使徒行传 18
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
保罗在哥林多
18 这些事以后，保罗离开雅典，来到哥林多。 2 他遇见一个出生在本都省的犹太人，名叫阿奎拉，最近与他的妻子普茜拉从意大利来，因为克劳迪命令所有的犹太人都要离开罗马。保罗来到他们那里， 3 因为与他们同业，就住在他们那里做工。原来他们是以制帐篷为业的。 4 每逢安息日，保罗就在会堂里讲论，劝导犹太人和希腊人。
5 赛拉斯和提摩太从马其顿省下来的时候，保罗被这福音[a][b]所催逼，向犹太人郑重地见证耶稣是基督。 6 当他们抗拒、说亵渎话的时候，保罗就抖着衣服对他们说：“你们的血，归在你们自己的头上；我是清白的。从今以后，我要到外邦人那里去。” 7 于是他离开那里，进到一个名叫提多犹斯托的人家里。这个人敬拜神，他的家就在会堂隔壁。 8 会堂主管克里斯普和他全家都信了主，还有许多哥林多人听了以后就信了，并且受了洗。
9 在夜里，主藉着异象对保罗说：“不要怕，只管讲！不要沉默不语， 10 因为我与你同在，而且没有人会下手伤害你；原来在这城里有许多我的子民。” 11 保罗在那里住了一年零六个月，在他们当中教导神的话语[c]。
12 伽利奥任亚该亚省长的时候，犹太人一致起来攻击保罗，把他带到审判台前， 13 说：“他煽动人不按律法敬拜神。”
14 保罗刚要开口，伽利奥就对犹太人说：“哦，各位犹太人哪！如果这真是什么罪行或邪恶的案情，我理当容忍你们。 15 但争议的问题，如果是关于字句、名称，和有关你们的律法，你们自己看着办吧！我不愿意做这些事的审判者。” 16 于是把他们从审判台前赶了出去。 17 大家[d]都抓住会堂主管索提尼，在审判台前殴打他。但伽利奥一概不管这些事。
返回安提阿
18 保罗在哥林多[e]继续留了许多日子，然后向弟兄们告别，坐船往叙利亚省去；普茜拉和阿奎拉也与他同去。他因为许过愿，就在坚革里港剃了头发。 19 他们到达以弗所城，保罗把他们两个人留在那里，自己就进了会堂向犹太人讲论。 20 他们请求保罗再多住些时候，他没有答应， 21 向他们告别，说：“[f]如果神愿意，我会再回到你们这里来。”就从以弗所起航了。
22 保罗在凯撒里亚登陆，上耶路撒冷[g]去问候教会，然后下安提阿去。 23 住了一段时间，他又离开那里，按着次序走遍加拉太和弗里吉亚地区，坚固所有的门徒。
阿波罗
24 有一个出生在亚历山大的犹太人，名叫阿波罗，到达了以弗所。他是个有学问的人，在经文方面很强。 25 这个人已经在主的道[h]上受了教导，灵里火热，并仔细地讲论和教导有关耶稣[i]的事，可是他只知道约翰的洗礼。 26 阿波罗开始在会堂里放胆传道。普茜拉和阿奎拉听了，就接他来，把神的道更详尽地讲解给他听。 27 后来阿波罗想到亚该亚省去，弟兄们就鼓励他，写信请门徒们欢迎他。他到了以后，对那些蒙恩的信徒大有帮助， 28 因为他当众强有力地驳倒犹太人，用经文证明耶稣是基督。
Footnotes
- 使徒行传 18:5 这福音——有古抄本作“圣灵”。
- 使徒行传 18:5 福音——原文直译“话语”或“道”。
- 使徒行传 18:11 神的话语——或译作“神的道”。
- 使徒行传 18:17 大家——有古抄本作“希腊人”。
- 使徒行传 18:18 在哥林多——辅助词语。
- 使徒行传 18:21 有古抄本附“我必须尽量在耶路撒冷守那即将来临的节日。”
- 使徒行传 18:22 耶路撒冷——辅助词语。
- 使徒行传 18:25 道——或译作“路”。
- 使徒行传 18:25 耶稣——有古抄本作“主”。
使徒行传 18
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
在哥林多
18 此后，保罗离开雅典，来到哥林多， 2 遇见一个生在本都的犹太人，名叫亚居拉。因为革老丢下令所有的犹太人都要离开罗马，所以亚居拉最近同他的妻子百基拉从意大利来了，保罗就去找他们。 3 他们是以做帐棚为业的，因为是同业，保罗就与他们同住，一同工作。 4 每逢安息日，保罗在会堂辩论，劝导犹太人和希腊人归主。
5 西拉和提摩太从马其顿下来的时候，保罗就专心传扬主的道，向犹太人极力证明耶稣是基督。 6 但是他们抗拒、亵渎，保罗就抖着衣服，对他们说：“你们的罪你们自己承担，这与我无关。从今以后，我要到外族人那里去了。” 7 他离开那里，到了提多．犹士都的家去。这人是敬拜 神的，他的家靠近会堂。 8 会堂主管基利司布和他全家都信了主，许多哥林多人也听了道，信了主，而且受了洗。 9 夜里，主借着异象对保罗说：“不要怕，只管讲，不要闭口！ 10 有我与你同在，必定没有人会攻击和伤害你，因为在这城里有许多属我的人。” 11 保罗在那里住了一年零六个月，把 神的道教导他们。
12 当迦流作亚该亚省长的时候，犹太人一致起来攻击保罗，拉他到审判台前， 13 说：“这个人劝人不照着律法去敬拜 神。” 14 保罗刚要开口，迦流就对犹太人说：“犹太人啊，如果有犯法或邪恶的罪行，我当然要耐心听你们； 15 但所争论的若是关于字句、名称和你们的律法，你们就应当自己处理。我不愿意审判这件事！” 16 于是就把他们从审判台前赶出去。 17 众人揪住会堂主管苏提尼，在审判台前打他。这些事迦流一概不理。
结束第二次宣教旅程
18 保罗住了许多日子，然后辞别弟兄们，坐船去叙利亚，同行的有百基拉和亚居拉。他因为许过愿，现在期满了，就在坚革里剃了头发。 19 到了以弗所，保罗留他们在那里，自己却到会堂去，跟犹太人辩论。 20 众人请他多住些时候，他没有答应， 21 却辞别他们说：“ 神若许可，我还要回到你们这里来。”于是从以弗所开船去了。 22 保罗在该撒利亚登岸，上耶路撒冷问候教会，然后下安提阿去。
