彼得与约翰被捕

彼得约翰正向民众讲话的时候,祭司们、圣殿守卫长[a]撒都该人忽然来了。 这些人非常恼怒,因为使徒们教导民众,藉着耶稣传讲从死人中复活的事。 于是他们下手捉拿了彼得约翰。因为天已经晚了,就把他们关在监里,直到第二天。 然而听了这话语的人中,有许多人相信了;男人的数目约有五千。

在犹太领袖面前受审

到了第二天,犹太人的[b]首领、长老和经文士们都聚集在耶路撒冷 大祭司亚纳该亚法约翰亚历山大,以及大祭司家族的人都在那里。 他们叫彼得约翰站在中间,质问他们,说:“你们凭着什么能力,以谁的名做这事?”

那时,彼得被圣灵充满,对他们说:“民众的首领和[c]长老们, 如果我们今天因在一个残疾人身上所行的善事,被查问这个人怎样得到救治, 10 那么,你们大家和所有以色列子民应当知道:这个人健全地站在你们面前,是藉着拿撒勒人耶稣基督的名。这位耶稣基督,你们把他钉上十字架,但是神使他从死人中复活了! 11 这一位就是

‘被你们工匠所藐视的石头,
它已经成了房角的头块石头。’[d]

12 除他[e]以外,没有救恩[f];因为在天下人间,没有赐下别的名,我们必须靠着得救。”

传讲主名被禁止

13 他们看见彼得约翰的胆量,又了解他们是没有学问的普通人,就感到惊奇,并且了解他们是曾经与耶稣在一起的; 14 又看见那得了痊愈的人和他们一同站着,就无话可说了, 15 于是命令他们到议会外面去,就彼此商议, 16 说:“我们该怎么处理这些人呢?藉着他们,确实发生了一个明显的神迹,所有住在耶路撒冷的人都清清楚楚;我们也不能否认。 17 不过为了避免这事在民间传扬更广,让我们威吓他们[g],不可再奉耶稣的名[h]对任何人讲话。” 18 于是把他们叫来,吩咐他们绝对不可奉耶稣的名讲说或教导人。

19 可是彼得约翰回答说:“听从你们过于听从神,在神面前是理所当然的吗?你们自己判断吧! 20 要知道,我们所看见所听见的,我们不能不说。”

21 官长们又威吓他们一番,为了民众的缘故把他们释放了。官长们找不出任何理由来惩罚他们,因为众人都为所发生的事不住地荣耀神。 22 实际上,因神迹而痊愈的那个人已经四十多岁了。

祈求主赐胆量

23 彼得约翰被释放了,就回到自己的人那里,把祭司长们和长老们所说的话都告诉他们。 24 他们听了,就同心合意地高声向神说:“主啊,你是造了天、地、海和其中万有的那一位[i] 25 你曾经藉着圣灵[j],用你的仆人——我们先祖[k]大卫的口说:

‘列国为什么狂怒骚乱,
众民为什么图谋虚空?
26 地上的众君王都起来,
首领们也聚集在一起,
抵挡主和他的基督。’[l]

27 “事实上,希律本丢彼拉多,与外邦人和以色列子民果然在这城里[m]一同聚集,对付你所膏立的圣仆耶稣, 28 做成了你手和你计划所预定要成就的一切事。 29 主啊,现在求你鉴察[n]他们的威吓,使[o]你的奴仆们能满有胆量地传讲你的话语。 30 求你伸出你的手,藉着你圣仆耶稣的名,使疾病痊愈,施行神迹和奇事。” 31 他们祷告完了,聚集的地方就被震动,大家都被圣灵充满,就坦然无惧地传讲神的话语[p]

凡物共有

32 于是那一群信徒都同心合意,没有一个人说他所拥有的哪样东西是自己的;相反,他们凡物共有。 33 使徒们大有能力地为主耶稣的复活做见证,并且在他们每个人身上都有极大的恩典。 34 他们当中没有一个缺乏的人,因为凡是拥有田产或房屋的人,都卖掉了那些东西,把所卖得的钱拿来, 35 放在使徒们的脚前,按照各人的需要分给每个人。

