使徒行傳 1

賜聖靈的應許

1  提阿非羅啊，我在第一本書中已論到耶穌從開頭所做和所教導的一切事， 2 直到他藉著聖靈吩咐所揀選的使徒後，被接上升的日子為止。 3 他受害以後，用許多確據向使徒顯明自己是活著的，在四十天之中向他們顯現，並講說上帝國的事。 4 耶穌和他們聚集的時候，囑咐他們說：「不要離開耶路撒冷，但要等候父的應許，就是你們聽見我說過的。 5 約翰是用水施洗，但過了不多幾天，你們要在聖靈裏受洗。」

耶穌升天

6 他們聚集的時候，問耶穌：「主啊，你就要在這時候復興以色列國嗎？」 7 耶穌對他們說：「父憑著自己的權柄所定的時候和日期，不是你們可以知道的。 8 但聖靈降臨在你們身上，你們就必得著能力，並要在耶路撒冷、猶太全地和撒瑪利亞，直到地極，作我的見證。」 9 說了這些話，他們正看的時候，他被接上升，有一朵雲彩從他們眼前把他接去。 10 他升上去的時候，他們定睛望天，看哪，有兩個人身穿白衣站在他們旁邊， 11 說：「加利利人哪，你們為甚麼站著望天呢？這離開你們被接升天的耶穌，你們見他怎樣升上天去，他也要怎樣來臨。」

接替猶大職分的人

12 有一座山，名叫橄欖山，離耶路撒冷不遠，有安息日可行走的路程t。那時，門徒從那裏回耶路撒冷去， 13 他們一進城，就上了所住的樓房；在那裏有彼得、約翰、雅各、安得烈、腓力、多馬、巴多羅買、馬太、亞勒腓的兒子雅各、激進黨的西門，和雅各的兒子t猶大。 14 這些人和幾個婦人，包括耶穌的母親馬利亞，和耶穌的兄弟，都同心合意地恆切禱告。

15 那時，有許多人聚會，約有一百二十名，彼得在弟兄中間站起來，說： 16 「諸位弟兄，聖經的話必須應驗。聖經中，聖靈曾藉大衛的口預先說到那領人來拿耶穌的猶大； 17 他本來算是我們中的一個，並且得了這一份使徒的職任。 18 這人用他不義的代價買了一塊田，以後身子仆倒，肚腹崩裂，腸子都流出來。 19 住在耶路撒冷的人都知道這事，所以按著他們當地的話把那塊田叫亞革大馬，就是「血田」的意思。 20 因為《詩篇》上寫著： 「願他的住處變為廢墟， 無人在內居住。」 又說： 「願別人得他的職分。」

21-22 所以，主耶穌在我們中間出入的整段時間，就是從約翰施洗起，直到主離開我們被接上升的日子為止，必須從那常與我們一起的人中，立一位與我們同作耶穌復活的見證。」 23 於是他們推舉兩個人，就是那叫巴撒巴，又稱為猶士都的約瑟，和馬提亞。 24 眾人禱告說：「主啊，你知道萬人的心，求你從這兩個人中指明你所揀選的是哪一位， 25 去得這使徒的職任；這職位猶大已經丟棄，往自己的地方去了。」 26 於是眾人為他們搖籤，搖出馬提亞來；他就和十一個使徒同列。

ACTS 1

1  t Theophilus, I first wrote to yout about all that Jesus did and taught from the very first

2 until he was taken up to heaven. But before he was taken up, he gave orders to the apostles he had chosen with the help of the Holy Spirit.
3 For 40 days after Jesus had suffered and died, he proved in many ways that he had been raised from death. He appeared to his apostles and spoke to them about God's kingdom.

4 t While he was still with them, he said:
Don't leave Jerusalem yet. Wait here for the Father to give you the Holy Spirit, just as I told you he has promised to do.

5 t John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Jesus Is Taken to Heaven

6 While the apostles were still with Jesus, they asked him, “Lord, are you now going to give Israel its own king again?”t
7 Jesus said to them, “You don't need to know the time of those events that only the Father controls. 8 t But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.” 9 t After Jesus had said this and while they were watching, he was taken up into a cloud. They could not see him,

10 but as he went up, they kept looking up into the sky.
Suddenly two men dressed in white clothes were standing there beside them.

11 They said, “Why are you men from Galilee standing here and looking up into the sky? Jesus has been taken to heaven. But he will come back in the same way you have seen him go.”

Someone To Take the Place //of Judas

12-13  t The Mount of Olives was about a kilometer from Jerusalem. The apostles who had gone there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon, known as the Eager One, t and Judas the son of James.
After the apostles returned to the city, they went upstairs to the room where they had been staying.
14 The apostles often met together and prayed with a single purpose in mind.t The women and Mary the mother of Jesus would meet with them, and so would his brothers. 15 One day there were about 120 of the Lord's followers meeting together, and Peter stood up to speak to them.

16-17 He said:
My friends, long ago by the power of the Holy Spirit, David said something about Judas, and what he said has now happened. Judas was one of us and had worked with us, but he brought the mob to arrest Jesus. 18 t Then Judas bought some land with the money he was given for doing that evil thing. He fell headfirst into the field. His body burst open, and all his insides came out.

19 When the people of Jerusalem found out about this, they called the place Akeldama, which in the local language means “Field of Blood.”

20  t In the book of Psalms it says,
“Leave his house empty,
and don't let anyone
live there.”
It also says,
“Let someone else
have his job.”

21-22  t So we need someone else to help us tell others that Jesus has been raised from death. He must also be one of the men who was with us from the very beginning. He must have been with us from the time the Lord Jesus was baptized by John until the day he was taken to heaven.
23 Two men were suggested: One of them was Joseph Barsabbas, known as Justus, and the other was Matthias. 24 Then they all prayed, “Lord, you know what everyone is like! Show us the one you have chosen 25 to be an apostle and to serve in place of Judas, who got what he deserved.” 26 They drew names, and Matthias was chosen to join the group of the eleven apostles.