使徒行传 14
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
在以哥念传道
14 保罗和巴拿巴一同进入以哥念的犹太会堂讲道，许多犹太人和希腊人信了耶稣。 2 但那些顽梗不信的犹太人却怂恿外族人敌视信徒。 3 二人在那里逗留了好些日子，靠着主勇敢地传道。主赐给他们行神迹奇事的能力，为祂的恩典之道做见证。 4 城里的居民分成了两派，有些附和犹太人，有些支持使徒。
5 当时，有些外族人、犹太人及其官长企图恶待使徒，用石头打他们。 6 保罗和巴拿巴得知后，就逃往吕高尼的路司得和特庇二城并周围的地区， 7 在那里继续传扬福音。
在路司得和特庇传福音
8 路司得城里坐着一个天生双脚无力、不能走路的瘸子。 9 他也听保罗讲道。保罗定睛看他，见这个人有信心，可以得医治， 10 就高声对他说：“起来，两脚站直！”那人就跳了起来，开始行走。 11 周围的人看见保罗所行的，就用吕高尼话大声说：“神明化成人形下凡了！” 12 于是，他们称巴拿巴为希腊天神宙斯，又因为保罗是主要的发言人，就称他为希耳米[a]。 13 城外宙斯庙的祭司也牵着牛、拿着花环来到城门口，要和众人一同向使徒献祭。
14 巴拿巴和保罗见此情形，就撕裂衣服，冲进人群中，大声喊着说： 15 “各位，你们为什么这样做？我们和你们一样只是凡人！我们来这里是要向你们传福音，叫你们离弃这些虚妄的事，转向那创造天、地、海和其中万物的永活上帝。 16 在以往的世代，祂虽然容许万国各行其道， 17 却从未停止用美善的事证实自己的存在。祂常施恩惠，降下甘霖，赏赐丰年，又叫你们衣食饱足，满心喜乐。”
18 保罗和巴拿巴说了这些话，才勉强制止住向他们献祭的人群。 19 有些犹太人从安提阿和以哥念来煽动民众，他们用石头打保罗，以为他死了，就把他拖到城外。 20 当门徒围过来看他的时候，他站了起来，走回城里。第二天，保罗和巴拿巴前往特庇。
返回安提阿
21 他们向那里的人传福音，有很多人做了门徒。然后，他们又回到路司得、以哥念和安提阿， 22 坚固各地门徒的信心，鼓励他们要持守信仰，并且说：“我们在进入上帝国的道路上必经历许多苦难。” 23 二人又为每个教会选立长老，禁食祷告，把他们交托给所信靠的主。
24 后来，二人又经过彼西底，来到旁非利亚， 25 在别加讲道，然后下到亚大利， 26 从那里乘船回安提阿。当初就是在安提阿，他们被交托在上帝的恩手中去传道，如今工作已经完成了。
27 他们到达之后，就召集教会的人，报告上帝借着他们所做的一切事，以及上帝如何给外族人开了信仰之门。 28 之后，二人和门徒同住了很久。
Footnotes
- 14:12 希腊神话中天神宙斯是最大的神，希耳米则是为众神传递信息的使者——“传谕之神”。
使徒行传 14
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
在以哥念
14 保羅和巴拿巴在以哥念照樣進猶太的會堂講道，結果一大群猶太人和希臘人都信了。 2 但不順從的猶太人，煽動外族人，激起他們仇恨的心，來反對弟兄們。 3 兩人卻仍住了很久，靠著主放膽講論，主也藉著他們的手行神蹟奇事，證實他恩惠的道。 4 城裡眾人就分裂了，有的附從猶太人，也有的附從使徒。 5 當時，外族人、猶太人，和他們的首領，蠢蠢欲動，想要侮辱使徒，用石頭打他們。 6 兩人知道了，就逃往呂高尼的路司得和特庇兩城，以及周圍的地方， 7 在那裡傳福音。
在路司得
8 路司得城有一個雙腳無力的人，坐在那裡。他生來就是瘸腿的，從來沒有走過路。 9 他聽保羅講道；保羅注視他，見他有信心，可以治好， 10 就大聲說：“你起來，兩腳站直！”他就跳起來，並且走起路來。 11 眾人看見保羅所作的事，就用呂高尼話大聲說：“有神明成了人形，降到我們這裡來了！” 12 於是他們稱巴拿巴為宙斯，稱保羅為漢密士，因為保羅帶頭講話。 13 城門前宙斯廟的祭司，牽著幾頭公牛，拿著一些花環來到門口，要同群眾一起獻祭。 14 巴拿巴和保羅兩個使徒聽見了，就撕裂衣服，跳進群眾中間，喊著說： 15 “各位，為甚麼這樣作呢？我們也是人，性情和你們一樣，我們傳福音給你們，正是要你們遠離這些虛妄的事，歸向永活的 神，就是那創造天、地、海和其中萬物的 神。 16 在從前的世代裡，他容忍萬國各行其道， 17 然而卻未嘗不為自己留下明證，就如常常行善事，從天上降下雨來，常常賞賜豐年，使你們吃喝充足，滿心歡樂。” 18 兩人說完了這些話，這才阻止群眾，不向他們獻祭。
19 但有些猶太人，從安提阿、以哥念來，挑唆群眾，用石頭打保羅，以為他死了，就拖到城外去。 20 門徒正圍著他的時候，他竟然站起來，走進城裡去了。第二天，他跟巴拿巴一同到特庇去。
結束第一次宣教旅程
21 他們在那城裡傳福音，使許多人作了門徒，然後回到路司得、以哥念、安提阿， 22 堅固門徒的心，勸他們恆守所信的道，又說：“我們進入 神的國，必須經歷許多苦難。” 23 兩人在各教會為他們指派了長老；禁食祈禱之後，就把他們交託給所信的主。 24 兩人經過彼西底，來到旁非利亞， 25 在別加講道以後，就下到亞大利。 26 從那裡坐船往安提阿。從前眾人就是在這地方，把他們交託在 神的恩典中，派他們去工作，現在他們已經完成了。 27 他們到了那裡，就召集了會眾，報告 神跟他們一起所行的一切，並且他為外族人開了信道的門。 28 兩人同門徒住了不少日子。
Acts 14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 14
Paul and Barnabas at Iconium. 1 In Iconium they entered the Jewish synagogue together and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks came to believe, 2 although the disbelieving Jews stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers. 3 So they stayed for a considerable period, speaking out boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the word about his grace by granting signs and wonders to occur through their hands.(A) 4 The people of the city were divided: some were with the Jews; others, with the apostles. 5 When there was an attempt by both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their leaders, to attack and stone them,(B) 6 they realized it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding countryside, 7 where they continued to proclaim the good news.
Paul and Barnabas at Lystra. 8 [a]At Lystra there was a crippled man, lame from birth, who had never walked. 9 He listened to Paul speaking, who looked intently at him, saw that he had the faith to be healed, 10 and called out in a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet.” He jumped up and began to walk about. 11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they cried out in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in human form.”(C) 12 They called Barnabas “Zeus”[b] and Paul “Hermes,” because he was the chief speaker. 13 And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, for he together with the people intended to offer sacrifice.