36 有一个出生在塞浦路斯利未约瑟,使徒们称他为巴拿巴——“巴拿巴”翻译出来就是“安慰之子”; 37 他有一块田地,也卖掉了,把钱拿来放在使徒们的脚前。

Footnotes

  1. 使徒行传 4:1 守卫长——原文直译“指挥官”或“司令官”或“将军”。
  2. 使徒行传 4:5 犹太人的——原文直译“他们的”。
  3. 使徒行传 4:8 有古抄本附“以色列的”。
  4. 使徒行传 4:11 《诗篇》118:22。
  5. 使徒行传 4:12 他——辅助词语。
  6. 使徒行传 4:12 救恩——或译作“拯救”。
  7. 使徒行传 4:17 让我们威吓他们——有古抄本作“让我们用恐吓的手段来恐吓他们”。
  8. 使徒行传 4:17 耶稣的名——原文直译“这个名”。
  9. 使徒行传 4:24 那一位——有古抄本作“神”。
  10. 使徒行传 4:25 有古抄本没有“藉着圣灵”。
  11. 使徒行传 4:25 有古抄本没有“我们先祖”。
  12. 使徒行传 4:26 《诗篇》2:1-2。
  13. 使徒行传 4:27 有古抄本没有“在这城里”。
  14. 使徒行传 4:29 鉴察——或译作“注意”。
  15. 使徒行传 4:29 使……能——原文直译“赐给”。
  16. 使徒行传 4:31 神的话语——或译作“神的道”。

唯一的救主

彼得和约翰向百姓讲道的时候,祭司、圣殿护卫长和撒都该人赶来了。 因为彼得和约翰宣讲借着耶稣死人可以复活,他们非常恼怒, 下令拘捕二人,因天色已晚,就把他们扣押了一夜。 但有许多听道的人信了,男人的数目约有五千人。

第二天,官长、长老和律法教师都聚集在耶路撒冷, 大祭司亚那,以及该亚法、约翰、亚历山大和大祭司的许多亲族都在场。 他们令使徒站在当中,质问道:“你们凭什么权柄、以谁的名义这样做?”

那时彼得被圣灵充满,对他们说:“各位百姓的官长和长老啊, 如果因为那残疾的乞丐得到医治这件善事,你们今天来查问我们他是如何痊愈的, 10 那么,你们和所有以色列人都应当知道,他能健康地站在你们面前,全是靠拿撒勒人耶稣基督的名!你们把祂钉在十字架上,但上帝使祂从死里复活了。

11 “‘祂是你们工匠丢弃的石头,
已成了房角石。’

12 除祂以外,别无救主,因为普天之下没有赐下别的名我们可以靠着得救!”

13 在场的人看到彼得和约翰的胆量,又知道他们原是没有学问的平民百姓,都很惊奇。他们认出这些人跟随过耶稣, 14 又见那被医好的瘸子站在他们旁边,便无话可说, 15 只好暂时把他们押下去,然后彼此商量说: 16 “我们该怎样处置这两个人呢?整个耶路撒冷的居民都知道他们行了一个神迹,我们无法否认。 17 为了避免这件事传得更广,我们必须警告他们以后不许再对任何人传讲耶稣的事。”

18 于是,他们又把使徒传来,严令他们不许再奉耶稣的名讲论或传道。 19 但彼得和约翰答道:“要我们听从你们而不听从上帝,这在上帝看来合理吗?你们自己想想吧。 20 我们耳闻目睹的,不能不说!” 21 官长实在不知道如何惩治使徒,只好再三恐吓之后把他们放了,因为百姓都为这个神迹赞美上帝。 22 在这次神迹中蒙上帝医治的那个人已经四十多岁了。

同心祷告

23 彼得和约翰被释放之后,就去找其他信徒,把祭司长和长老的话都告诉大家。 24 大家听后,一同高声向上帝祷告说:“主啊,你创造了天地、海洋和其中的万物。 25 你借着圣灵感动你的仆人——我们的祖先大卫说,

