使徒行傳 18
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
保羅在哥林多傳道
18 這事之後，保羅離開雅典前往哥林多， 2 在那裡認識了一位在本都出生的猶太人亞居拉。由於克勞狄命令所有的猶太人離開羅馬，他最近和妻子百基拉從義大利來到哥林多。保羅拜訪了他們。 3 他們夫婦跟保羅是同行，都以製造帳篷為業，保羅就留下來和他們同住，一起做工。 4 保羅每個安息日都到會堂與猶太人和希臘人辯論，勸導他們信主。
5 西拉和提摩太從馬其頓來了之後，保羅就把全部時間都用來傳道，向猶太人證明耶穌是基督。 6 可是，猶太人反對、毀謗保羅。保羅便抖掉衣服上的灰塵，對他們說：「你們的罪都歸在你們自己頭上，與我無關！從今以後，我要去外族人那裡了。」 7 保羅就離開那裡，來到一位敬畏上帝、名叫提多·猶士都的人家裡，他家就在會堂隔壁。 8 會堂主管基利司布和他全家都信了主，許多哥林多人聽了道後，也信了主，受了洗。
9 一天晚上，主在異象中對保羅說：「不要怕，只管繼續傳講，不要停！ 10 因為我與你同在，沒有人能夠傷害你，在這城裡還有許多屬我的子民。」 11 保羅就在那裡住了一年半，傳授上帝的道。
12 迦流出任亞該亞總督時，猶太人聯合起來攻擊保羅，把他拉上法庭， 13 說：「這個人教唆百姓不按律法敬拜上帝。」
14 保羅剛要開口，迦流就對猶太人說：「你們這些猶太人！如果這事涉及什麼罪行冤情，我當然會處理。 15 但如果只是關於字句、名稱和你們猶太律法的爭論，你們自己去解決吧，我不受理！」 16 隨即把他們趕出了法庭。 17 到了庭外，眾人揪住會堂主管所提尼，把他痛打一頓。迦流卻置之不理。
保羅回到安提阿
18 保羅繼續在哥林多逗留了相當時日，才向弟兄姊妹道別。他和百基拉、亞居拉乘船前往敘利亞。保羅因為許過願，就在堅革哩剃了頭髮。 19 到了以弗所，保羅離開亞居拉夫婦，獨自進入會堂跟猶太人辯論。 20 眾人請保羅多留幾天，保羅婉言謝絕了。 21 他向眾人道別，說：「如果上帝許可，我會回來。」然後上船離開了以弗所。 22 他在凱撒利亞登岸後，先上耶路撒冷去問候教會，再下到安提阿。 23 他在安提阿逗留了一些日子，然後離開那裡，走遍加拉太和弗呂迦地區，到處堅固門徒的信心。
亞波羅放膽傳道
24 那時有一個生於亞歷山大、名叫亞波羅的猶太人來到以弗所。他博學善辯，熟悉聖經。 25 他在主的道上曾受過栽培，心裡火熱，能正確地講解和教導有關耶穌的事，但他只知道約翰的洗禮。 26 他在會堂裡勇敢地講道。百基拉和亞居拉聽了以後，便請他到家裡，將上帝的道更詳細地告訴他。 27 亞波羅有意去亞該亞，以弗所的弟兄姊妹就鼓勵他，並寫信請當地的門徒接待他。亞波羅到了之後，帶給當地蒙恩信主的人很大幫助。 28 他在公眾面前有力地駁倒猶太人，引用聖經證明耶穌就是基督。
使徒行传 18
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
保罗在哥林多传道
18 这事之后，保罗离开雅典前往哥林多， 2 在那里认识了一位在本都出生的犹太人亚居拉。由于克劳狄命令所有的犹太人离开罗马，他最近和妻子百基拉从意大利来到哥林多。保罗拜访了他们。 3 他们夫妇跟保罗是同行，都以制造帐篷为业，保罗就留下来和他们同住，一起做工。 4 保罗每个安息日都到会堂与犹太人和希腊人辩论，劝导他们信主。
5 西拉和提摩太从马其顿来了之后，保罗就把全部时间都用来传道，向犹太人证明耶稣是基督。 6 可是，犹太人反对、毁谤保罗。保罗便抖掉衣服上的灰尘，对他们说：“你们的罪都归在你们自己头上，与我无关！从今以后，我要去外族人那里了。” 7 保罗就离开那里，来到一位敬畏上帝、名叫提多·犹士都的人家里，他家就在会堂隔壁。 8 会堂主管基利司布和他全家都信了主，许多哥林多人听了道后，也信了主，受了洗。
9 一天晚上，主在异象中对保罗说：“不要怕，只管继续传讲，不要停！ 10 因为我与你同在，没有人能够伤害你，在这城里还有许多属我的子民。” 11 保罗就在那里住了一年半，传授上帝的道。
12 迦流出任亚该亚总督时，犹太人联合起来攻击保罗，把他拉上法庭， 13 说：“这个人教唆百姓不按律法敬拜上帝。”
14 保罗刚要开口，迦流就对犹太人说：“你们这些犹太人！如果这事涉及什么罪行冤情，我当然会处理。 15 但如果只是关于字句、名称和你们犹太律法的争论，你们自己去解决吧，我不受理！” 16 随即把他们赶出了法庭。 17 到了庭外，众人揪住会堂主管所提尼，把他痛打一顿。迦流却置之不理。
保罗回到安提阿
18 保罗继续在哥林多逗留了相当时日，才向弟兄姊妹道别。他和百基拉、亚居拉乘船前往叙利亚。保罗因为许过愿，就在坚革哩剃了头发。 19 到了以弗所，保罗离开亚居拉夫妇，独自进入会堂跟犹太人辩论。 20 众人请保罗多留几天，保罗婉言谢绝了。 21 他向众人道别，说：“如果上帝许可，我会回来。”然后上船离开了以弗所。 22 他在凯撒利亚登岸后，先上耶路撒冷去问候教会，再下到安提阿。 23 他在安提阿逗留了一些日子，然后离开那里，走遍加拉太和弗吕迦地区，到处坚固门徒的信心。
亚波罗放胆传道
24 那时有一个生于亚历山大、名叫亚波罗的犹太人来到以弗所。他博学善辩，熟悉圣经。 25 他在主的道上曾受过栽培，心里火热，能正确地讲解和教导有关耶稣的事，但他只知道约翰的洗礼。 26 他在会堂里勇敢地讲道。百基拉和亚居拉听了以后，便请他到家里，将上帝的道更详细地告诉他。 27 亚波罗有意去亚该亚，以弗所的弟兄姊妹就鼓励他，并写信请当地的门徒接待他。亚波罗到了之后，带给当地蒙恩信主的人很大帮助。 28 他在公众面前有力地驳倒犹太人，引用圣经证明耶稣就是基督。
Acts 18
Good News Translation
In Corinth
18 After this, Paul left Athens and went on to Corinth. 2 There he met a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, for Emperor Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, 3 and stayed and worked with them, because he earned his living by making tents, just as they did. 4 He held discussions in the synagogue every Sabbath, trying to convince both Jews and Greeks.
5 When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul gave his whole time to preaching the message, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah. 6 When they opposed him and said evil things about him, he protested by shaking the dust from his clothes and saying to them, “If you are lost, you yourselves must take the blame for it! I am not responsible. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” 7 So he left them and went to live in the house of a Gentile named Titius Justus, who worshiped God; his house was next to the synagogue. 8 Crispus, who was the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with all his family; and many other people in Corinth heard the message, believed, and were baptized.
9 One night Paul had a vision in which the Lord said to him, “Do not be afraid, but keep on speaking and do not give up, 10 for I am with you. No one will be able to harm you, for many in this city are my people.” 11 So Paul stayed there for a year and a half, teaching the people the word of God.
12 When Gallio was made the Roman governor of Achaia, Jews there got together, seized Paul, and took him into court. 13 “This man,” they said, “is trying to persuade people to worship God in a way that is against the law!”
