使徒行传 13

预备差传

1 在安提阿当地的教会中有一些做先知传道的t和教师，包括巴拿巴、称为尼格尔的西蒙、古利奈人卢吉斯、与分封王希律一起长大的马纳恩，还有扫罗。

2 他们在服事主、禁食的时候，圣灵说：“来，你们把巴拿巴和扫罗为我分别出来，去做我所召唤他们做的工作！”3 于是他们禁食、祷告，按手在巴拿巴和扫罗身上，就送他们走了。

在塞浦路斯岛传道

4 这样，他们两个人受圣灵的差遣，就下到塞琉西亚，又从那里坐船前往塞浦路斯岛，5 到了萨拉米斯，就在犹太人的各会堂里传讲神的话语t。他们也有约翰马可t做助理。6 他们走遍全岛t，直到帕福斯，遇见了一个名叫巴耶苏的犹太人，是个行法术的假先知。7 他和省长瑟吉乌斯保罗常在一起。省长是一个明智的人，他请了巴拿巴和扫罗来，要求听神的话语t。8 但那行法术的以路摩——他的名字翻译出来就是“行法术的”——却抵挡他们，企图使省长转离这信仰。

9 可是扫罗，也就是保罗，被圣灵充满，注视着以路摩，10 说：“哦，你这个充满一切诡诈、一切奸恶的人哪！魔鬼的儿子，一切公义的仇敌！你歪曲主的正道，还不停止吗？11 看哪，现在主的手临到你，你要瞎眼，暂时看不见日光。”立刻，迷雾和黑暗笼罩了他，他四处摸索，求人牵手领路。

12 省长当时看见所发生的事，对主的教导惊叹不已，就信了。

在彼西底的安提阿传道

13 保罗一行从帕福斯起航，来到潘菲利亚省的佩尔格。约翰马可t却离开他们，回耶路撒冷去了。14 他们从佩尔格往前行，来到皮西迪亚地区的安提阿，在安息日那天，就进了会堂坐下。15 诵读了律法和先知书以后，会堂主管们派人来对他们说：“各位兄弟，如果有什么鼓励民众的话，就请说吧。”

16 保罗就站起来，挥一下手，说：“各位以色列人和敬畏神的人，请听！17 这以色列民族的神拣选了我们的祖先，当他们寄居在埃及地的时候，高举他们，并用大能的膀臂带领他们从那里出来。18 在旷野，神容忍了他们约有四十年之久。19 神消灭了迦南地的七个民族后，把他们的土地赐给我们的先祖t为继业，20 约有四百五十年。这些事以后，神又赐给他们士师，直到先知撒母耳为止。21 此后，他们要求立一个王，神就把便雅悯支派的一个人，基士的儿子扫罗给他们为王t，共四十年。22 后来神废除了扫罗，兴起大卫做他们的王，并且为他见证说：‘我找到了耶西的儿子大卫，一个合乎我心意的人，他将遵行我的一切旨意。’t

23 “神照着应许，从这人的后裔中给以色列带来了一位救主，就是耶稣。24 在耶稣公开出来之前，约翰预先向所有以色列子民宣讲了悔改的洗礼。25 当约翰快要跑尽该跑的路程t时，说：‘你们认为我是谁？我不是那一位。看哪，他要在我以后来，我就是为他解脚上的鞋带也不配。’

26 “各位兄弟，亚伯拉罕家的子孙和你们中间敬畏神的人哪，这救恩的福音t是赐给我们t的。27 实际上，住在耶路撒冷的人和他们的首领们都不认识这一位，也不明白每逢安息日所诵读的先知们的话，就把他定罪，从而应验了这些话。28 他们虽然找不到处死他的任何理由，还是求彼拉多杀了他。29 当他们做完了经上所记载的一切有关耶稣的事，有些人就把他从木头上取下来，安放在墓穴里。30 但是神使他从死人中复活了！31 一连好几天，他向那些与他一起从加利利上到耶路撒冷的人显现；这些人如今在民间做了他的见证人，32 而我们也把应许给祖先的这福音传给你们，