“‘列国为何咆哮?
万民为何枉费心机?
26 世上的君王一同行动,官长聚集起来,
要抵挡主和祂所膏立的王。’

27 “果然如此,希律和本丢·彼拉多、外族人和以色列人都聚集在这城里,要对抗你膏立的圣子[a]耶稣, 28 然而他们所做的只不过是你凭自己的能力和旨意所预定的。 29 主啊,你看他们这样恐吓我们,求你帮助你的奴仆们坦然无惧地传你的道。 30 求你伸出手医治疾病,借着你圣子耶稣的名行神迹奇事。”

31 祷告完后,聚会的地方震动起来,他们都被圣灵充满,放胆传扬上帝的道。

共用一切

32 当时所有信徒都同心合意,共用所有的东西,没有人说他的财物只属于自己。 33 使徒充满能力,继续为主耶稣复活的事做见证,上帝也赐下极大的恩典给众人。 34 信徒都一无所缺,因为大家卖掉房屋田产,把所得的钱交给使徒, 35 照各人的需要分配给各人。

36 有个生在塞浦路斯的利未人名叫约瑟,使徒叫他巴拿巴,意思是劝慰者。 37 他卖掉自己的一块田,把卖得的钱交给了使徒。

Footnotes

  1. 4:27 圣子”或译“圣仆”。

唯一的救主

彼得和約翰向百姓講道的時候,祭司、聖殿護衛長和撒都該人趕來了。 因為彼得和約翰宣講藉著耶穌死人可以復活,他們非常惱怒, 下令拘捕二人,因天色已晚,就把他們扣押了一夜。 但有許多聽道的人信了,男人的數目約有五千人。

第二天,官長、長老和律法教師都聚集在耶路撒冷, 大祭司亞那,以及該亞法、約翰、亞歷山大和大祭司的許多親族都在場。 他們令使徒站在當中,質問道:「你們憑什麼權柄、以誰的名義這樣做?」

那時彼得被聖靈充滿,對他們說:「各位百姓的官長和長老啊, 如果因為那殘疾的乞丐得到醫治這件善事,你們今天來查問我們他是如何痊癒的, 10 那麼,你們和所有以色列人都應當知道,他能健康地站在你們面前,全是靠拿撒勒人耶穌基督的名!你們把祂釘在十字架上,但上帝使祂從死裡復活了。

11 『祂是你們工匠丟棄的石頭,
已成了房角石。』

12 除祂以外,別無救主,因為普天之下沒有賜下別的名我們可以靠著得救!」

13 在場的人看到彼得和約翰的膽量,又知道他們原是沒有學問的平民百姓,都很驚奇。他們認出這些人跟隨過耶穌, 14 又見那被醫好的瘸子站在他們旁邊,便無話可說, 15 只好暫時把他們押下去,然後彼此商量說: 16 「我們該怎樣處置這兩個人呢?整個耶路撒冷的居民都知道他們行了一個神蹟,我們無法否認。 17 為了避免這件事傳得更廣,我們必須警告他們以後不許再對任何人傳講耶穌的事。」

18 於是,他們又把使徒傳來,嚴令他們不許再奉耶穌的名講論或傳道。 19 但彼得和約翰答道:「要我們聽從你們而不聽從上帝,這在上帝看來合理嗎?你們自己想想吧。 20 我們耳聞目睹的,不能不說!」 21 官長實在不知道如何懲治使徒,只好再三恐嚇之後把他們放了,因為百姓都為這個神蹟讚美上帝。 22 在這次神蹟中蒙上帝醫治的那個人已經四十多歲了。

同心禱告

23 彼得和約翰被釋放之後,就去找其他信徒,把祭司長和長老的話都告訴大家。 24 大家聽後,一同高聲向上帝禱告說:「主啊,你創造了天地、海洋和其中的萬物。 25 你藉著聖靈感動你的僕人——我們的祖先大衛說,

