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1:1 太初有道，道與 神同在，道就是 神。 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
1:2 這道太初與 神同在。 He was with God in the beginning. 1:3 萬物是藉著他造的；凡被造的，沒有一樣不是藉著他造的。 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 1:4 生命在他裏頭，這生命就是人的光。 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 1:5 光照在黑暗裏，黑暗卻不接受光。 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood(\f1 1:5 Or darkness, and the darkness has not overcome) it. 1:6 有一個人，是從 神那裏差來的，名叫約翰。 There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. 1:7 這人來，為要作見證，就是為光作見證，叫眾人因他可以信。 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. 1:8 他不是那光，乃是要為光作見證。 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 1:9 那光是真光，照亮一切生在世上的人。 The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.( \f2 1:9 Or This was the true light that gives light to every man who comes into the world) 1:10 他在世界，世界也是藉著他造的，世界卻不認識他。 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 1:11 他到自己的地方來，自己的人倒不接待他。 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 1:12 凡接待他的，就是信他名的人，他就賜他們權柄，作 神的兒女。 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-- 1:13 這等人不是從血氣生的，不是從情慾生的，也不是從人意生的，乃是從 神生的。 children born not of natural descent,( \f3 1:13 Greek of bloods) nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. 1:14 道成了肉身，住在我們中間，充充滿滿地有恩典有真理。我們也見過他的榮光，正是父獨生子的榮光。 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,( \f4 1:14 Or the Only Begotten) who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 1:15 約翰為他作見證，喊著說：「這就是我曾說：『那在我以後來的，反成了在我以前的，因他本來在我以前。』」 John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, <<This was he of whom I said, <He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.> >> 1:16 從他豐滿的恩典裏，我們都領受了，而且恩上加恩。 From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. 1:17 律法本是藉著摩西傳的；恩典和真理都是由耶穌基督來的。 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 1:18 從來沒有人看見 神，只有在父懷裏的獨生子將他表明出來。 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only,( \f5 1:18 Or the Only Begotten|d),( \f6 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only (or| only begotten) Son) who is at the Father's side, has made him known. 1:19 約翰所作的見證記在下面：猶太人從耶路撒冷差祭司和利未人到約翰那裏，問他說：「你是誰？」 Now this was John's testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 1:20 他就明說，並不隱瞞，明說：「我不是基督。」 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, <<I am not the Christ.( \f7 1:20 Or Messiah. <<The Christ>> (Greek) and <<the Messiah>>(Hebrew) both mean <<the Anointed One>>; also in verse 25.)>> 1:21 他們又問他說：「這樣，你是誰呢？是以利亞嗎？」他說：「我不是。」「是那先知嗎？」他回答說：「不是。」 They asked him, <<Then who are you? Are you Elijah?>> He said, <<I am not.>> <<Are you the Prophet?>> He answered, <<No.>> 1:22 於是他們說：「你到底是誰，叫我們好回覆差我們來的人。你自己說，你是誰？」 Finally they said, <<Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?>> 1:23 他說：「我就是那在曠野有人聲喊著說：『修直主的道路』，正如先知以賽亞所說的。」 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, <<I am the voice of one calling in the desert, <Make straight the way for the Lord.> >>(\f8 1:23 Isaiah 40:3) 1:24 那些人是法利賽人差來的〔或譯：那差來的是法利賽人〕； Now some Pharisees who had been sent 1:25 他們就問他說：「你既不是基督，不是以利亞，也不是那先知，為甚麼施洗呢？」 questioned him, <<Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?>> 1:26 約翰回答說：「我是用水施洗，但有一位站在你們中間，是你們不認識的， <<I baptize with(\f9 1:26 Or in; also in verses 31 and 33 \f9 1:26 Or in also in verses 31 and 33) water,>> John replied, <<but among you stands one you do not know. 1:27 就是那在我以後來的，我給他解鞋帶也不配。」 He is the one who comes after me, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.>> 1:28 這是在約旦河外伯大尼〔有古卷：伯大巴喇〕，約翰施洗的地方作的見證。 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 1:29 次日，約翰看見耶穌來到他那裏，就說：「看哪， 神的羔羊，除去〔或譯：背負〕世人罪孽的！ The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, <<Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 1:30 這就是我曾說：『有一位在我以後來、反成了在我以前的，因他本來在我以前。』 This is the one I meant when I said, <A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.> 1:31 我先前不認識他，如今我來用水施洗，為要叫他顯明給以色列人。」 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.>> 1:32 約翰又作見證說：「我曾看見聖靈，彷彿鴿子從天降下，住在他的身上。 Then John gave this testimony: <<I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 1:33 我先前不認識他，只是那差我來用水施洗的、對我說：『你看見聖靈降下來，住在誰的身上，誰就是用聖靈施洗的。』 I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, <The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.> 1:34 我看見了，就證明這是 神的兒子。」 I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God.>> 1:35 再次日，約翰同兩個門徒站在那裏。 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 1:36 他見耶穌行走，就說：「看哪！這是 神的羔羊！」 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, <<Look, the Lamb of God!>> 1:37 兩個門徒聽見他的話，就跟從了耶穌。 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 1:38 耶穌轉過身來，看見他們跟著，就問他們說：「你們要甚麼？」他們說：「拉比，在哪裏住？」（拉比翻出來就是夫子。） Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, <<What do you want?>> They said, <<Rabbi>> (which means Teacher), <<where are you staying?>> 1:39 耶穌說：「你們來看。」他們就去看他在哪裏住，這一天便與他同住；那時約有申正了。 <<Come,>> he replied, <<and you will see.>> So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was about the tenth hour. 1:40 聽見約翰的話跟從耶穌的那兩個人，一個是西門‧彼得的兄弟安得烈。 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 1:41 他先找著自己的哥哥西門，對他說：「我們遇見彌賽亞了。」（彌賽亞翻出來就是基督。） The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, <<We have found the Messiah>> (that is, the Christ). 1:42 於是領他去見耶穌。耶穌看著他，說：「你是約翰的兒子西門〔約翰在馬太十六章十七節稱約拿〕，你要稱為磯法。」（磯法翻出來就是彼得。） And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, <<You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas>> (which, when translated, is Peter(\f10 1:42 Both Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) mean rock)). 1:43 又次日，耶穌想要往加利利去，遇見腓力，就對他說：「來跟從我吧。」 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, <<Follow me.>> 1:44 這腓力是伯賽大人，和安得烈、彼得同城。 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 1:45 腓力找著拿但業，對他說：「摩西在律法上所寫的和眾先知所記的那一位，我們遇見了，就是約瑟的兒子拿撒勒人耶穌。」 Philip found Nathanael and told him, <<We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.>> 1:46 拿但業對他說：「拿撒勒還能出甚麼好的嗎？」腓力說：「你來看！」 <<Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?>> Nathanael asked. <<Come and see,>> said Philip. 1:47 耶穌看見拿但業來，就指著他說：「看哪，這是個真以色列人，他心裏是沒有詭詐的。」 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, <<Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false.>> 1:48 拿但業對耶穌說：「你從哪裏知道我呢？」耶穌回答說：「腓力還沒有招呼你，你在無花果樹底下，我就看見你了。」 <<How do you know me?>> Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, <<I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.>> 1:49 拿但業說：「拉比，你是 神的兒子，你是以色列的王！」 Then Nathanael declared, <<Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.>> 1:50 耶穌對他說：「因為我說『在無花果樹底下看見你』，你就信嗎？你將要看見比這更大的事」； Jesus said, <<You believe(\f11 1:50 Or Do you believe ... ?) because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You shall see greater things than that.>> 1:51 又說：「我實實在在地告訴你們，你們將要看見天開了， 神的使者上去下來在人子身上。」 He then added, <<I tell you(\f12 1:51 The Greek is plural.) the truth, you(\f13 1:51 The Greek is plural.) shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.>> 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（01月21日）