第三次宣教旅程
23 住了一些时候，他又动身，先后经过加拉太地区和弗吕家，坚固众门徒。
亚波罗在以弗所传道
24 有一个生在亚历山太的犹太人，名叫亚波罗，来到了以弗所。他很有口才，擅长讲解圣经。 25 这人在主的道上受过训练，心灵火热，很准确地讲论，并且教导人关于耶稣的事，但他只晓得约翰的洗礼。 26 这人在会堂里放胆讲论起来；百基拉和亚居拉听了，就把他接来，把 神的道更准确地向他讲解。 27 亚波罗有意要到亚该亚去，弟兄们就鼓励他，又写信请门徒接待他。他到了那里，对那些蒙恩信主的人帮助很多， 28 因为他当众有力地驳倒犹太人，引用圣经证明耶稣是基督。
Acts 18
New Life Version
Paul Goes to Corinth
18 After that Paul went from the city of Athens and came to the city of Corinth. 2 He met a Jew there named Aquila who was born in the country of Pontus. He had lived in the country of Italy a short time. His wife Priscilla was with him. Claudius, who was the leader of the country, had told all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla. 3 They made tents for a living. Paul did the same kind of work so he stayed with them and they worked together.
4 Every Day of Rest he would go to the Jewish place of worship and teach both Jews and Greeks. 5 Silas and Timothy came down from the country of Macedonia. Then Paul used all his time preaching to the Jews. He taught that Jesus was the Christ. 6 But they worked against Paul and said bad things about him. He shook his clothes and said, “Whatever happens to you is your own doing. I am free from your guilt. From now on I will go to the people who are not Jews.”
7 Paul went from there and came to the house of a man named Titus Justus who worshiped God. His house was next to the Jewish place of worship. 8 Crispus was the leader of the Jewish place of worship. He and his family believed in the Lord. Many of the people of Corinth who heard Paul became Christians and were baptized.
9 Paul saw the Lord in a dream one night. He said to Paul, “Do not be afraid. Keep speaking. Do not close your mouth. 10 I am with you. No one will hurt you. I have many people in this city who belong to Me.” 11 For a year and a half Paul stayed there and taught them the Word of God.
12 Gallio was leader of the country of Greece. All the Jews worked against Paul and brought him in front of the court. 13 They said, “This man is trying to get people to worship God against the Law.” 14 Paul was ready to speak, but Gallio said to the Jews, “If this were something bad or a wrong doing, I would listen to you. 15 But because it is about words and names and your own Law, you will have to take care of it yourselves. I do not want to judge who is right or wrong in things like this.” 16 And he sent them out of his court.