33 因为神使耶稣复活，已经为我们这些做他们儿女t的成全了这应许，正如诗篇第二篇也记着：
‘你是我的儿子，
我今天生了你。’t

34 至于神使耶稣从死人中复活、不再归于腐朽的事，神曾这样说过：‘我要把给大卫的那圣洁、信实的祝福t赐给你们。’t35 所以在另外一处也说：‘你不会让你的圣者经历腐朽。’t36 就是说，大卫虽然在自己的世代，遵行了神的计划之后就睡了，归到他祖先那里，并且经历了腐朽，37 但是神使之复活的那一位，没有经历腐朽。38 所以各位兄弟，你们应当知道：罪得赦免，是因着这一位传给你们的。在你们藉着摩西的律法，不能被称为义的一切事上，39 藉着这一位，所有相信的人都被称为义了。40 所以你们要当心，免得先知们所说的话临到你们t：

41 ‘看吧，你们这些好讥诮的人哪！
惊奇吧，灭亡吧！
因为在你们的时代里，我要做一件事，
就算有人向你们详细说明，
你们也绝不会相信。’t”

扫罗与巴拿巴在安提阿

42 保罗和巴拿巴离开会堂t的时候，大家t请求他们在下一个安息日再向他们讲这些话。43 散会以后，许多犹太人和入犹太教的敬神之人，跟从了保罗和巴拿巴。他们两个人与这些人谈论，劝导他们继续留在神的恩典中。

44 到了下一个安息日，全城的人几乎都聚集，听主t的福音t。45 但犹太人看见这一群人，就满腔嫉妒，说亵渎的话来反对保罗所讲的。

46 保罗和巴拿巴就放胆直言，说：“神的话语t先传给你们是必须的。既然你们弃绝这道，断定自己不配得永恒的生命，看哪，我们就转向外邦人，

47 因为主是这样吩咐我们的：
‘我已经指派你为外邦人的光，
使你把救恩带到地极。’t”

48 外邦人听了这话就感到欢喜，不住地荣耀主的福音t，凡是被预定进入永恒生命的人都信了。49 于是主的福音t传遍了那整个地区。50 但犹太人煽动一些敬神的尊贵妇女和城里的显要人物，怂恿他们逼迫保罗和巴拿巴，并且把他们驱逐出境。51 两个人对着他们跺掉脚上的尘土，往以哥念去了。52 门徒们都满心喜乐，又被圣灵充满。

Acts 13

The Church at Antioch Commissions Barnabas and Saul

1 Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch:ss Barnabas, Simeon called Niger,s Lucius the Cyrenian,s Manaen (a close friend of Herods the tetrarchts from childhoodt) and Saul.2 While they were servingt the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apartt for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

3 Then, after they had fastedt andt prayed and placed their handss on them, they sent them off.

Paul and Barnabas Preach in Cyprus

4 So Barnabas and Saul,t sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia,s and from there they sailed to Cyprus.s5 Whent they arrivedt in Salamis,s they began to proclaimt the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.s (Now they also had Johns as their assistant.)ts6 When they had crossed overt the whole island as far as Paphos,s they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus,s7 who was with the proconsuls Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsult summonedt Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hears the word of God.8 But the magician Elymast (for that is the way his name is translated)s opposed them, trying to turn the proconsuls away from the faith.9 But Saul (also known as Paul),s filled with the Holy Spirit,s stared straightt at him10 and said, “You who are full of all deceit and all wrongdoing,t you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness – will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?s11 Nowt look, the hand of the Lord is againstt you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!” Immediately mistinesss and darkness came overt him, and he went around seeking peoplet to lead him by the hand.

12 Then when the proconsuls saw what had happened, he believed,s because he was greatly astoundedt at the teaching aboutt the Lord.