14 Paul was about to speak when Gallio said to the Jews, “If this were a matter of some evil crime or wrong that has been committed, it would be reasonable for me to be patient with you Jews. 15 But since it is an argument about words and names and your own law, you yourselves must settle it. I will not be the judge of such things!” 16 And he drove them out of the court. 17 They all grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the court. But that did not bother Gallio a bit.
The Return to Antioch
18 (A)Paul stayed on with the believers in Corinth for many days, then left them and sailed off with Priscilla and Aquila for Syria. Before sailing from Cenchreae he had his head shaved because of a vow he had taken.[a] 19 They arrived in Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He went into the synagogue and held discussions with the Jews. 20 The people asked him to stay longer, but he would not consent. 21 Instead, he told them as he left, “If it is the will of God, I will come back to you.” And so he sailed from Ephesus.
22 When he arrived at Caesarea, he went to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and then went to Antioch. 23 After spending some time there, he left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the believers.
Apollos in Ephesus and Corinth
24 At that time a Jew named Apollos, who had been born in Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker and had a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the Way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm he proclaimed and taught correctly the facts about Jesus. However, he knew only the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him home with them and explained to him more correctly the Way of God. 27 Apollos then decided to go to Achaia, so the believers in Ephesus helped him by writing to the believers in Achaia, urging them to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who through God's grace had become believers. 28 For with his strong arguments he defeated the Jews in public debates by proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.
Footnotes
- Acts 18:18 This refers to the Jewish custom of shaving the head as a sign that a vow has been kept.
Acts 18
World English Bible
18 After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth. 2 He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them, 3 and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers. 4 He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
5 When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. 6 When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”
7 He departed there and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. 8 Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized. 9 The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent; 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”
11 He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. 12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat, 13 saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”
14 But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you; 15 but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.” 16 So he drove them from the judgment seat.
17 Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn’t care about any of these things.
18 Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers,[a] and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow. 19 He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined; 21 but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.
22 When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch. 23 Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples. 24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
27 When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him; and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; 28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
Footnotes
- 18:18 The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
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