『列國為何咆哮?
萬民為何枉費心機?
26 世上的君王一同行動,官長聚集起來,
要抵擋主和祂所膏立的王。』

27 「果然如此,希律和本丟·彼拉多、外族人和以色列人都聚集在這城裡,要對抗你膏立的聖子[a]耶穌, 28 然而他們所做的只不過是你憑自己的能力和旨意所預定的。 29 主啊,你看他們這樣恐嚇我們,求你幫助你的奴僕們坦然無懼地傳你的道。 30 求你伸出手醫治疾病,藉著你聖子耶穌的名行神蹟奇事。」

31 禱告完後,聚會的地方震動起來,他們都被聖靈充滿,放膽傳揚上帝的道。

共用一切

32 當時所有信徒都同心合意,共用所有的東西,沒有人說他的財物只屬於自己。 33 使徒充滿能力,繼續為主耶穌復活的事做見證,上帝也賜下極大的恩典給眾人。 34 信徒都一無所缺,因為大家賣掉房屋田產,把所得的錢交給使徒, 35 照各人的需要分配給各人。

36 有個生在塞浦路斯的利未人名叫約瑟,使徒叫他巴拿巴,意思是勸慰者。 37 他賣掉自己的一塊田,把賣得的錢交給了使徒。

Footnotes

  1. 4·27 聖子」或譯「聖僕」。

Peter and John Before the Council

And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and (A)the captain of the temple and (B)the Sadducees came upon them, greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming (C)in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they arrested them and (D)put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. But many of those who had heard the word believed, and (E)the number of the men came to about five thousand.

On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, with (F)Annas the high priest and (G)Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, (H)“By what power or (I)by what name did you do this?” Then Peter, (J)filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, if we are being examined today (K)concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that (L)by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, (M)whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. 11 (N)This Jesus[a] is the stone that was (O)rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.[b] 12 And there is (P)salvation (Q)in no one else, for (R)there is no other (S)name under heaven given among men[c] by which we must be saved.”

13 (T)Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. 14 But seeing the man who was healed (U)standing beside them, (V)they had nothing to say in opposition. 15 But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another, 16 saying, (W)“What shall we do with these men? For that (X)a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them (Y)to speak no more to anyone in this name.” 18 So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered them, (Z)“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, 20 for (AA)we cannot but speak of what (AB)we have seen and heard.” 21 And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, (AC)because of the people, for all were praising God (AD)for what had happened. 22 For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.

The Believers Pray for Boldness

23 When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices (AE)together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, (AF)who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, 25 who through the mouth of our father David, your servant,[d] said by the Holy Spirit,

(AG)“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
    and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth set themselves,
    and (AH)the rulers were gathered together,
    against the Lord and against his (AI)Anointed’[e]

27 for truly in this city there were gathered together against your (AJ)holy servant Jesus, (AK)whom you anointed, both (AL)Herod and (AM)Pontius Pilate, along (AN)with the Gentiles and (AO)the peoples of Israel, 28 (AP)to do whatever your hand and (AQ)your plan had predestined to take place. 29 And now, Lord, (AR)look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all (AS)boldness, 30 while (AT)you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed (AU)through the name of your (AV)holy servant Jesus.” 31 And when they had prayed, (AW)the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and (AX)they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and (AY)continued to speak the word of God with boldness.

They Had Everything in Common

32 Now the full number of those who believed were of (AZ)one heart and (BA)soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but (BB)they had everything in common. 33 And with great (BC)power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and (BD)great grace was upon them all. 34 (BE)There was not a needy person among them, for (BF)as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold 35 and (BG)laid it at the apostles' feet, and (BH)it was distributed to each as any had need. 36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means (BI)son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and (BJ)laid it at the apostles' feet.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 4:11 Greek This one
  2. Acts 4:11 Greek the head of the corner
  3. Acts 4:12 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women
  4. Acts 4:25 Or child; also verses 27, 30
  5. Acts 4:26 Or Christ