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使 徒 行 傳 4
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
使 徒 行 傳 4
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
使徒与犹太议会
4 正当彼得和约翰向众人讲话时，一些祭司、大殿的看守长和撒都该人走了过来。 2 因为彼得和约翰正在教导人们，宣讲通过耶稣基督死里复活的事情，所以他们非常恼怒和不安。 3 他们逮捕了彼得和约翰，并把他们囚禁在牢房里过夜，因为当时已是晚上了。 4 但是，听到传道的人中许多人都信了，信徒由此增加到约五千人。
5 第二天，犹太人首领、年长的犹太首领和律法师都聚在耶路撒冷。 6 大祭司亚那和该亚法、约翰、亚力山大以及大祭司的亲属都在那里。 7 他们把彼得和约翰带到面前，质问道： “你们凭什么权力，又仗着谁的名义来这么做的呢？”
8 此时，彼得浑身充满圣灵，他对他们说∶“人民的首领和年长的犹太首领！ 9 如果今天为我们治愈了一个残疾人的善行和他如何被治愈的，而质问我们的话， 10 那么，你们和所有的以色列人，都应该知道，让站在你们面前这个人痊愈的，是拿撒勒的耶稣基督名字的力量。你们把耶稣钉在十字架上，但是，上帝却让他死而复活。 11 耶稣是：
‘那块被你们建筑工扔掉的石头，
它现在变成了重要的基石。’ (A)
12 耶稣是唯一能有拯救的那位，因为，在天下没有赐给人们任何其它的名字，通过耶稣，我们必得救。”
13 当那些人看到彼得和约翰有如此的勇气，而且也知道他们没受过什么教育，只是普普通通的人而已时，都非常惊讶。他们意识到彼得和约翰曾与耶稣在一起过。 14 不过，他们既然看到和他们站在一起的那个被治愈了的人，也便无话可说了。 15 他们下令，要彼得和约翰离开议会，然后，开始彼此商量道： 16 “我们该拿这些人怎么办呢？住在耶路撒冷的人都知道了，通过他们所行的这个令人注目的奇迹，我们是无法否认它了。 17 但是，为了阻止此事在人们中间进一步扩散，我们必须警告他们，不得再以那个人的名义来向任何人讲话。”
18 然后，他们又把彼得和约翰叫了进来，命令他们不得以耶稣的名义说什么话或教导任何事情。 19 彼得和约翰却回答道∶“请你们自己判断，在上帝面前，我们应该听从你们的话，还是应该听从上帝的话呢？ 20 我们对自己的所见所闻不能不说。” 21 他们进一步威胁了他们一番后，便把他们释放了。他们找不到任何办法来惩罚他们，因为当地所有的人都在为所发生的一切赞美着上帝。 22 因为那个被奇迹般治愈的人当时已经四十多岁了。
彼得和约翰回到信徒中间
23 彼得和约翰一被释放，又回到了自己人中间，向他们讲述了祭司长和年长的犹太首领对他们所说的一切。 24 人们听到这些，都异口同声地高声向上帝祷告道∶“主啊，您造就了天空、大地、海洋和其中的一切。 25 您，借圣灵，通过你的仆人，我们的祖先大卫之口说道：
‘众邦为何怒火冲天，
人们为什么要图谋虚妄？
26 地上的国王们为争战做好了准备；
统治者们结集在一起对抗主和他的基督。’ (B)
27 是的，希律和本丢彼拉多已经与外族人和以色列人聚集在这个城市，图谋反对您神圣的仆人耶稣、即您所立的基督。 28 他们聚在一起做的每一件事情，都是您，凭着您的力量和旨意预先决定应该发生的事情。 29 而现在，主啊，请明察他们的威胁，让您的仆人能够勇敢地讲述您的信息， 30 请您伸出手，治愈疾病，并通过您的圣仆耶稣的名字使奇事和神迹得以发生。”
31 人们刚祷告完，他们聚集的地方便颤动起来了。霎那间，他们都被圣灵充满，大胆地讲着上帝的信息。
信徒同分享
32 所有的信徒同心同意，没有人说他的财产只属于自己，而是互相分享拥有的一切。 33 使徒们用巨大的力量为主耶稣的复活做了见证，上帝慷慨地赐福给所有的信徒。 34 这些人中，没有一个缺少什么的，因为那些有田有房的人变卖财产后，把所得的钱， 35 放在了使徒的脚边。这些钱又按需分发给了每一个人。
36 一位来自塞浦路斯的利未人，名叫约瑟，使徒们都叫他“巴拿巴”（意思是“鼓舞他人的那位”）。 37 他卖掉了一块他拥有的地，把钱放在了使徒的脚边。
Acts 4
New International Version
Acts 4
New International Version
Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin
4 The priests and the captain of the temple guard(A) and the Sadducees(B) came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. 2 They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.(C) 3 They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail(D) until the next day. 4 But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew(E) to about five thousand.
