以弗所书 4
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
肢体的联系
4 因此,我这为主被囚禁的劝你们:行事为人,要配得上你们所蒙的呼召, 2 凡事谦虚、温柔、忍耐,用爱心彼此宽容; 3 以和睦联系,竭力持守圣灵所赐的合一。 4 身体只有一个,圣灵只有一位,就像你们蒙召只是借着一个盼望。 5 主只有一位,信仰只有一个,洗礼只有一种; 6 神只有一位,就是万有的父。他超越万有,贯彻万有,并且在万有之中。
7 我们各人蒙恩,是照着基督量给我们的恩赐。 8 所以他说:
“他升上高天的时候,
掳了许多俘虏,
把赏赐给了人。”
9 (“他升上”这句话是甚么意思呢?他不是也曾降到地上吗? 10 那降下的,就是那升到诸天之上的,为了要使他充满万有。) 11 他所赐的,有作使徒的,有作先知的,有作传福音的,也有作牧养和教导的, 12 为的是要装备圣徒,去承担圣工,建立基督的身体; 13 直到我们众人对 神的儿子都有一致的信仰和认识,可以长大成人,达到基督丰盛长成的身量; 14 使我们不再作小孩子,中了人的诡计和骗人的手段,给异教之风摇撼,飘来飘去, 15 却要在爱中过诚实的生活,在各方面长进,达到基督的身量。他是教会的头, 16 全身靠着他,借着每一个关节的支持,照着每部分的功用,配合联系起来,使身体渐渐长大,在爱中建立自己。
要穿上新人
17 所以,我要这样说,并且要在主里肯定地说:你们行事为人不要再像教外人,存着虚妄的意念。 18 他们的心思昏昧,因为自己无知,心里刚硬,就与 神所赐的生命隔绝了。 19 他们既然麻木不仁,就任凭自己放纵情欲,贪行各样污秽的事。 20 但是你们从基督所学的,却不是这样。 21 如果你们听了他,在他里面受过教导,(因为真理是在耶稣里的,) 22 就要除去你们那照着从前生活方式而活的旧人。这旧人是随着迷惑人的私欲渐渐败坏的。 23 你们要把心灵更换一新, 24 并且穿上新人。这新人是照着 神的形象,在公义和真实的圣洁里创造的。
新人的表现
25 所以,你们要除掉谎言,各人要与邻舍说真话,因为我们彼此是肢体。 26 生气却不要犯罪;含怒不可到日落。 27 不可给魔鬼留地步。 28 偷窃的,不要再偷,却要作工,亲手作正当的事,使自己可以把所得到的,分给缺乏的人。 29 一句坏话也不可出口,却要适当地说造就人的好话,使听见的人得益处。 30 不可让 神的圣灵忧伤,因为你们受了他的印记,等候得赎的日子。 31 一切苛刻、恼怒、暴戾、嚷闹、毁谤,连同一切恶毒,都应当从你们中间除掉。 32 要互相友爱,存温柔的心,彼此饶恕,就像 神在基督里饶恕了你们一样。
以弗所書 4
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
信徒同屬一體
4 所以,我這為主被囚禁的勸你們,既然蒙了上帝的呼召,就要過與所蒙的呼召相稱的生活。 2 凡事要謙虛、溫柔、忍耐,用愛心互相寬容, 3 以和平彼此聯結,竭力持守聖靈所賜的合一。 4 正如你們蒙召後有同一個盼望,你們同屬一個身體,有同一位聖靈、 5 同一位主、同一個信仰、同一種洗禮、 6 同一位上帝,就是萬物之父。祂超越萬物,貫穿萬物,且在萬物之中。
7 然而,我們各人都是按照基督所賜的分量領受恩典。 8 因此聖經上說:
「祂升上高天時,
帶著許多俘虜,
將恩賜賞給眾人。」
9 既然說「升上」,豈不表示祂曾經降到地上嗎? 10 降下的是祂,升到諸天之上的也是祂,祂充滿萬物。 11 祂賜恩讓一些人作使徒,一些人作先知,一些人作傳福音的,一些人作牧師和教師, 12 為要裝備信徒,使他們各盡其職,建立基督的身體, 13 直到我們對上帝的兒子有一致的信仰和認識,逐漸成熟,達到基督那樣完美的生命。 14 這樣,我們就不再像小孩子,被各種異端邪說之風吹得飄來飄去,被人的陰謀詭計欺騙,隨波逐流。 15 相反,我們說話要憑愛心堅持真理,在各方面都要追求長進,更像元首基督。 16 整個身體靠祂巧妙地結合在一起,筋骨相連,彼此供應,使各部位各盡其職,身體便漸漸長大,在愛中建立起來。
新人新生命
17 因此,我奉主的名鄭重地勸告各位,不要再像不信的外族人一樣過著心靈空虛的日子。 18 他們因為愚昧無知,頑固不化,理智受到蒙蔽,與上帝所賜的生命隔絕了。 19 他們喪盡天良,放縱情慾,沉溺於各種污穢的事。 20 但基督絕不是這樣教導你們的。
21 如果你們聽過祂的事,領受了祂的教誨,就是在祂裡面的真理, 22 就應該與從前的生活方式一刀兩斷,脫去因私慾的迷惑而漸漸敗壞的舊人, 23 洗心革面, 24 穿上照著上帝形像所造的新人。這新人有從真理而來的公義和聖潔。
25 所以不要再說謊,大家都要彼此說真話,因為我們都是一個身體的肢體。 26 不要因生氣而犯罪,不要到日落時還怒氣未消, 27 不要讓魔鬼有機可乘。 28 從前偷竊的要改過自新,自食其力,做正當事,以便能夠分給有需要的人。 29 污言穢語一句都不可出口,要隨時隨地說造就人的好話,使聽的人得益處。 30 不要讓上帝的聖靈擔憂,你們已經蓋上了聖靈的印記,將來必蒙救贖。 31 要從你們當中除掉一切的苦毒、惱恨、怒氣、爭吵、毀謗和邪惡。 32 總要以恩慈、憐憫的心彼此相待,要互相饒恕,正如上帝在基督裡饒恕了你們一樣。
Ephesians 4
King James Version
4 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 But ye have not so learned Christ;
21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27 Neither give place to the devil.
28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
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