一月廿一日 「有捆鎖與患難等待我。我卻不以……為念。」使徒行傳廿章23—24節 我們在撒母耳記裡面看見：當大衛在希伯崙受膏作王的時候，「非利士眾人就上來尋索大衛。」（撒下五17）照樣，我們在神前受寵蒙愛的時候，仇敵撒但頂不甘心，就上來尋索我們，前來攔阻我們，和我們搗亂。 仇敵的攻擊、破壞和攔阻，我應當看為神施行拯救的記號；這時候，就是我們向神支取加倍的祝福、勝利和能力的機會。能力常是從攔阻中產生的。電力的產生，就是由於發電機的機輪互相磨擦（攔阻）。將來有一天我們會明白撒但也是被神利用的。 ─譯自屬天的日子 甘脂不是英雄的糧食 他以悲哀枇充填心胸； 監獄是偉人的第宅， 頂帆最適宜於擋逆風。 ─愛默生 患難是勝利的捷徑。山路之後，就是大路。一切偉大的事業上面，都有患難的印跡的。發光的金鍊，必須經過爐火的燒、錘。沒有一個人配算為得勝者，除非他歷盡苦楚。額上有刺痕的憂患之子，說：「在世上你們有苦難」——可是在這傷心的一句之後，就來了一句應許：「但你們可以放心，我已經勝了世界。」（約十六33）主在世上留下的腳蹤，原是叫我們跟隨祂的。那帶血的腳步，是引領我們上寶座的。傷斑是鐵杖的代價，我們的冠冕必須花力氣爭奪的。這些都是公開的祕密。 造化的標準， 以耐苦為度量。 確定人格高低。 最美的聲樂， 出於歌者的。 迴腸蕩氣， 哀惋悲悽。 先聖都曾經過許多患難─保羅、馬丁路得、撒房那羅拉、拿克司、衛斯理以及一切大能的先鋒。他們都從患難進入掌權的地位。將來有一班環繞在寶座前唱讚美的人，他們都是「從大患難中出來的。」（啟七14） 每一本偉大的著作都是作者的結晶。誰是希臘的大詩人？鴻謨。他是一個盲子。誰是寫那部不朽之作「天路歷程」的？是一個穿紫袍、享安樂的王子嗎？不是！乃是培德福牢獄中的一個囚犯本仁約翰。 偉大的戰士， 矯健如游龍。 意外地受了創傷， 混身血汗， 屏息再向敵人進攻， 到力竭倒地， 還不肯收斂的刀鋒， 偉大， 偉大， 浩氣貫蒼穹。 ─選
■ 英文荒漠甘泉（01月21日）
January 21 "None of these things move me." (Acts 20:24.) ＷE read in the book of Samuel that the moment that David was crowned at Hebron, "All the Philistines came up to seek David." And the moment we get anything from the Lord worth contending for, then the devil comes to seek us. When the enemy meets us at the threshold of any great work for God, let us accept it as "a token of salvation," and claim double blessing, victory, and power. Power is developed by resistance. The cannon carries twice as far because the exploding power has to find its way through resistance. The way electricity is produced in the powerhouse yonder is by the sharp friction of the revolving wheels. And so we shall find some day that even Satan has been one of God's agencies of blessing. －Days of Heaven upon Earth. A hero is not fed on sweets, Daily his own heart he eats; Chambers of the great are jails, And head winds right for royal sails. ─Emerson. Tribulation is the way to triumph. The valley-way opens into the highway. Tribulation's imprint is on all great things. Crowns are cast in crucibles. Chains of character that wind about the feet of God are forged in earthly flames. No man is greatest victor till he has trodden the winepress of woe. With seams of anguish deep in His brow, the "Man of Sorrows" said, "In the world ye shall have tribulation"─but after this sob comes the psalm of promise, "Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." The footprints are traceable everywhere. Bloodmarks stain the steps that lead to thrones. Scars are the price of scepters. Our crowns will be wrested from the giants we conquer. Grief has always been the lot of greatness, It is an open secret. "The mark of rank in nature, Is capacity for pain; And the anguish of the singer, Makes the sweetest of the strain." Tribulation has always marked the trail of the true reformer. It is the story of Paul, Luther, Savonarola, Knox, Wesley, and all the rest of the mighty army. They came through great tribulation to their place of power. Every great book has been written with the author's blood. "These are they that have come out of great tribulation." Who was the peerless poet of the Greeks? Homer. But that illustrious singer was blind. Who wrote the fadeless dream of "Pilgrim's progress"? A prince in royal purple upon a couch of ease? Nay! The trailing splendor of that vision gilded the dingy walls of old Bedford jail while John Bunyan, a princely prisoner, a glorious genius, made a faithful transcript of the scene. Great is the facile conqueror; Yet haply, he, who, wounded sore, Bredathless, all covered o'er with blood and sweat, Sinks fainting, but fighting evermore Is greater yet. ─Selected.