5 The next day the rulers,(F) the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. 6 Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas,(G) John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family. 7 They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit,(H) said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people!(I) 9 If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame(J) and are being asked how he was healed, 10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,(K) whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead,(L) that this man stands before you healed. 11 Jesus is
12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”(N)
13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John(O) and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men,(P) they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.(Q) 14 But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say. 15 So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin(R) and then conferred together. 16 “What are we going to do with these men?”(S) they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign,(T) and we cannot deny it. 17 But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”
18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.(U) 19 But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him?(V) You be the judges! 20 As for us, we cannot help speaking(W) about what we have seen and heard.”(X)
21 After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people(Y) were praising God(Z) for what had happened. 22 For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
The Believers Pray
23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.(AA) “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.(AB) 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:(AC)
“‘Why do the nations rage
and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth rise up
and the rulers band together
against the Lord
and against his anointed one.[b]’[c](AD)
27 Indeed Herod(AE) and Pontius Pilate(AF) met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus,(AG) whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.(AH) 29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.(AI) 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders(AJ) through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”(AK)
31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken.(AL) And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit(AM) and spoke the word of God(AN) boldly.(AO)
The Believers Share Their Possessions
32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.(AP) 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify(AQ) to the resurrection(AR) of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace(AS) was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them,(AT) brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles’ feet,(AU) and it was distributed to anyone who had need.(AV)
36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas(AW) (which means “son of encouragement”), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.(AX)
Acts 4
New King James Version
Acts 4
New King James Version
Peter and John Arrested
4 Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the (A)Sadducees came upon them, 2 being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. 4 However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
Addressing the Sanhedrin
5 And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes, 6 as well as (B)Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, (C)“By what power or by what name have you done this?”
8 (D)Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: 9 If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, 10 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, (E)that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, (F)whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 11 This is the (G)‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ 12 (H)Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
The Name of Jesus Forbidden
13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, (I)and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. 14 And seeing the man who had been healed (J)standing with them, they could say nothing against it. 15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, 16 saying, (K)“What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a [a]notable miracle has been done through them is (L)evident[b] to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.”
18 (M)So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, (N)“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. 20 (O)For we cannot but speak the things which (P)we have seen and heard.” 21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way of punishing them, (Q)because of the people, since they all (R)glorified God for (S)what had been done. 22 For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.
Prayer for Boldness(T)
23 And being let go, (U)they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, (V)You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, 25 who [c]by the mouth of Your servant David have said:
(W)‘Why did the nations rage,
And the people plot vain things?
26 The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’
27 “For (X)truly against (Y)Your holy Servant Jesus, (Z)whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together 28 (AA)to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done. 29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants (AB)that with all boldness they may speak Your word, 30 by stretching out Your hand to heal, (AC)and that signs and wonders may be done (AD)through the name of (AE)Your holy Servant Jesus.”
31 And when they had prayed, (AF)the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, (AG)and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
Sharing in All Things
32 Now the multitude of those who believed (AH)were of one heart and one soul; (AI)neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. 33 And with (AJ)great power the apostles gave (AK)witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And (AL)great grace was upon them all. 34 Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; (AM)for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, 35 (AN)and laid them at the apostles’ feet; (AO)and they distributed to each as anyone had need.
36 And [d]Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of [e]Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus, 37 (AP)having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
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