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1:1 奉 神旨意，作基督耶穌使徒的保羅，寫信給在以弗所的聖徒，就是在基督耶穌裏有忠心的人。 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, (\f1 1:1 Some early manuscripts do not have|i in Ephesus|d.)the faithful(\f2 1:1 Or|i believers who are|d )in Christ Jesus:
1:2 願恩惠、平安從 神我們的父和主耶穌基督歸與你們！ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1:3 願頌讚歸與我們主耶穌基督的父 神！他在基督裏曾賜給我們天上各樣屬靈的福氣： Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 1:4 就如 神從創立世界以前，在基督裏揀選了我們，使我們在他面前成為聖潔，無有瑕疵； For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 1:5 又因愛我們，就按著自己意旨所喜悅的，預定我們藉著耶穌基督得兒子的名分， he(\f3 1:5 Or|i sight in love. \V 5 |iHe|d) predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-- 1:6 使他榮耀的恩典得著稱讚；這恩典是他在愛子裏所賜給我們的。 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 1:7 我們藉這愛子的血得蒙救贖，過犯得以赦免，乃是照他豐富的恩典。 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 1:8 這恩典是 神用諸般智慧聰明，充充足足賞給我們的； that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 1:9 都是照他自己所預定的美意，叫我們知道他旨意的奧祕， And he(\f4 1:9 Or|i us. With all wisdom and understanding, \V 9 |ihe|d) made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 1:10 要照所安排的，在日期滿足的時候，使天上、地上、一切所有的都在基督裏面同歸於一。 0 to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ. 1:11 我們也在他裏面得〔得：或譚成〕了基業；這原是那位隨己意行、做萬事的，照著他旨意所預定的， In him we were also chosen, (\f5 1:11 Or|i were made heirs|d) having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 1:12 叫他的榮耀從我們這首先在基督裏有盼望的人可以得著稱讚。 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 1:13 你們既聽見真理的道，就是那叫你們得救的福音，也信了基督，既然信他，就受了所應許的聖靈為印記。 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 1:14 這聖靈是我們得基業的憑據〔原文是質〕，直等到 神之民〔民：原文是產業〕被贖，使他的榮耀得著稱讚。 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory. 1:15 因此，我既聽見你們信從主耶穌，親愛眾聖徒， For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 1:16 就為你們不住地感謝 神。禱告的時候，常提到你們， I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 1:17 求我們主耶穌基督的 神，榮耀的父，將那賜人智慧和啟示的靈賞給你們，使你們真知道他， I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit(\f6 1:17 Or|i a spirit|d) of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 1:18 並且照明你們心中的眼睛，使你們知道他的恩召有何等指望，他在聖徒中得的基業有何等豐盛的榮耀； I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 1:19 並知道他向我們這信的人所顯的能力是何等浩大， and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, 1:20 就是照他在基督身上所運行的大能大力，使他從死裏復活，叫他在天上坐在自己的右邊， which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 1:21 遠超過一切執政的、掌權的、有能的、主治的，和一切有名的；不但是今世的，連來世的也都超過了。 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 1:22 又將萬有服在他的腳下，使他為教會作萬有之首。 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 1:23 教會是他的身體，是那充滿萬有者所充滿的。 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. This is Alex Markley's PHPScripture v1.2.0, displaying a copy of Chinese Union Version Bible in XOOPS. 本模組中文化由長島基督福音教會的Jack起始, 聖經文字部分由CCIM(網路基督使團)網站下載. 如欲修改經文請洽聖經公會. 荒漠甘泉五合一■ 中文荒漠甘泉（02月16日）
