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1:1 耶穌基督的僕人保羅，奉召為使徒，特派傳 神的福音。 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God--
1:2 這福音是 神從前藉眾先知在聖經上所應許的， the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 1:3 論到他兒子─我主耶穌基督。按肉體說，是從大衛後裔生的； regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, 1:4 按聖善的靈說，因從死裏復活，以大能顯明是 神的兒子。 and who through the Spirit(\f1 1:4 Or|i who as to his spirit|d0 of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God(\f2 1:4 Or|i was appointed to be the Son of God with power|d) by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. 1:5 我們從他受了恩惠並使徒的職份，在萬國之中叫人為他的名信服真道； Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. 1:6 其中也有你們這蒙召屬耶穌基督的人。 And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. 1:7 我寫信給你們在羅馬、為 神所愛、奉召作聖徒的眾人。願恩惠、平安從我們的父 神並主耶穌基督歸與你們！ To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 1:8 第一，我靠著耶穌基督，為你們眾人感謝我的 神，因你們的信德傳遍了天下。 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. 1:9 我在他兒子福音上，用心靈所事奉的 神，可以見證我怎樣不住地提到你們； God, whom I serve with my whole heart in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you 1:10 在禱告之間常常懇求，或者照 神的旨意，終能得平坦的道路往你們那裏去。 0 in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God's will the way may be opened for me to come to you. 1:11 因為我切切地想見你們，要把些屬靈的恩賜分給你們，使你們可以堅固。 I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong-- 1:12 這樣，我在你們中間，因你與我彼此的信心，就可以同得安慰。 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith. 1:13 弟兄們，我不願意你們不知道，我屢次定意往你們那裏去，要在你們中間得些果子，如同在其餘的外邦人中一樣；只是到如今仍有阻隔。 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles. 1:14 無論是希臘人、化外人、聰明人、愚拙人，我都欠他們的債， I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. 1:15 所以情願盡我的力量，將福音也傳給你們在羅馬的人。 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome. 1:16 我不以福音為恥；這福音本是 神的大能，要救一切相信的，先是猶太人，後是希臘人。 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 1:17 因為 神的義正在這福音上顯明出來；這義是本於信，以致於信。如經上所記：「義人必因信得生。」 For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,( \f3 1:17 Or|i is from faith to faith|d) just as it is written: <<The righteous will live by faith.>>( \f4 1:17 Hab. 2:40 1:18 原來， 神的忿怒從天上顯明在一切不虔不義的人身上，就是那些行不義阻擋真理的人。 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 1:19 神的事情，人所能知道的，原顯明在人心裏，因為 神已經給他們顯明。 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 1:20 自從造天地以來， 神的永能和神性是明明可知的，雖是眼不能見，但藉著所造之物就可以曉得，叫人無可推諉。 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. 1:21 因為，他們雖然知道 神，卻不當作 神榮耀他，也不感謝他。他們的思念變為虛妄，無知的心就昏暗了。 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 1:22 自稱為聰明，反成了愚拙， Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 1:23 將不能朽壞之 神的榮耀變為偶像，彷彿必朽壞的人和飛禽、走獸、昆蟲的樣式。 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 1:24 所以， 神任憑他們逞著心裏的情慾行污穢的事，以致彼此玷辱自己的身體。 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 1:25 他們將 神的真實變為虛謊，去敬拜事奉受造之物，不敬奉那造物的主；主乃是可稱頌的，直到永遠。阿們！ They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen. 1:26 因此， 神任憑他們放縱可羞恥的情慾。他們的女人把順性的用處變為逆性的用處； Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 1:27 男人也是如此，棄了女人順性的用處，慾火攻心，彼此貪戀，男和男行可羞恥的事，就在自己身上受這妄為當得的報應。 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. 1:28 他們既然故意不認識 神， 神就任憑他們存邪僻的心，行那些不合理的事； Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 1:29 裝滿了各樣不義、邪惡、貪婪、惡毒〔或譯：陰毒〕，滿心是嫉妒、凶殺、爭競、詭詐、毒恨； They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 1:30 又是讒毀的、背後說人的、怨恨 神的〔或譯：被 神所憎惡的〕、侮慢人的、狂傲的、自誇的、捏造惡事的、違背父母的。 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 1:31 無知的，背約的，無親情的，不憐憫人的。 they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 1:32 他們雖知道 神判定行這樣事的人是當死的，然而他們不但自己去行，還喜歡別人去行。 Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. 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19日）
二月十九日 「凡結果子的，他就修理乾淨，使枝子結果更多。」約翰福音十五章2節 有一個神的孩子，正希奇像她這樣愛主的信徒，為甚麼神還要使她落在百般的試煉中呢？有一次，她走過一個葡萄園，看見裏邊有許多的葡萄籐，枝子頂多，葉子茂盛，可是再仔細一看，葉子上都是一個個的蛀孔，籐上生了許多的蟲蟻，四周長了無數的雜草，地上堆了許多的枯葉；顯然是一個完全沒有人經管的荒園；當她站著沉思的時候，神就光照她，給她看見一段頂寶貝的信息。 「我所愛的孩子啊，你是不是在希奇你一生的遭遇呢？你看這個葡萄園，從其中學習一個功課吧！園丁不替它修剪不結果的枝子，不摘去不需要的葉子，不除去害蟲和雜草，他隨它去；所以在這成熟的時候，葡萄一顆也沒有。你要不要我停止修理你的生命呢？你要不要我把你放在一邊呢？」她的心受了安慰，大聲說道：「不！不！」 —狄克生 結果子的枝幹， 才會受到剪栽， 為了幫助它的生長， 結出更多果子來。 搖曳生姿的細枝， 含苞欲放的蓓蕾， 青蔥可愛的嫩芽， 一一都會摧殘。 歡樂的生命， 摧殘得黯淡無光， 抱負化為塵土， 磨折得遍體鱗傷。 你一切慾望， 一切希求和幻夢， 都將化為泡影， 你要歡喜，你要慶幸。 那是神執著刀， 細心在給你修剪， 使你結果子的生命， 更為豐富繁衍。 ─富林德
■ 英文荒漠甘泉（02月19日）
February 19 "And every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit." (John 15:2.) Ａ CHILD of God was dazed by the variety of afflictions which seemed to make her their target. Walking past a vineyard in the rich autumnal glow she noticed the untrimmed appearance and the luxuriant wealth of leaves on the vines, that the ground was given over to a tangle of weeds and grass, and that the whole place looked utterly uncared for; and as she pondered, the Heavenly Gardener whispered so precious a message that she would fain pass it on: "My dear child, are you wondering at the sequence of trials in your life? Behold that vineyard and learn of it. The gardener ceases to prune, to trim, to harrow, or to pluck the ripe fruit only when he expects nothing more from the vine during that season. It is left to itself, because the season of gruit is past and further effort for the present would yield no profit. Comparative uselessness is the condition of freedom from suffering. Do you then wish me to cease pruning your life? Shall I leave you alone?" And the comforted heart cried, "No!" Homera Homer-Dixon. It is the branch that bears the fruit, That feels the knife, To prune it for a larger growth, A fuller life. Though every budding twig be lopped, And every grace Of swaying tendril, springing leaf, Be lost a space. O thou whose life of joy seems reft, Of beauty shorn; Whose aspirations lie in dust, All bruised and torn, Rejoice, tho' each desire, each dream, Each hope of thine Shall fall and fade; it is the hand Of Love Divine That holds the knife, that cuts and breaks With tenderest touch, That thou, whose life has borne some fruit May'st now bear much. ─Annie Johnson Flint.
■ 永活之泉（02月19日）
二月十九日 敬畏神 「敬畏耶和華，遵行祂道的人，便為有福。」詩篇一二八篇1節 敬畏神——這句話說出舊約裡宗教生活的特點，也是新約更豐盛生命的根基。神的兒女們該愛慕這敬畏神的恩賜，對神存敬畏的心，是我們生活中主要的部分，為要給環繞我們的世界一個真實的印象。在耶利米書有一個關於新約的大應許：「我要與他們立永遠的約，……使他們有敬畏我的心，不離開我」（耶卅二40） 在使徒行傳裡，我們也看見這兩個完全的聯合（參徒九31）。各處的教會都得平安，被建立「凡事敬畏主，蒙聖靈的安慰，人數增多了。」保羅也多次的將敬畏神看為基督徒生活上重要的一點。「恐懼戰兢作成你們得救的工夫，」「因為神在你們心裡運行。」「敬畏神，得以成聖。」（林後七1） 我們常聽見人說：今天所以不能和清教徒(Puritans)及立約者(Covenanters)的時代相比，就是因為缺乏敬畏神的心。所以，現在的情形有那麼多的軟弱，不能好好地讀神的話，也沒有不住禱告的靈，不像當初的教會那樣剛強。前述各項對於年輕初信的我們，需要好好地說明，要叫他們知道，敬畏神和因敬畏神而有的祝福，便被帶到一個不住的禱告裡，使禱告成為信心生活的一個要素。 讓我們在內室中，好好地培植這恩典。讓我們聽從天上來的呼聲：「主啊，誰敢不敬畏您，不榮耀您的名呢？因為獨有您是神聖的。」讓我們靠著恩典，用尊崇敬畏來事奉神。讓「敬畏主的人是有福的」這話，印進我們的心，並且相信這就是最深蒙福的秘訣。「當存畏懼事奉耶和華，又當存戰兢而快樂。」
■ 中文屬天日子（02月19日）
二月十九日 避免工作之乏味 「興起發光。」以賽亞書六十章1節 我們起先以為神不肯相助，便自己動起來。不過在我們作起來的時候，就會感覺──祂就在那裡。無論何時，神激動我們，必定要我們先有一種道德的自動。我們是應奉行無違，不要呆若木雞一樣。如果我們奮起發光，乏味的工作就會變成神聖的勞作了。 乏味的工作是品性最好的試金石。乏味的工作，與理想相去很遠──指極卑賤的事，當我們與那些事發生接觸的時候，我們就立刻知道我們是否真是屬靈的。試讀約翰十三章；我們就知道神的化身也做了最乏味的工作，洗漁夫的腳，而且說：「我是你們的主，你們的夫子，尚且洗你們的腳，你們也當彼此洗腳。」（約十三14）這是需要神的靈和神的光，才能忍受而不辭的。有人做了某件事，而那件事，因為他的做法和態度從此就成為聖的。也許是極平常的事，但是我們看見他們行了出來，就會生出不同的感覺。當我們的主藉著我們做某種事的時候，祂常是把它的形式變化了。我們的主化身成人，使肉體成為聖潔，所以眾聖徒也當看肉體為聖靈的殿。
■ 中文上海嗎哪（02月19日）
二月十九日 「所以情願盡我的力量，將福音也傳給你們在羅馬的人。」羅馬書一章15節 要盡力，神所要的乃是全然地盡力、全心地為基督、對十字架的忠心、對我們的主及人類投入整個人。這些不僅是祂死在十字架上所應得的，也是這個世界所需要、這個世代所渴慕的。 在我們周圍的一切都是充滿生命的：生命是嚴肅的，死亡是真實的，罪是存在的，人是重要的，生意是實際的，知識是不偽的，這個世代更是鮮活的。如果我們在這個白熱的危機時刻不盡力，那麼我們真要求神赦免我們了。 所以，為了受火的施洗，為了能使世人的罪得赦免，為了所得著、放棄自我的眾僕人，我們應該抓住神的心意，向著標竿直跑，要得著在基督耶穌裡從上面召我來得的獎賞(腓三14)。 我的禱告是： 願全世界都屬耶穌。 我的警言是： 願耶穌全然屬我。 願全世界都屬耶穌， 主啊！請您快些 帶著您所應許的國度來， 然後接我們回天家。
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