使徒行傳18:1-17

 

18:1 這事以後，保羅離了雅典，來到哥林多。
18:2 遇見一個猶太人，名叫亞居拉，他生在本都；因為革老丟命猶太人都離開羅馬，新近帶著妻百基拉，從意大利來。保羅就投奔了他們。
18:3 他們本是製造帳棚為業。保羅因與他們同業，就和他們同住做工。
18:4 每逢安息日，保羅在會堂裡辯論，勸化猶太人和希臘人。
18:5 西拉和提摩太從馬其頓來的時候，保羅為道迫切，向猶太人證明耶穌是基督。
18:6 他們既抗拒、毀謗，保羅就抖著衣裳，說：「你們的罪（原文是血）歸到你們自己頭上，與我無干（原文是我卻乾淨）。從今以後，我要往外邦人那裡去。」
18:7 於是離開那裡，到了一個人的家中；這人名叫提多猶士都，是敬拜上帝的，他的家靠近會堂。
18:8 管會堂的基利司布和全家都信了主，還有許多哥林多人聽了，就相信受洗。
18:9 夜間，主在異象中對保羅說：「不要怕，只管講，不要閉口，
18:10 有我與你同在，必沒有人下手害你，因為在這城裡我有許多的百姓。」
18:11 保羅在那裡住了一年零六個月，將上帝的道教訓他們。
18:12 到迦流作亞該亞方伯的時候，猶太人同心起來攻擊保羅，拉他到公堂，
18:13 說：「這個人勸人不按著律法敬拜上帝。」
18:14 保羅剛要開口，迦流就對猶太人說：「你們這些猶太人！如果是為冤枉或奸惡的事，我理當耐性聽你們。
18:15 但所爭論的，若是關乎言語、名目，和你們的律法，你們自己去辦吧！這樣的事我不願意審問」；
18:16 就把他們攆出公堂。
18:17 眾人便揪住管會堂的所提尼，在堂前打他。這些事迦流都不管。

 

 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. ² There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, ³ and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. ⁴ Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.

⁵ When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. ⁶ But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

⁷ Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. ⁸ Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.

⁹ One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. ¹⁰ For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.” ¹¹ So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.

¹² While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment. ¹³ “This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”

¹⁴ Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, “If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you. ¹⁵ But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law—settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.” ¹⁶ So he drove them off. ¹⁷ Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever.

 

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    哥林多是保羅停留很久的地方，照聖經的記載：「保羅在那裡住了一年零六個月，將上帝的道教訓他們。」

 

    兒保羅之所以停那麼久是因為：夜間，主在異象中對保羅說：「不要怕，只管講，不要閉口，有我與你同在，必沒有人下手害你，因為在這城裡我有許多的百姓。」

 

    雖然我們不是以果效來判斷成敗，但是上帝給的憑證也是很重要，尤其是面對許多的苦難對我們而言也是很大的考驗，我們心中所期盼的還是我們做工要有果效！

 

    也因此，我們還是要為服事有果效來禱告，當然更要求主給我們智慧和勇氣，使我們面對考驗不致失望和沮喪，能有堅忍和確信的心，好克服總總的困難，為主成就美好的事！