Acts

耶路撒冷会议

1有几个人从犹太下来，教训弟兄们说：「你们若不按摩西的规条受割礼，不能得救。」

2保罗、巴拿巴与他们大大地纷争辩论；众门徒就定规，叫保罗、巴拿巴和本会中几个人，为所辩论的，上耶路撒冷去见使徒和长老。

3于是教会送他们起行。他们经过腓尼基、撒马利亚，随处传说外邦人归主的事，叫众弟兄都甚欢喜。

4到了耶路撒冷，教会和使徒并长老都接待他们，他们就述说 神同他们所行的一切事。

5惟有几个信徒是法利赛教门的人，起来说：「必须给外邦人行割礼，吩咐他们遵守摩西的律法。」

6使徒和长老聚会商议这事；

7辩论已经多了，彼得就起来，说：「诸位弟兄，你们知道 神早已在你们中间拣选了我，叫外邦人从我口中得听福音之道，而且相信。

8知道人心的 神也为他们作了见证，赐圣灵给他们，正如给我们一样；

9又借着信洁净了他们的心，并不分他们我们。

10现在为什么试探 神，要把我们祖宗和我们所不能负的轭放在门徒的颈项上呢？

11我们得救乃是因主耶稣的恩，和他们一样，这是我们所信的。」

12众人都默默无声，听巴拿巴和保罗述说 神借他们在外邦人中所行的神迹奇事。

13他们住了声，雅各就说：「诸位弟兄，请听我的话。

14方才西门述说 神当初怎样眷顾外邦人，从他们中间选取百姓归于自己的名下；

15众先知的话也与这意思相合。

16正如经上所写的：此后，我要回来， 重新修造大卫倒塌的帐幕， 把那破坏的重新修造建立起来，

17叫余剩的人， 就是凡称为我名下的外邦人， 都寻求主。

18这话是从创世以来显明这事的主说的。

19「所以据我的意见，不可难为那归服 神的外邦人；

20只要写信，吩咐他们禁戒偶像的污秽和奸淫，并勒死的牲畜和血。

21因为从古以来，摩西的书在各城有人传讲，每逢安息日，在会堂里诵读。」

会议的复函

22那时，使徒和长老并全教会定意从他们中间拣选人，差他们和保罗、巴拿巴同往安提阿去；所拣选的就是称呼巴撒巴的犹大和西拉。这两个人在弟兄中是作首领的。

23于是写信交付他们，内中说：「使徒和作长老的弟兄们问安提阿、叙利亚、基利家外邦众弟兄的安。

24我们听说，有几个人从我们这里出去，用言语搅扰你们，惑乱你们的心。其实我们并没有吩咐他们。

25所以，我们同心定意，拣选几个人，差他们同我们所亲爱的巴拿巴和保罗往你们那里去。

26这二人是为我主耶稣基督的名不顾性命的。

27我们就差了犹大和西拉，他们也要亲口诉说这些事。

28因为圣灵和我们定意不将别的重担放在你们身上，惟有几件事是不可少的，

29就是禁戒祭偶像的物和血，并勒死的牲畜和奸淫。这几件你们若能自己禁戒不犯就好了。愿你们平安！」

30他们既奉了差遣，就下安提阿去，聚集众人，交付书信。

31众人念了，因为信上安慰的话就欢喜了。

32犹大和西拉也是先知，就用许多话劝勉弟兄，坚固他们。

33住了些日子，弟兄们打发他们平平安安地回到差遣他们的人那里去。

34이 번역에는 이 구절이 포함되어 있지 않습니다.

35但保罗和巴拿巴仍住在安提阿，和许多别人一同教训人，传主的道。

保罗和巴拿巴分手

36过了些日子，保罗对巴拿巴说：「我们可以回到从前宣传主道的各城，看望弟兄们景况如何。」

37巴拿巴有意要带称呼马可的约翰同去；

38但保罗因为马可从前在旁非利亚离开他们，不和他们同去做工，就以为不可带他去。

39于是二人起了争论，甚至彼此分开。巴拿巴带着马可，坐船往塞浦路斯去；

40保罗拣选了西拉，也出去，蒙弟兄们把他交于主的恩中。

41他就走遍叙利亚、基利家，坚固众教会。

1And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

2And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, the brethren appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

3They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

4And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.

5But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses.

6And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.

7And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

8And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;

9and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

10Now therefore why make ye trial of God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

11But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they.

12And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.

13And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:

14Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

15And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

16After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up:

17That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,

18Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from of old.

19Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;

20but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

21For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

23and they wrote thus by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

24Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;

25it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

26men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

27We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.

28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

29that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.

30So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.

31And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.

32And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

33And after they had spent some time there, they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.

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35But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

36And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they fare.

37And Barnabas was minded to take with them John also, who was called Mark.

38But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

39And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted asunder one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away unto Cyprus:

40but Paul chose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.

41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.