17 Then all the Greek people took Sosthenes, the leader of the Jewish place of worship, and beat him in front of the court. But Gallio did not let this trouble him.
Paul Goes Back to Antioch
18 Paul stayed in Corinth many days longer. Then he said good-bye and left the followers. He went by ship to the country of Syria with Priscilla and Aquila going with him. In the city of Cenchrea he had his hair cut short because of a promise he had made to God. 19 They came to the city of Ephesus. Priscilla and Aquila stayed there. Paul went to the Jewish place of worship and argued with the Jews. 20 They wanted him to stay longer but he would not. 21 As he left them, he said, (*“I must go to the special supper at Jerusalem.) I will return again to you if God wants me to.” Then he got on a ship and left Ephesus. 22 He stopped in the city of Caesarea to greet the people in the church. Then he went down to the city of Antioch. 23 Paul stayed there for some time. Then he went from city to city through the countries of Galatia and Phrygia. In each place he helped the Christians become strong in the faith.
Aquila and Priscilla Help Apollos in Ephesus
24 A Jew by the name of Apollos had come to Ephesus. He was from the city of Alexandria. He could talk to people about the Holy Writings very well. 25 He had been taught in the way of the Lord. And with a strong desire in his heart, he taught about Jesus. What he said was true, but he knew only about the baptism of John.
26 He began to speak without fear in the Jewish place of worship. Aquila and Priscilla heard him. They took him to their house and taught him much more about the things of God. 27 Apollos wanted to cross over to Greece. The Christians wrote a letter to the followers there asking them to be good to him. When he got there, he was much help to those who had put their trust in Christ. 28 In front of everyone he proved with great power that the Jews were wrong. He showed from the Holy Writings that Jesus was the Christ.
Acts 18
Expanded Bible
Paul in Corinth
18 ·Later [L After this] Paul left Athens and went to Corinth [C a city about thirty miles southwest of Athens]. 2 Here he ·met [L found] a Jew named Aquila ·who had been born in [or whose family was from; a native of] the country of Pontus [C a province just south of the Black Sea in northeast Asia Minor]. But Aquila and his wife, Priscilla, had recently moved to Corinth from Italy, because Claudius [C Roman emperor from ad 41–54] commanded that all Jews must leave Rome [C an edict issued in ad 49 because of rioting, perhaps between Jews and Jewish Christians]. Paul ·went to visit [or came in contact with; or approached] Aquila and Priscilla. 3 [L And] Because they were ·tentmakers [or leatherworkers], just as he was, he stayed with them and worked with them. 4 Every Sabbath day he ·talked [reasoned; argued] with the Jews and Greeks in the synagogue, trying ·to persuade them to believe in Jesus [L to persuade them].
5 Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia [C the northern region of Greece] and joined Paul in Corinth. After this, Paul ·spent all his time telling people the Good News [L devoted himself to (preaching) the word], ·showing [testifying to] the Jews that Jesus is the Christ [Messiah; 17:3]. 6 But they ·would not accept Paul’s teaching [L opposed/resisted him] and ·said some evil things [or reviled him; or blasphemed; 13:45]. So he shook off the dust from his clothes [C a sign of protest and that he was done with them, leaving them to God’s judgment; 13:51] and said to them, “·If you are not saved, it will be your own fault [L Your blood is on your heads]! ·I have done all I can do [or My conscience is clear; L I am innocent/pure]! ·After this [From now on], I will go to ·other nations [the Gentiles].” 7 Paul left ·the synagogue [L there] and moved into the home of a man named Titius Justus, next to the synagogue. This man worshiped God [C a Gentile “God-fearer,” who worshiped the true God of Israel; 10:2; 13:43; 17:4]. 8 Crispus was the ·leader [official] of that synagogue, and he and all the people ·living in his house [of his household] believed in the Lord. Many others in Corinth also listened to Paul and believed and were baptized.
9 During the night, the Lord told Paul in a vision [10:9–16; 16:9–10]: “Don’t be afraid. ·Continue talking to people [Speak out] and don’t be ·quiet [silent]. 10 [L For] I am with you, and no one will [L lay a hand on you to] ·hurt [or do evil to] you because many of my people are in this city [Deut. 31:6; Josh. 1:5; Is. 41:10; 43:5; Jer. 1:7–9].” 11 Paul stayed there [C in Corinth] for a year and a half, teaching God’s word to the people.