■ 永活之泉（01月21日）
一月廿一日 禱告與禁食 「耶穌說：『是因你們的信心小；……至於這一類的鬼，若不禱告、禁食，牠就不出來』。」馬太福音十七章20—21節 在這裡，我們的主教導我們信心的生活，不僅需要禱告，也需要禁食。禱告是在於帶下天上的能力，禁食是在於鬆開屬地享樂的捆綁。 主耶穌自己也禁食，為要得著力量來抵擋魔鬼。祂教導祂的門徒們，禁食也如同禱告和施捨一樣，必須行在暗中，這樣天父就要在明處報答他們。無論是完全禁食，或節制飲食，都會使人更有能力與神有交通。 讓我們來學習這個重大的功課：就是禁食、節食和物質上的捨己，都是有助於屬靈的生活。當人享用了一餐豐盛的飲食之後，他就不大願意禱告了。甘心犧牲我們自己的快樂，或身體的享受，並制服肉體的情慾、眼目的情慾，都會使我們的心更注意屬天的事。這個為勝過肉體慾望所需要的努力，會給我們力量，使我們在禱告中抓住神。 這個重大的功課乃是這樣：我們在禱告中的沈悶，乃是從屬肉體的享受和安逸的慾望來的。然而「凡屬在基督耶穌的人，是已經把肉體連肉體的邪情私慾，同釘在十字架上了。」（加五24）禱告並不是一件輕易的工作，因為禱告很容易變成徒具形式；要真實操練禱告，並且抓住神與祂有交通，就必須捨棄一切肉體喜悅的東西，並將它們交於死地。 親愛的基督徒啊！請你們相信：為著能遇見聖潔的神，並從祂領受屬天的福氣，就是天天經歷艱難來否認自己，也是值得的。
■ 中文屬天日子（01月21日）
一月廿一日 回憶神所不能忘的事 「你幼年的恩愛，……我都記得。」耶利米書二章2節 我愛神的天真，如往昔一樣麼？或是我只盼望神愛我呢？我叫祂感覺愉快的事多麼？抑或我因事情之不順而嗚咽啜泣呢？遺忘神所珍貴的心靈，是沒有快樂的。值得記慮的一件事是耶穌基督需要我──「請給我水喝」。過去的一禮拜我曾向祂表示多少恩愛呢？我曾在我的生命中顧惜祂的名譽麼？ 神對祂的百姓說：「你現在不愛我，但是我記得你往日愛我，你婚姻的愛情我也記得。」我對於耶穌基督，滿有豐富的愛，像我開始的時候一樣麼？就是我改頭換面，向祂證實虔誠的時候。祂感覺我在回憶那專愛祂，而不愛任何事的時期麼？我現在是那樣呢？還是別有所愛呢？我是愛祂甚至愛到不管我的將來怎樣呢？抑或我在衡量自己的利益和名譽，作為我服務多少的標準呢？ 如果我回憶神心裡的我，不像往日那麼愛祂，這是應當慚愧和羞恥的！因為那種慚愧和羞恥會生出真正的憂傷，結成懺悔之果的。
■ 中文上海嗎哪（01月21日）
一月廿一日 「不住地禱告」帖撒羅尼迦前書五章17節 在我們禱告操練的生活中，有一件事對我們是很重要的幫助，那就是「凡事交託給主，而且順著事情的發生，隨時仰望祂。」凡事禱告可以成為一個習慣，就像任何習慣的養成，必須經過很多次的重複，以及不斷的注意，直到起初意志的行為，最後變成一個自然的第二天性。 如果我們仔細觀察我們的生活，我們會發現凡我們在禱告交託祂的事，祂總是賜給我們特別的祝福。祂總是允許最好的事情變得沒有效率，主要因為祂要提醒我們完全仰望祂。神很溫柔地迫使我們記得祂，祂真是既有恩惠又能體諒我們的上帝。祂總是百般疼惜地將我們褓抱在祂強壯的膀臂中，使我們一刻也不能離開祂。腓立比書四章6節說：「只要凡事藉著禱告、祈求和感謝，將你們所要的告訴神。」所以── 讓我們把最小的事， 甚至像微塵一樣小的事， 全然帶到主寶座前。 耶穌願意為我們承擔， 所有的憂慮、患難及大小事。
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