Acts

提摩太跟保罗、西拉同工

1保罗来到特庇，又到路司得。在那里有一个门徒，名叫提摩太，是信主之犹太妇人的儿子，他父亲却是希腊人。

2路司得和以哥念的弟兄都称赞他。

3保罗要带他同去，只因那些地方的犹太人都知道他父亲是希腊人，就给他行了割礼。

4他们经过各城，把耶路撒冷使徒和长老所定的条规交给门徒遵守。

5于是众教会信心越发坚固，人数天天加增。

保罗看见马其顿人的异象

6圣灵既然禁止他们在亚细亚讲道，他们就经过弗吕家、加拉太一带地方。

7到了每西亚的边界，他们想要往庇推尼去，耶稣的灵却不许。

8他们就越过每西亚，下到特罗亚去。

9在夜间有异象现与保罗。有一个马其顿人站着求他说：「请你过到马其顿来帮助我们。」

10保罗既看见这异象，我们随即想要往马其顿去，以为 神召我们传福音给那里的人听。

吕底亚归主

11于是从特罗亚开船，一直行到撒摩特喇，第二天到了尼亚坡里。

12从那里来到腓立比，就是马其顿这一方的头一个城，也是罗马的驻防城。我们在这城里住了几天。

13当安息日，我们出城门，到了河边，知道那里有一个祷告的地方，我们就坐下对那聚会的妇女讲道。

14有一个卖紫色布疋的妇人，名叫吕底亚，是推雅推喇城的人，素来敬拜 神。她听见了，主就开导她的心，叫她留心听保罗所讲的话。

15她和她一家既领了洗，便求我们说：「你们若以为我是真信主的，请到我家里来住」；于是强留我们。

在腓立比被囚

16后来，我们往那祷告的地方去。有一个使女迎着面来，她被巫鬼所附，用法术，叫她主人们大得财利。

17她跟随保罗和我们，喊着说：「这些人是至高 神的仆人，对你们传说救人的道。」

18她一连多日这样喊叫，保罗就心中厌烦，转身对那鬼说：「我奉耶稣基督的名，吩咐你从她身上出来！」那鬼当时就出来了。

19使女的主人们见得利的指望没有了，便揪住保罗和西拉，拉他们到市上去见首领；

20又带到官长面前说：「这些人原是犹太人，竟骚扰我们的城，

21传我们罗马人所不可受不可行的规矩。」

22众人就一同起来攻击他们。官长吩咐剥了他们的衣裳，用棍打；

23打了许多棍，便将他们下在监里，嘱咐禁卒严紧看守。

24禁卒领了这样的命，就把他们下在内监里，两脚上了木狗。

25约在半夜，保罗和西拉祷告，唱诗赞美 神，众囚犯也侧耳而听。

26忽然，地大震动，甚至监牢的地基都摇动了，监门立刻全开，众囚犯的锁链也都松开了。

27禁卒一醒，看见监门全开，以为囚犯已经逃走，就拔刀要自杀。

28保罗大声呼叫说：「不要伤害自己！我们都在这里。」

29禁卒叫人拿灯来，就跳进去，战战兢兢地俯伏在保罗、西拉面前；

30又领他们出来，说：「二位先生，我当怎样行才可以得救？」

31他们说：「当信主耶稣，你和你一家都必得救。」

32他们就把主的道讲给他和他全家的人听。

33当夜，就在那时候，禁卒把他们带去，洗他们的伤；他和属乎他的人立时都受了洗。

34于是禁卒领他们上自己家里去，给他们摆上饭。他和全家，因为信了 神，都很喜乐。

35到了天亮，官长打发差役来，说：「释放那两个人吧。」

36禁卒就把这话告诉保罗说：「官长打发人来叫释放你们，如今可以出监，平平安安地去吧。」

37保罗却说：「我们是罗马人，并没有定罪，他们就在众人面前打了我们，又把我们下在监里，现在要私下撵我们出去吗？这是不行的。叫他们自己来领我们出去吧！」

38差役把这话回禀官长。官长听见他们是罗马人，就害怕了，

39于是来劝他们，领他们出来，请他们离开那城。

40二人出了监，往吕底亚家里去，见了弟兄们，劝慰他们一番，就走了。

1And he came to Derbe and Lystra, and lo, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus son of a certain woman, a believing Jewess, but of a father, a Greek,

2who was well testified to by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium;

3this one did Paul wish to go forth with him, and having taken [him], he circumcised him, because of the Jews who are in those places, for they all knew his father — that he was a Greek.

4And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who [are] in Jerusalem,

5then, indeed, were the assemblies established in the faith, and were abounding in number every day;

6and having gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

7having gone toward Mysia, they were trying to go on toward Bithynia, and the Spirit did not suffer them,

8and having passed by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

9And a vision through the night appeared to Paul — a certain man of Macedonia was standing, calling upon him, and saying, 'Having passed through to Macedonia, help us;' —

10and when he saw the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go forth to Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord hath called us to preach good news to them,

11having set sail, therefore, from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, on the morrow also to Neapolis,

12thence also to Philippi, which is a principal city of the part of Macedonia — a colony. And we were in this city abiding certain days,

13on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together,

14and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;

15and when she was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, 'If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, remain;' and she constrained us.

16And it came to pass in our going on to prayer, a certain maid, having a spirit of Python, did meet us, who brought much employment to her masters by soothsaying,

17she having followed Paul and us, was crying, saying, 'These men are servants of the Most High God, who declare to us a way of salvation;'

18and this she was doing for many days, but Paul having been grieved, and having turned, said to the spirit, 'I command thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come forth from her;' and it came forth the same hour.

19And her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas, drew [them] to the market-place, unto the rulers,

20and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, 'These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;

21and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

22And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat [them] with rods,

23many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,

24who such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks.

25And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them,

26and suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, opened also presently were all the doors, and of all — the bands were loosed;

27and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,

28and Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'Thou mayest not do thyself any harm, for we are all here.'

29And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,

30and having brought them forth, said, 'Sirs, what must I do — that I may be saved?'

31and they said, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved — thou and thy house;'

32and they spake to him the word of the Lord, and to all those in his household;

33and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe [them] from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently,

34having brought them also into his house, he set food before [them], and was glad with all the household, he having believed in God.

35And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, 'Let those men go;'

36and the jailor told these words unto Paul — 'The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now, therefore, having gone forth go on in peace;'

37and Paul said to them, 'Having beaten us publicly uncondemned — men, Romans being — they did cast [us] to prison, and now privately do they cast us forth! why no! but having come themselves, let them bring us forth.'

38And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,

39and having come, they besought them, and having brought [them] forth, they were asking [them] to go forth from the city;

40and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into [the house of] Lydia, and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth.