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1:1 基督耶穌的僕人保羅和提摩太寫信給凡住腓立比、在基督耶穌裏的眾聖徒，和諸位監督，諸位執事。 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers (\f1 1:1 Traditionally|i bishops|d) and deacons:
1:2 願恩惠、平安從 神我們的父並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 我每逢想念你們，就感謝我的 神； I thank my God every time I remember you. 1:4 每逢為你們眾人祈求的時候，常是歡歡喜喜的祈求。 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 1:5 因為從頭一天直到如今，你們是同心合意地興旺福音。 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 1:6 我深信那在你們心裏動了善工的，必成全這工，直到耶穌基督的日子。 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. 1:7 我為你們眾人有這樣的意念，原是應當的；因你們常在我心裏，無論我是在捆鎖之中，是辯明證實福音的時候，你們都與我一同得恩。 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me. 1:8 我體會基督耶穌的心腸，切切地想念你們眾人；這是 神可以給我作見證的。 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. 1:9 我所禱告的，就是要你們的愛心在知識和各樣見識上多而又多， And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 1:10 使你們能分別是非〔或譯：喜愛那美好的事〕，作誠實無過的人，直到基督的日子； 0 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 1:11 並靠著耶穌基督結滿了仁義的果子，叫榮耀稱讚歸與 神。 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and praise of God. 1:12 弟兄們，我願意你們知道，我所遭遇的事更是叫福音興旺， Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel. 1:13 以致我受的捆鎖在御營全軍和其餘的人中，已經顯明是為基督的緣故。 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard(\f2 1:13 Or|i whole palace|d) and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. 1:14 並且那在主裏的弟兄多半因我受的捆鎖就篤信不疑，越發放膽傳 神的道，無所懼怕。 Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly. 1:15 有的傳基督是出於嫉妒紛爭，也有的是出於好意。 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 1:16 這一等是出於愛心，知道我是為辯明福音設立的； The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 1:17 那一等傳基督是出於結黨，並不誠實，意思要加增我捆鎖的苦楚。 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. (\f3 1:17 Some late manuscripts have verses 16 and 17 in reverse order.) 1:18 這又何妨呢？或是假意，或是真心，無論怎樣，基督究竟被傳開了。為此，我就歡喜，並且還要歡喜； But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, 1:19 因為我知道，這事藉著你們的祈禱和耶穌基督之靈的幫助，終必叫我得救。 for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. (\f4 1:19 Or|i salvation|d) 1:20 照著我所切慕、所盼望的，沒有一事叫我羞愧。只要凡事放膽，無論是生是死，總叫基督在我身上照常顯大。 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 1:21 因我活著就是基督，我死了就有益處。 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 1:22 但我在肉身活著，若成就我工夫的果子，我就不知道該挑選甚麼。 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 1:23 我正在兩難之間，情願離世與基督同在，因為這是好得無比的。 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; 1:24 然而，我在肉身活著，為你們更是要緊的。 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. 1:25 我既然這樣深信，就知道仍要住在世間，且與你們眾人同住，使你們在所信的道上又長進又喜樂， Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, 1:26 叫你們在基督耶穌裏的歡樂，因我再到你們那裏去，就越發加增。 so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me. 1:27 只要你們行事為人與基督的福音相稱，叫我或來見你們，或不在你們那裏，可以聽見你們的景況，知道你們同有一個心志，站立得穩，為所信的福音齊心努力。 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel 1:28 凡事不怕敵人的驚嚇，這是證明他們沉淪，你們得救都是出於 神。 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved--and that by God. 1:29 因為你們蒙恩，不但得以順服基督，並要為他受苦。 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him, 1:30 你們的爭戰，就與你們在我身上從前所看見、現在所聽見的一樣。 since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have. 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（03月16日）
三月十六日 「生身的父都是暫隨己意管教我們，惟有萬靈的父管教我們，是要我們得益處，使我們在祂的聖潔上有分。」希伯來書十二章10節 康諾氏所寫的書中，說有一個山野少女葛文的故事。葛文頑皮任性，她在某一日不幸遇到意外，成了殘廢。臥病在床第中，性情更加暴躁，當她在怨天尤人的時候，「天的嚮導」來看她，所謂「天的嚮導」，是山中居民對傳教士的尊敬稱呼。 傳教士給她講了一個谷的寓言，他說：地球最初的時候，只有一望無際的原野，並沒有峽谷。原野的主人，有一天出外散步，看見大地上只長著青草，就問原野道：「你的花在那裏」？原野回答說：「主人，我沒有種子。」 於是主人吩咐禽鳥把各類花的種子帶來，四處播種。不久原野上就開出了番紅玫瑰，水荳花，毛莨花，向日葵，紅鈐蘭，以及一些耐熱的夏季花卉。主人看了很高興，但他找不到他最心愛的幾種花，於是他對原野說「還有鐵線蓮，縷斗菜，紫羅蘭，白頭翁，各種鳳尾草和開花的灌木在那裏呢？」 他又吩咐禽鳥把所有種子帶來，四處播種。但主人再來的時候，還是找不到他最心愛的花，於是他說：「那些最可愛的花在那裏」？ 原野悲哀地說：「主人，我無法保存這些花，因為狂風拚命的吹颳，烈陽炙烤著我的胸膛，這些花忍不住原野的氣候，它們都零落凋萎了。」 於是主人吩咐閃電劈開原野的胸懷。原野在劇痛中顫抖哀號，為那黝黑而凹凸不平的裂口，悲痛呻吟了許多日子。 由於河水湧進了裂口，把深黑色的泥土帶了進來，禽鳥再把種子帶來，在那峽谷中播種。過了很長一段時間之後，粗糙的岩石上，舖滿了柔軟的青苔和綿延的籐蔓，各處角落，都垂掛著鐵線蓮和縷斗菜，碩壯的榆樹，仰起粗大枝幹，升向高空的陽光，樹根附近盤屈著矮杉和鳳仙花，到處都有紫羅蘭，白頭翁和孔雀草在生長開花，峽谷終於成了主人所尋求的安息，平安和快樂的心愛之地了。 傳教士講完了教事之後，就對她說：「聖靈所結的果子，也可以稱之謂聖靈之花，包括愛，喜愛，平安，堅忍，溫柔等等，其中有些只能在峽谷中生長」。 「只能在峽谷裏生長的是什麼花呢？」葛文輕聲問。傳教士答道：「溫和，謙卑，忍耐，其他如愛，喜樂，和平安，雖能在原野開放，但若生長在峽谷裏，它們將更美麗，更芬芳」。 葛文默默地躺了好一會，然後嘴唇顫抖地自言自語道：「在我的峽谷裏沒有花，只有粗陋的岩石」。 「親愛的葛文，總有一天它們會開出花來，主會發現，我們也會看到」。 親愛的，當你淪入你的峽谷時，請記著這句話！
■ 英文荒漠甘泉（03月16日）
March 16 "For our profit." (Heb. 12:10.) ＩN one of Ralph Connor's books he tells a story of Gwen. Gwen was a wild, wilful lassie and one who had always been accustomed to having her own way. then one day she met with a terrible accident which crippled her for life. She became very rebellious and in the murmuring state she was visited by the Sky Pilot, as the missionary among the mountaineers was termed. He told her the parable of the canyon. "At first there were no canyons, but only the broad, open prairie. One day the Master of the Prairie, walking over his great lawns, where were only grasses, asked the Prairie, `Where are your flowers?' and the prairie said, `Master I have no seeds.' "Then he spoke to the birds, and they carried seeds of every kind of flower and strewed them far and wide, and soon the prairie bloomed with crocuses and roses and buffalo beans and the yellow crowfoot and the wild sunflowers and the red lilies all summer long. Then the Master came and was well pleased; but he missed the flowers he loved best of all, and he said to the Prairie: `Where are the clematis and the columbine, the sweet violets and wind-flowers, and all the ferns and flowering shrubs?' "And again he spoke to the birds, and again they carried all the seeds and scattered them far and wide. But, again, when the Master came he could not find the flowers he loved best of all, and he said: "`Where are those my sweetest flowers?' and the prairie cried sorrowfully: "`Oh, Master, I cannot keep the flowers, for the winds sweep fiercely, and the sun beats upon my breast, and they wither up and fly away.' "Then the Master spoke to the Lightning, and with one swift blow the Lightning cleft the prairie to the heart. And the Prairie rocked and groaned in agony, and for many a day moaned bitterly over the black, jagged, gaping wound. "But the river poured its waters through the cleft, and carried down deep black mould, and once more the birds carried seeds and strewed them in the canyon. And after a long time the rough rocks were decked out with soft mosses and trailing vines, and all the nooks were hung with clematis and columbine, and great elms lifted their huge tops high up into the sunlight, and down about their feet clustered the low cedars and balsams, and everywhere the violets and wind-flower and naiden-hair grew and bloomed, till the canyon became the Master's favorit place for rest and peace and joy." Then the Sky Pilot read to her: "The fruit─I'll read `flowers'─of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness─and some of these grow only in the canyon." "Which are the canyon flowers?" asked Gwen softly, and the Pilot answered: " Gentleness, meekness, longsuffering; but though the others, love, joy, peace, bloom in the open, yet never with so rich a bloom and so sweet a perfume as in the canyon." For a long time Gwen lay quite still, and then said wistfully, who her lips trembled: "There are no flowers in my canyon, but only ragged rocks." "Some day they will bloom, Gwen dear; the Master will find them, and we, to shall see them." Beloved, when you come to your canyon, remember!
■ 永活之泉（03月16日）
三月十六日 為著工人的代禱 「要收的莊稼多，作工的人少，所以你們當求莊稼的主，打發工人出去，收他的莊稼。」馬太福音九章37—38節 門徒們對於以上這些話並不明白。基督所給他們的乃是一個撒種的思想，存放在他們心中待日後使用。五旬節時，當我們怎樣看到那麼多剛悔改得救的人，靠著聖靈的能力準備見證基督，他們一定也感覺到十天同心合意的禱告才帶下此祝福，就是聖靈大能所結的果子。 基督教訓我們無論莊稼有何等多，而工人又是何等少，祈求乃是最好、最有把握，也是唯一的路，為著我們的需要懇求。我們所需要知道的，不僅在我們有需要時向神禱告，而是整個的工作都是在禱告的靈中進行，所以為工人們代求乃是我們整個生活、工作最完善的配合。 在中國的內地會中，當傳道人的數字增至二百時，在中國舉行的某次會議中，他們深深地覺得需要更多的工人到偏遠地區作工；經過了多次禱告之後，他們感覺可以向神禱告在一年內，再賜給他們一百個傳道人及一萬英磅，以應付費用。他們就天天不停地禱告達一年之久。到了一年終了的時候，神賜給他們連男帶女一百位適當的工人，並且賜給他們一萬一千英磅。 為了應付當今世界的需要，為了廣大的工場，及待拯救的靈魂，許多教會都抱怨工人及金錢不夠。基督不是召我們也像起初使徒們同心恆切地禱告嗎？神是信實的，藉著聖靈的大能要供應我們每一個需要。願教會顯出合一的禱告與祈求，因神是聽禱告的神。 禱告： 可稱頌的主耶穌，求您教導您的教會知道為您活著、為您勞苦的意義何在。在恆切禱告的靈裡，使我們確信您會在每件事上，超過人所求地來供應這個即將滅亡世界的呼求。阿們。
■ 中文屬天日子（03月16日）
三月十六日 主來審判 「因為我們眾人，必要在基督臺前顯露出來。」哥林多後書五章10節 保羅說我們眾人，無論是傳道的和聽道的，都「要在基督臺前顯露出來。」如果你在基督的光榮中過慣了生活，末後的審判將使你因神的工作而快樂。你會把臉向著基督的審判臺，走在你所認知的至聖者的光中。對於別人一種錯誤的態度，終必終止在魔鬼的靈裡，與你的聖潔無關。一種私心的判斷，其結果是地獄在你裡面。趕快將這顯出來，而且要說：「我的神啊！我在那裡犯罪了」。如果你不如此，你的心就漸漸硬了。罪的懲罰使罪成為習慣。不但神要懲罰罪，罪也要在罪人裡面建立自己，償還整個代價。無論如何掙扎或祈禱，不能使你不做某種事情。罪的懲罰，就是使你逐漸成為習慣，不知道是罪。除了聖靈進入心中以外，沒有別的力量能改變罪的連屬結果。 「我們若在光明中行，如同神在光明中。」（約壹一7）光明中行，按照許多人看便是給別人一個標準。現代法利賽人的精神，最壞的不是假冒為善，卻是不覺得自己不真實。
■ 中文上海嗎哪（03月16日）
三月十六日 「因為耶和華……要賜下恩惠和榮耀。」詩篇八十四篇11節 「榮耀」這個詞很難翻譯、下定義或是解釋。但在靈裡敏感、儆醒的基督生命中，我們能找到「恩惠」的解釋。「榮耀」是滿溢的恩典、是生命中的甘露，是先嘗天堂的權利；更是從神寶座來的希望，由神心中所發出的啟示。我們不僅能擁有這樣的榮耀，並且能生活在其中。主耶穌曾為我們禱告，求神把賜給祂的榮耀，也賜給我們(約十七22)。 讓我們珍惜這樣的榮耀，生活在其中。大衛曾說：「我的靈啊，(原文作榮耀)，你當醒起。」(詩五十七8)所以我們也可以求神使我們的榮耀奮起，加添我們能力，讓我們能如鷹展翅上騰，高高地與基督一同坐在屬天的位子上。 我們在等候主之後興起， 從新得力、生命更新， 像鷹一樣展翅上騰， 我們在靈裡必然登峰造極。 當我們健步如飛地再回到事奉中， 走許多聖徒所行過的道路， 我們必然奔跑卻不睏倦， 行走卻不疲乏。
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