Paul and Barnabas at Pisidian Antioch

13 Then Paul and his companions put out to seat from Paphoss and came to Pergas in Pamphylia,s but Johns left them and returned to Jerusalem.ss14 Moving on fromt Perga,s they arrived at Pisidian Antioch,tss and on the Sabbath day they went intot the synagogues and sat down.15 After the reading from the law and the prophets,s the leaders of the synagoguet sent them a message,t saying, “Brothers,t if you have any messaget of exhortationt for the people, speak it.”t

16 So Paul stood up,t gesturedt with his hand and said,
“Men of Israel,t and you Gentiles who fear God,t listen:17 The God of this people Israelt chose our ancestorsts and made the people greatt during their stay as foreignerst in the countryt of Egypt, and with uplifted arms he led them out of it.18 Fort a period of about forty years he put up witht them in the wilderness.t19 Aftert he had destroyedt seven nationss in the land of Canaan, he gave his people their land as an inheritance.t20 All this tookt about four hundred fifty years. After thist he gave them judges until the time oft Samuel the prophet.21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruledt forty years.22 After removing him, Godt raised ups David their king. He testified about him:t ‘I have found Davids the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart,s who will accomplish everything I want him to do.’t23 From the descendantsts of this mans God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.ts24 Beforet Jesust arrived, Johns had proclaimed a baptism for repentancet to all the people of Israel.25 But while John was completing his mission,t he said repeatedly,t ‘What do you think I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet!’t26 Brothers,t descendantst of Abraham’s family,t and those Gentiles among you who fear God,t the messaget of this salvation has been sent to us.27 For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognizet him,t and they fulfilled the sayingsts of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemningt him.t28 Thought they foundt no basiss for a death sentence,t they asked Pilate to have him executed.29 When they had accomplishedt everything that was writtens about him, they took him downt from the crosst and placed himt in a tomb.30 But God raiseds him from the dead,31 andt for many days he appeared to those who had accompanieds him from Galilee to Jerusalem. Theset are now his witnesses to the people.32 And we proclaim to you the good news about the promise to our ancestors,t33 that this promisets God has fulfilled to us, their children, by raisingts Jesus, as also it is written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son;stoday I have fathered you.’ts34 But regarding the fact that he has raised Jesust from the dead, nevert again to bet in a state of decay, Godt has spoken in this way: ‘I will give youtthe holy and trustworthy promisestmade to David.’s35 Therefore he also says in another psalm,t ‘You will not permit your Holy Onetto experiencetdecay.’s36 For David, after he had servedt God’s purpose in his own generation, died,t was buried with his ancestors,t and experiencedt decay,37 but the ones whom God raised up did not experiencet decay.38 Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this onet forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,39 and by this ones everyone who believes is justifiedt from everything from which the law of Moses could not justifyt you.t

40 Watch out,s then, that what is spoken about byt the prophets does not happen to you:

41 ‘Look, you scoffers; be amazed and perish!t
For I am doing a work in your days,
a work you would never believe, even if someone tells you.’”s
42 As Paul and Barnabast were going out,t the peoplet were urgingt them to speak about these thingst on the next Sabbath.

43 When the meeting of the synagogues had broken up,t many of the Jews and God-fearing proselytest followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and were persuadingt themt to continuet in the grace of God.
44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord.ss45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy,s and they began to contradictt what Paul was sayingt by reviling him.t46 Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,t “It was necessary to speak the word of Godt to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthyt of eternal life, wet are turning to the Gentiles.s47 For thist is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have appointedtyou to be a lightsfor the Gentiles, to bring salvationtto the ends of the earth.’”s48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoicet and praiset the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal lifes believed.49 So the word of the Lord was spreadingt through the entire region.50 But the Jews incitedt the God-fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them outt of their region.51 So after they shookt the dust off their feets in protest against them, they went to Iconium.s

52 And the disciples were filled with joys and with the Holy Spirit.