二月十六日 「我雖然使你受苦，卻不再使你受苦。」那鴻書一章12節 受苦是有限度的。神能使你受苦，也能免去你受苦。讀者啊，你豈不是在嘆息說：「要受苦到幾時方纔停止呢？哦!讓我們耐心等候，直到神的旨意成功。當父用杖的目的完成以後，我們的父自然會把杖挪去的。 神使我們受苦，若是目的為要試驗我們，要我們在受苦中靠恩典榮耀祂，那麼，必須等到我們在人前有了明顯的見證之後，苦難纔會停止。 我們不該盼望苦難早些離去，除非神已經從我們得到了我們該給祂的一切榮耀和尊貴。 也許今天就會有平安，誰知道波浪翻騰的海，頃刻之間就會變成平靜如鏡的玻璃海呢？ 農夫經歷了許多艱難之後，犁和鐮可以藏起來了，禾可以紮成捆收在倉裏了。那時我們都要歡喜快樂了。 在神不難將黑夜變成白晝。祂能將黑雲密佈天空，祂也能很容易地使天氣清朗。所以讓我們放心罷。苦難終究是要過去的。讓我們預先唱哈利路亞罷！ ─司布真 農夫不會一直打穀，神也不會一直用杖。試煉不過是暫時。目前雖然有暴雨，不久卻要停止；一宿雖然有哭泣，早晨便必歡呼。因為祂的怒氣不過是轉眼之間，祂的恩典乃是一生之久。 我們這至輕的苦楚，乃是至暫的。並且這至暫的苦楚也是有目的的——為要完成我們永遠的榮耀。 信徒受試煉，就是證明我們在主面前的寶貴；不然主不會花這許多時間、力氣和心機在我們身上的。主絕不會來試煉我們，除非祂發現我們有頂寶貴的信心的礦苗，混在我們肉體的沙石中，祂要把我們純粹的信心提出來，就必須放我們在試煉的爐火中。 哦，受苦的信徒們啊，耐著罷！將來我們所得的酬報，將遠超過現在所出的代價。在萬王之王的面前得稱讚；在千萬聖天使面前受尊敬；在基督裏得榮耀；在國度和永世裏戴冠冕，操鐵杖，坐寶座——作王，直到永遠。啊，這是何等的賞賜呢！ ─譯自火的試煉 時鳴鐘上的鐘錘，是使時鳴鐘走得準確的必需品；照樣，患難也是屬靈生命的必需品。香料越壓得緊，香氣越是濃郁；最美麗的花卉，是生長在荒僻的雪地裏的；最精美的寶石，受匠人琢磨的時間最長；最貴重的彫刻，受鑿子的擊打最多。這是一個自然定律。任何事物的完成，都要經過遠見高大而無微不至的磨練。 ─日誠報
■ 英文荒漠甘泉（02月16日）
February 16 "Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more." (Nah. 1:12.) ＴHERE is a limit to affliction. God sends it, and removes it. Do you sigh and say, "When will the end be?" Let us quietly wait and patiently endure the will of the Lord till He cometh. Our Father takes away the rod when His design in using it is fully served. If the affliction is sent for testing us, that our graces may glorify God, it will end when the Lord has made us bear witness to his praise. We would not wish the affliction to depart until God has gotten out of us all the honor which we can possibly yield Him. There may be today "a great calm." Who knows how soon those raging billows will give place to a sea of glass, and the sea birds sit on the gentle waves? After long tribulation, the flail is hung up, and the wheat rests in the garner. We may, before many hours are past, be just as happy as now we are sorrowful. It is not hard for the Lord to turn night into day. He that sends the clouds can as easily clear the skies. Let us be of good cheer. It is better farther on. Let us sing Hallelujah by anticipation. ─C. H. Spurgeon. The great Husbandman is not always threshing. Trial is only for a season. The showers soon pass. Weeping may tarry only for the few hours of the short summer night; it must be gone at daybreak. Our light affliction is but for a moment. Trial is for a purpose, "If needs be." The very fact of trial proves that there is something in us very precious to our Lord; else He would not spend so much pains and time on us. Christ would not test us if He did not see the precious ore of faith mingled in the rocky matrix of our nature; and it is to bring this out into purity and beauty that He forces us through the fiery ordeal. Be patient, O sufferer! The result will more than compansate for all our trials, when we see how they wrought out the far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. To have one word of God's commendation; to be honored before the holy angels; to be glorified in Christ, so as to be better able to flash His glory on Himself─ah! that will more than repay for all. ─Tried by Fire. As the weights of the clock, or the ballast in the vessel, are necessary for their right ordering, so is trouble in the soul-life. The sweetest scents are only obtained by tremendous pressure; the fairest flowers grow amid Alpine snow-solitudes; the fairest gems have suffered longest from the lapidary's wheel; the noblest statues have borne most blows of the chisel. All, however, are under law. Nothing happens that has not been appointed with consummate care and foresight. ─Daily Devotional Commentary.