Paul Is Brought Before Gallio
12 When Gallio was the ·governor [L proconsul; C from ad 51 to 52] of Achaia [C a Roman province in present-day southern Greece], ·some people [L the Jews] ·came together [made a united attack] against Paul and took him to the ·court [tribunal; judgment seat]. 13 They said, “This man is ·teaching [L persuading] people to worship God in a way that is against our law.”
14 Paul was about to ·say something [L open his mouth], but Gallio spoke [L to the Jews], saying, “I would [L reasonably; justifiably] listen to you [L O Jews,] if you were complaining about a crime or some ·wrong [evil wrongdoing; moral evil]. 15 But the things you are saying are only questions about words and names [C the debate over whether Jesus is the Messiah]—arguments about your own law. ·So you must solve this problem [L See to it] yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge of these things.” 16 And ·Gallio [L he] ·made them leave [threw them out of] the ·court [tribunal; judgment seat].
17 Then they[a] [C probably Greeks, using the opportunity to vent their dislike for the Jewish population; less likely, the Jews, angry at Sosthenes for losing the case] all grabbed Sosthenes [C perhaps the person mentioned in 1 Cor. 1:1], the ·leader [official] of the synagogue, and beat him there before the ·court [tribunal; judgment seat]. But this ·did not bother [was of no concern to; was ignored by] Gallio.
Paul Returns to Antioch
18 Paul stayed with the ·believers [L brothers (and sisters)] for many more days. Then he ·left [said farewell] and sailed for Syria, with Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchrea [C a port city east of Corinth] Paul cut off his hair [C a ritual sometimes performed when a promise was accomplished; perhaps this was a Nazirite vow; Num. 6:1–21], because he had made a ·promise to God [L vow]. 19 Then they went to Ephesus [C a major city across the Aegean Sea in western Asia Minor], where Paul left ·Priscilla and Aquila [L them]. While Paul was there, he went into the synagogue and talked [or argued; reasoned] with the ·people [L Jews]. 20 When they asked him to stay with them longer, he ·refused [declined]. 21 But as he ·left [said farewell], he said, “I will come back to you again if God ·wants me to [wills].” And so he sailed away from Ephesus.
22 When Paul landed at Caesarea [C a port city to the west of Jerusalem on the Mediterranean], he went [L up] and gave greetings to the ·church in Jerusalem [L the church; C the Greek does not mention Jerusalem, but going “up” implies the church in Jerusalem; less likely, it could be the church in Caesarea]. After that, Paul went [L down] to Antioch [C in Syria; the church that sent Paul out]. 23 He stayed there for a while and then left and went through the regions of Galatia and Phrygia [C regions in north central Asia Minor; 16:6]. ·He traveled from town to town in these regions […traveling from place to place; L …passing through sequentially], ·giving strength to [building up; encouraging; 15:41] all the ·followers [disciples].
Apollos in Ephesus and Corinth
24 [L Now; Meanwhile] A Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was ·born in the city [a native] of Alexandria and was ·a good speaker [or a learned man] who ·knew the Scriptures well [L was powerful/competent in the Scriptures]. 25 He had been taught about the ·way [or Way; 9:2] of the Lord and was always ·very excited [enthusiastic; L fervent in spirit] when he spoke and taught ·the truth [L accurately the things] about Jesus. But the only baptism Apollos knew about was the baptism that John [C the Baptist] taught [C baptism of repentance before the ministry of Jesus began; Luke 3]. 26 Apollos began to speak ·very boldly [confidently; fearlessly] in the synagogue, and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they ·took him to their home [or took him aside; L received/took him] and ·helped him better understand [explained more accurately/precisely] the ·way [or Way; 9:2] of God. 27 Now Apollos wanted to ·go [cross over] to Achaia [v. 12]. So the ·believers [L brothers (and sisters)] ·helped [encouraged] him and wrote a letter to the ·followers [disciples] there, asking them to ·accept [welcome] him. ·When Apollos arrived, he was a great help to those who, by God’s grace, had believed in Jesus [or When Apollos arrived, by God’s grace he was a great help…]. 28 [L For] He ·argued very strongly with [vigorously refuted] the Jews ·before all the people [L in public (debate)], clearly ·proving [or showing] with the Scriptures that Jesus is the ·Christ [Messiah; 17:3; 18:5].
Footnotes
- Acts 18:17 they Some Greek copies say “the Greeks.” A few say “the Jews.”
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