14 The apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their garments[c] when they heard this and rushed out into the crowd, shouting, 15 [d]“Men, why are you doing this? We are of the same nature as you, human beings. We proclaim to you good news that you should turn from these idols to the living God, ‘who made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them.’(D) 16 In past generations he allowed all Gentiles to go their own ways;(E) 17 yet, in bestowing his goodness, he did not leave himself without witness, for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, and filled you with nourishment and gladness for your hearts.”(F) 18 Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
19 (G)However, some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. 20 But when the disciples gathered around him, he got up and entered the city. On the following day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
End of the First Mission. 21 After they had proclaimed the good news to that city and made a considerable number of disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch. 22 They strengthened the spirits of the disciples and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying, “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”(H) 23 They appointed presbyters[e] for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom they had put their faith. 24 Then they traveled through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia. 25 After proclaiming the word at Perga they went down to Attalia. 26 From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now accomplished.(I) 27 And when they arrived, they called the church together and reported what God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. 28 Then they spent no little time with the disciples.
Footnotes
- 14:8–18 In an effort to convince his hearers that the divine power works through his word, Paul cures the cripple. However, the pagan tradition of the occasional appearance of gods among human beings leads the people astray in interpreting the miracle. The incident reveals the cultural difficulties with which the church had to cope. Note the similarity of the miracle worked here by Paul to the one performed by Peter in Acts 3:2–10.
- 14:12 Zeus…Hermes: in Greek religion, Zeus was the chief of the Olympian gods, the “father of gods and men”; Hermes was a son of Zeus and was usually identified as the herald and messenger of the gods.
- 14:14 Tore their garments: a gesture of protest.
- 14:15–17 This is the first speech of Paul to Gentiles recorded by Luke in Acts (cf. Acts 17:22–31). Rather than showing how Christianity is the logical outgrowth of Judaism, as he does in speeches before Jews, Luke says that God excuses past Gentile ignorance and then presents a natural theology arguing for the recognition of God’s existence and presence through his activity in natural phenomena.
- 14:23 They appointed presbyters: the communities are given their own religious leaders by the traveling missionaries. The structure in these churches is patterned on the model of the Jerusalem community (Acts 11:30; 15:2, 5, 22; 21:18).
Acts 14
King James Version
14 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
7 And there they preached the gospel.
8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:
26 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
28 And there they abode long time with the disciples.
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