■ 永活之泉（02月16日）
二月十六日 神的偉大 「因您為大，且行奇妙的事，惟獨您是神。」詩篇八十六篇10節 一個人開始作一件重要工作的時候，他就要擺上時間，思想那件工作的偉大。研究科學的人，在研究自然界的時候。例如天文學，需要花許多年的精力研究太陽，以及各種天體的大小重要性等。 那麼，難道我們榮耀的神，竟不值得我們花時間去尋求、去敬拜祂的榮耀麼？但是，我們對神之偉大的認識，是何等地膚淺呢？我們沒有花時間，俯伏在祂面前，在祂無可比擬的威嚴和尊榮之下接受感動。 用下面的話來默想，直到你充足的感覺，神是如何偉大的神。「耶和華本為大，該受大讚美，其大無法測度。」「我也要傳揚您的大德。」「他們記念您的大恩，就要傳出來。」（詩一四五3、6、7）不要想很容易把握著這些話的意思。要花時間讓這些話印在你心裡，直到你俯伏無聲地在神面前敬拜。 「耶和華啊！在您沒有難成的事，……您……是至大全能的神，謀事有大略，行事有大能。」（耶卅二17、19） 讓我們聽神的答應：「我是耶和華，是凡有血氣者的神，我豈有難成的事麼？」（耶卅二27） 要對神的偉大，有準確的認識，是需要花時間的。但是，如果我們將神所該得的尊榮歸給祂，並且我們的信心增長，認識我們的神，和祂的能力是何等偉大，我們就要被吸引停留在內室裡，在這位偉大全能的神面前，謙卑地俯伏敬拜。在祂豐盛的憐憫裡；藉著聖靈，祂要教導我們：「耶和華為大神，來啊！」 「我們要屈身敬拜，在造我們的耶和華面前跪下。」（詩九十五6） 「耶和華為大神，為大王，超乎萬神之上。」（詩九十五3）
■ 中文屬天日子（02月16日）
二月十六日 靈性自動的靈感 「從死裡復活。」以弗所書五章14節 一切的自動，不都是靈感。某人也許對你說：「振作精神，強制你不願意的思想，把它拋棄，努力奮鬥。」那是人類平常的自動。但是神之靈臨近的時候，說，「振作精神」，我們就感覺那種自動是靈感。 我們大家在青年時代都有一些夢幻和理想，但是遲早我們會覺得沒有力量去實現它們。我們不能做我們所想做的事，而我們很容易把我們的夢幻和理想看成死的，但是神要來說：「從死裡復活。」當神的靈感到來的時候，那叫我們從死裡復活，行不可能的事的能力也相偕而來了。那關於靈性自動的事，是要我們的精神發動以後，那種生命才能來到。神不賜與我們得勝的生命；祂在我們用力得勝的時候才給我們的生命。當神的靈感來到，祂說「從死裡復活」的時候，我們要站起來；神並不把我們扶起來。我們的主對枯乾手的人說：「伸出你的手來，」那人馬上一伸，他的手就好了，可見那人也履行了他自動的部份。如果我們修為得勝之業，我們就覺得有神的靈感；因為祂立刻給以生命。
■ 中文上海嗎哪（02月16日）
二月十六日 「但我們要專心以祈禱……為事。」使徒行傳六章4節 聖靈對聖潔的基督徒而言，主要是禱告的靈。如果我們將自己全然交託祂，我們的思維也完全受祂的影響，那麼祂將時刻與我們有美好的交通。 當我們面臨每件事時，我們應該帶到祂面前。在我們付出任何行動之前，應該先在靈裡祈求。然後，我們會發現重擔會減輕。儘管我們經常不能理解自己無言的禱告是什麼意思，但是這樣的禱告，不過是讓祂在我們裡面的心思旨意表明出來。當祂的旨意明顯之後，祂總是豐富地供給我們的需要。 對祂輕聲的忠告沒有信心，或是不順服，往往會使我們得不到祂所為我們預備的祝福。如果我們經常不順服，過一陣子，我們可能聽不到那微小的聲音，忽視祂的旨意。這非但使祂不再信任我們，更會讓我們在黑暗中絆倒，而失去祂最高旨意的引導。 主啊！請教導我們在靈裡禱告，不斷地禱告，使我們能完全照您的旨意行事。
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