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青19:1 俊海家狼 官匡
青 19:1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the
interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found so me disciples
青 19:2 and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?"
They answered, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
青 19:3 So Paul asked, "Then what baptism did you receive?" "John's
baptism," they replied.
青 19:4 Paul said, "John's baptism was a baptism of repentance. He
told the people to believe in the one coming af ter him, that is, in Jesus."
青 19:5 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord
Jesus.
青 19:6 When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on
them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
青 19:7 There were about twelve men in all.
青19:8 滴鄂畴 辑盔俊辑 富靖 傈颇
青 19:8 Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three
months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of G od.
青 19:9 But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe
and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples
with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
青 19:10 This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks
who lived in the province of Asia heard the word o f the Lord.
青 19:11 God did extraordinary miracles through Paul,
青 19:12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him
were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cu red and the evil spirits
left them.
青 19:13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to
invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who w ere demon-possessed.
They would say, "In the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, I command you
to come out."
青 19:14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
青 19:15 One day the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and
I know about Paul, but who are you?"
青 19:16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered
them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked
and bleeding.
青 19:17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus,
they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held
in high honor.
青 19:18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their
evil deeds.
青 19:19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together
and burned them publicly. When they calculat ed the value of the scrolls,
the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
青 19:20 In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in
power.
青 19:21 After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem,
passing through Macedonia and Achaia. "Afte r I have been there," he said,
"I must visit Rome also."
青 19:22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia,
while he stayed in the province of Asia a littl e longer.
青19:23 单皋靛府坷啊 奴 家悼阑 老栏糯
青 19:23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the
Way.
青 19:24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of
Artemis, brought in no little business for the craft smen.
青 19:25 He called them together, along with the workmen in related
trades, and said: "Men, you know we receive a good income from this business.
青 19:26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and
led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the
whole province of Asia. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
青 19:27 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good
name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited,
and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia
and the world, w ill be robbed of her divine majesty."
青 19:28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting:
"Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
青 19:29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius
and Aristarchus, Paul's traveling companions fro m Macedonia, and rushed
as one man into the theater.
青 19:30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples
would not let him.
青 19:31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul,
sent him a message begging him not to venture int o the theater.
青 19:32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing,
some another. Most of the people did not even kno w why they were there.
青 19:33 The Jews pushed Alexander to the front, and some of the crowd
shouted instructions to him. He motioned for sil ence in order to make
a defense before the people.
青 19:34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison
for about two hours: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
青 19:35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: "Men of Ephesus,
doesn't all the world know that the city of E phesus is the guardian of
the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
青 19:36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to
be quiet and not do anything rash.
青 19:37 You have brought these men here, though they have neither
robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess.
青 19:38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance
against anybody, the courts are open and there a re proconsuls. They can
press charges.
青 19:39 If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must
be settled in a legal assembly.
青 19:40 As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because
of today's events. In that case we would not be able to account for this
commotion, since there is no reason for it."
青 19:41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly. |