had commanded(EQ) them,
35 but they mingled(ER) with the nations
    and adopted their customs.
36 They worshiped their idols,(ES)
    which became a snare(ET) to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons(EU)
    and their daughters to false gods.(EV)
38 They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons(EW) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was desecrated by their blood.
39 They defiled themselves(EX) by what they did;
    by their deeds they prostituted(EY) themselves.

40 Therefore the Lord was angry(EZ) with his people
    and abhorred his inheritance.(FA)
41 He gave them into the hands(FB) of the nations,
    and their foes ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed(FC) them
    and subjected them to their power.
43 Many times he delivered them,(FD)
    but they were bent on rebellion(FE)
    and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet he took note of their distress
    when he heard their cry;(FF)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(FG)
    and out of his great love(FH) he relented.(FI)
46 He caused all who held them captive
    to show them mercy.(FJ)

47 Save us,(FK) Lord our God,
    and gather us(FL) from the nations,
that we may give thanks(FM) to your holy name(FN)
    and glory in your praise.

48 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.

Let all the people say, “Amen!”(FO)

Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 105:45 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
  2. Psalm 106:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 48
  3. Psalm 106:7 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verses 9 and 22
  4. Psalm 106:33 Or against his spirit, / and rash words came from his lips

同是上帝的仆人

弟兄姊妹,以前我对你们讲话的时候,还不能把你们看作属灵的人,只能把你们看作属肉体的人,是在基督里的婴孩。 我只能用奶而不能用饭来喂养你们,因为你们当时不能消化,甚至现在也不能。 你们仍然是属肉体的人,因为你们中间有嫉妒、争斗。这岂不证明你们是属肉体的,行事为人和世人一样吗? 你们有的说:“我是跟随保罗的”,有的说:“我是跟随亚波罗的”,这岂不证明你们和世人一样吗?

亚波罗算什么?保罗算什么?我们不过是上帝的仆人,各人照着主所赐的才干引导你们信靠上帝。 我栽种,亚波罗灌溉,但使之生长的是上帝。 所以栽种的和灌溉的都算不得什么,一切都在于使之生长的上帝。 其实栽种的人和浇灌的人目标都一样,各人将按照自己的付出得报酬。 因为我们是上帝的同工,你们是上帝的园地和建筑。

10 我照着上帝赐给我的恩典,好像一位有智慧的建筑师打稳了根基,然后让其他的工人在上面建造。但每个人建造的时候要小心, 11 因为除了那已经奠定的根基——耶稣基督以外,没有人能另立根基。 12 人们用金、银、宝石、草、木或禾秸在这根基上建造, 13 每个人的工程将来都会显明出来,因为到了审判的日子,必用火试验各人工程的品质。 14 人在这根基上所建造的工程若经得起考验,他必获得奖赏。 15 人的工程若被烧毁了,他必遭受损失,自己虽然可以得救,却像火里逃生一样。

16 岂不知你们就是上帝的殿,上帝的灵住在你们里面吗? 17 若有人摧毁上帝的殿,上帝必摧毁那人,因为上帝的殿是神圣的,你们就是这殿。

18 你们不要自欺。如果你们有人自以为在世上有智慧,他应当变成愚人,好成为真正的智者。 19 因为这世上的智慧在上帝的眼中都是愚昧的,正如圣经上说:“上帝使智者中了自己的诡计。” 20 又说:“主知道智者的思想虚妄。” 21 因此,谁都不要仗着人夸耀,因为万物都属于你们, 22 无论是保罗、亚波罗、彼得、世界、生命、死亡、现在的事或将来的事都属于你们, 23 你们属于基督,基督属于上帝。

同是上帝的僕人

弟兄姊妹,以前我對你們講話的時候,還不能把你們看作屬靈的人,只能把你們看作屬肉體的人,是在基督裡的嬰孩。 我只能用奶而不能用飯來餵養你們,因為你們當時不能消化,甚至現在也不能。 你們仍然是屬肉體的人,因為你們中間有嫉妒、爭鬥。這豈不證明你們是屬肉體的,行事為人和世人一樣嗎? 你們有的說:「我是跟隨保羅的」,有的說:「我是跟隨亞波羅的」,這豈不證明你們和世人一樣嗎?

亞波羅算什麼?保羅算什麼?我們不過是上帝的僕人,各人照著主所賜的才幹引導你們信靠上帝。 我栽種,亞波羅灌溉,但使之生長的是上帝。 所以栽種的和灌溉的都算不得什麼,一切都在於使之生長的上帝。 其實栽種的人和澆灌的人目標都一樣,各人將按照自己的付出得報酬。 因為我們是上帝的同工,你們是上帝的園地和建築。

10 我照著上帝賜給我的恩典,好像一位有智慧的建築師打穩了根基,然後讓其他的工人在上面建造。但每個人建造的時候要小心, 11 因為除了那已經奠定的根基——耶穌基督以外,沒有人能另立根基。 12 人們用金、銀、寶石、草、木或禾稭在這根基上建造, 13 每個人的工程將來都會顯明出來,因為到了審判的日子,必用火試驗各人工程的品質。 14 人在這根基上所建造的工程若經得起考驗,他必獲得獎賞。 15 人的工程若被燒毀了,他必遭受損失,自己雖然可以得救,卻像火裡逃生一樣。

16 豈不知你們就是上帝的殿,上帝的靈住在你們裡面嗎? 17 若有人摧毀上帝的殿,上帝必摧毀那人,因為上帝的殿是神聖的,你們就是這殿。

18 你們不要自欺。如果你們有人自以為在世上有智慧,他應當變成愚人,好成為真正的智者。 19 因為這世上的智慧在上帝的眼中都是愚昧的,正如聖經上說:「上帝使智者中了自己的詭計。」 20 又說:「主知道智者的思想虛妄。」 21 因此,誰都不要仗著人誇耀,因為萬物都屬於你們, 22 無論是保羅、亞波羅、彼得、世界、生命、死亡、現在的事或將來的事都屬於你們, 23 你們屬於基督,基督屬於上帝。

The Church and Its Leaders

Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit(A) but as people who are still worldly(B)—mere infants(C) in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food,(D) for you were not yet ready for it.(E) Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling(F) among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,”(G) are you not mere human beings?

What, after all, is Apollos?(H) And what is Paul? Only servants,(I) through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed,(J) Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.(K) For we are co-workers in God’s service;(L) you are God’s field,(M) God’s building.(N)

10 By the grace God has given me,(O) I laid a foundation(P) as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.(Q) 12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 their work will be shown for what it is,(R) because the Day(S) will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.(T) 14 If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.(U) 15 If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.(V)

16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple(W) and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?(X) 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.

18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise(Y) by the standards of this age,(Z) you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(AA) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[a];(AB) 20 and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”[b](AC) 21 So then, no more boasting about human leaders!(AD) All things are yours,(AE) 22 whether Paul or Apollos(AF) or Cephas[c](AG) or the world or life or death or the present or the future(AH)—all are yours, 23 and you are of Christ,(AI) and Christ is of God.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13
  2. 1 Corinthians 3:20 Psalm 94:11
  3. 1 Corinthians 3:22 That is, Peter