使徒行传 1

引言

1 提阿费罗大人t哪，在前一卷书t中，我确实写了有关耶稣开始做的和教导的一切事，2 一直到他藉着圣灵吩咐了他所拣选的使徒们之后，被接升天的那一天为止。3 耶稣受难之后，用很多确据向这些人显明自己是活着的。他在四十天的时间里向他们显现，并且讲说有关神国的事。

应许赐圣灵

4 耶稣和他们聚集的时候，吩咐他们说：“不要离开耶路撒冷，而要等候父所应许的，就是你们从我听到的，5 因为约翰是用水t施洗t，但过不了多少日子，你们就要受圣灵的洗。”

6 于是聚集的时候，他们就问耶稣说：“主啊！你复兴以色列国，是否在这时候呢？”

7 耶稣对他们说：“父凭着自己的权柄所定的时候和日期，不是你们可以知道的。8 不过圣灵临到你们的时候，你们将得着能力，并且要在耶路撒冷，在犹太和撒马利亚全地，直到地极，做我的见证人。”

升天

9 说了这些话，耶稣就在他们的注视中被接升天，有一朵云彩把他接去，他们就看不见他了。10 正当耶稣离去，他们注目望天的时候，忽然有两个身穿白衣的人站在他们旁边，11 说：“各位加利利人哪，你们为什么站在这里t望着天呢？这位从你们中间被接到天上去的耶稣，将来也要这样回来，就像你们看到他升天那样。”

同心祷告

12 于是他们从那叫做“橄榄园”的山上回到耶路撒冷。这山在耶路撒冷附近，有安息日允许走t的路程。

13 他们一进城，就到他们所住的楼上房间。在那里有
彼得、约翰、
雅各、安得烈，
腓力和多马，
巴多罗迈和马太，
亚勒腓的儿子t雅各、
激进派t的西门、雅各的儿子t犹大。

14 这些人与一些妇女以及耶稣的母亲玛丽亚、耶稣的兄弟们一起，都同心合意地恒切祷告t。

马提亚被选

15 就在那些日子里，聚在一起的人约有一百二十名。彼得在弟兄t中间站起来，说：16 “各位弟兄，那段经文是必须应验的，就是圣灵藉着大卫的口所预言有关犹大的事。这犹大，领人抓了耶稣；17 他本来算是我们中间的一个，也在这服事的工作上领受了一份；18 后来，竟然用这个人不义的酬报买了一块地。犹大一头栽倒在那里，肚腹迸裂，肠子都流出来了。19 所有住在耶路撒冷的人都知道了这件事，因此那块地按着他们的本地语言被称为“哈克达玛”——这意思是“血田”。

20 因为诗篇上记着：
‘愿他的住所变为荒场，
没有人住在其中。’t又说：
‘愿别人得到他监督的职份。’t

21 “所以，这些人中必须有一个人和我们同做耶稣复活的见证人；这人是主耶稣在我们中间出入的所有时间里——就是从约翰的洗礼开始，到耶稣被接升天离开我们的那天为止——一直与我们在一起的。”

23 于是他们推举了两个人，就是那叫巴撒巴，又被称为犹斯托的约瑟，还有马提亚。24 他们就祷告说：“主啊，你洞察每个人的心。求你从这两个人中，指明你所拣选的是哪一位，25 使他得到这服事和使徒的职份。犹大背弃了这职份，去了自己的地方。”26 接着，他们为这两个人抽签，抽到了马提亚，他就与那十一个使徒同列。

Acts 1

Jesus Ascends to Heaven

1 I wrotet the formert account,ts Theophilus,t about all that Jesus began to do and teach2 until the day he was taken up to heaven,t after he had given orderst byt the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.3 To the same apostlest also, after his suffering,s he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day periodt and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.4 While he was with them,t he declared,t “Do not leave Jerusalem,s but wait theret for what myt Father promised,t which you heard about from me.t

5 Fort John baptized with water, but yout will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
6 So when they had gathered together, they began to ask him,t “Lord, is this the time when you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”7 He told them, “You are not permitted to knowt the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest partst of the earth.”9 Aftert he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.10 Ast they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenlyt two men in white clothing stood near them

11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand heret looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heavenst will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

A Replacement for Judas is Chosen

12 Then they returned to Jerusalems from the mountaint called the Mount of Olivess (which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journeys away).13 Whent they had entered Jerusalem,t they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peters and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James were there.t14 All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.s15 In those dayst Peter stood up among the believerst (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,16 “Brothers,t the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold throught David concerning Judas – who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus –17 for he was counted as one of us and received a share in this ministry.”t18 (Now this man Judast acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed,t and falling headfirstt he burst open in the middle and all his intestinest gushed out.19 Thist became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so that in their own languages they called that fieldtHakeldama, that is, “Field of Blood.”)20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his house become deserted,tand let there be no one to live in it,’s and ‘Let another take his position of responsibility.’ts21 Thus one of the ment who have accompanied us during all the time the Lord Jesus associated witht us,22 beginning from his baptism by John until the day het was taken up from us – one of these must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.”23 So theys proposed two candidates:t Joseph called Barsabbas (also called Justus) and Matthias.24 Then they prayed,t “Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen25 to assume the taskt of this servicet and apostleship from which Judas turned asidet to go to his own place.”s

26 Thent they cast lots for them, and the one chosen was Matthias;t so he was counted with the eleven apostles.t