弯 曲 的 不 能 变 直 . 缺 少 的 不 能 足 数 。
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
我 又 专 心 察 明 智 慧 、狂 妄 、和 愚 昧 . 乃 知 这 也 是 捕 风 。
I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
因 为 多 有 智 慧 、就 多 有 愁 烦 . 加 增 知 识 的 、就 加 增 忧 伤 。
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
我 心 里 说 、来 罢 、我 以 喜 乐 试 试 你 、你 好 享 福 . 谁 知 、这 也 是 虚 空 。
I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
凡 事 都 有 定 期 、天 下 万 务 都 有 定 时 .
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven。
----《旧约.传道书》
GOOD BLESS U.
以下中文圣经为和合本,英文圣经为KJV(King James Version)
【约3:16】 神爱世人,甚至将他的独生子赐给他们,叫一切信他的,不至灭亡,反得永生。
'For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
【罗9:25】 就像神在何西阿书上说,那本来不是我子民的,我要称为我的子民。本来不是蒙爱的,我要称为蒙爱的。
As he says in Hosea: 'I will call them `my people' who are not my people; and I will call her `my loved one' who is not my loved one,'
【约14:6】 耶稣说,我就是道路,真理,生命。若不借着我。没有人能到父那里去。
Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
【路20:25】 耶稣说,这样,凯撒的物当归给凯撒,神的物当归给神。
'Caesar's,' they replied. He said to them, 'Then give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's.'
【创2:18】 耶和华神说,那人独居不好,我要为他造一个配偶帮助他。
The Lord God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.'
圣经 shèng jīng [Religion] the Holy Bible; the Bible; the Holy Writ; the sacred volume; the Holy Scripture《圣经》是基督教的正式经典,又称《新旧约全书》。
被奉为教义和神学的根本依据。内容主要包括历史、传奇、律法、诗歌、论述、书函等。
将这些书定为正典圣书者认为各书具有神的启示和旨意。名称源于希腊文biblia,意为一组书卷,为复数词,拉丁化后成为单数词。
《圣经》分为《旧约》与《新约》两大部分。“约”源于希腊文diathēkē,拉丁文作testamentum,意为盟约。
《旧约》本为犹太教的正式经典,后被基督教承认为圣经,但基督教认为,旧约是上帝通过摩西与以色列人所订,新约则是通过耶稣基督与信者订立的。
1、"生命在他里头,这生命就是人的光。
光照在黑暗里,黑暗却不接受光。"(《新约·约翰福音》第1章) What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not o vercome it. "John 1-4,5" 这是基督教神学思想的核心。
这里的"光"指的是耶稣基督,"生命"指的是永生--战胜死亡,获得真理。 2、"你们要进窄门,因为引到灭亡,那门是宽的,路是大的,进去的人也多;引到永生,那门是窄的,路是小的,找着的人也少。
"(《新约·马太福音》第7章) Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few wh o find it. "Matthew 7-13,14" 这是耶稣"登山宝训"中最短的一段,但却是整个新教精神的核心。对于清教徒而言,人生就意味着无尽艰险,就意味着走窄门。
3、"爱是恒久忍耐,又有恩慈;爱是不嫉妒,爱是不自夸,不张狂,不作害羞的事,不求自己的益处,不轻易发怒,不计算人的恶,不喜欢不义,只喜欢真理;凡事包容,凡事相信,凡事盼望,凡事忍耐;爱是永不止息。"(《新约·哥林多前书》第1 3章) Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious pr boastful or arroga nt or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or re sentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. I t bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never end s. 基督教是"爱的宗教",这就是使徒保罗对爱的诠释。
从古到今不知有多少人因这段话而皈依基督教,可见"爱是无可比的"。 4、"死啊,你得胜的权势在哪里?死啊,你的毒钩在哪里?死的毒钩就是罪,罪的权势就是律法。
感谢上帝,使我们借着我们的主耶稣基督得胜。"(《新约·哥林多前书》第15章) Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The stin g of death is sin, and. The power of sin is the law. But thanks be to Go d, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 使徒保罗用优美的语言阐明了基督教的脉络:原罪与堕落,牺牲与救赎,胜利与永生。
总体说来就是"用爱战胜死亡"。 5、"草必枯干,花必凋残,因为耶和华的气吹在其上;百姓诚然是草。
草必枯干,花必凋残;惟有我们上帝的话,必永远立定!"(《旧约·以赛亚书》第40章) The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the LORD blows u pon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades ; but the word of our God will stand forever. 旧约的最大特点是"信念"。这句话就是无比坚定的信念,既是相信上帝,又是相信作为上帝选民的自己。
以色列人的辉煌,大半缘自信念。 6、"我知道我的救赎主活着,末了必站在地上。
我这皮肉灭绝之后,我必在肉体之外得见上帝。"(《旧约·约伯记》第19章) For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand up on the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then in my fles h I shall see God. 这是约伯的信念。
无论承受多么巨大的打击、多么绝望的境遇,都不可放弃希望、放弃信仰。亨德尔为此句作的咏叹调也极为感人。
7、"不可封了这书上的预言,因为日期近了。不义的,叫他仍旧不义;污秽的,叫他仍旧污秽;为义的,叫他仍旧为义;圣洁的,叫他仍旧圣洁。
"(《新约·启示录》第22章) Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is n ear. Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy. 《启示录》中有很多让人不能不动容的话,这句只是其中代表而已。 8、"谁能使我们与基督的爱隔绝呢?难道是患难吗?是困苦吗?是逼迫吗?是饥饿吗?是赤身露体吗?是危险吗?是刀剑吗?。
然而,靠着爱我们的主,在这一切的事上已经得胜有余了。
"(《新约·罗马书》第8章) Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress , or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? No, in al l these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 圣保罗真是无与伦比的传道者,他的讲道是如此气势磅礴且发人深省。这段话继承了旧约的信心,增加了新约的爱,完美地体现了基督教精神。
9、"我又专心察明智慧、狂妄和愚昧,乃知这也是捕风。因为多有智慧,就多有愁烦;加增知识的,就加增忧伤。
"(《旧约·传道书》第1章) And I applied my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I pe rceived that this also is but a chasing after wind. For in much wisdom i s much vexation, and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow. 《传道书》,传道者的话虽低沉消极,却又蕴涵着希望。能够用来战胜愁烦和忧伤的,只有一件事:"信仰"。
10、"哈利路亚!因为主我们的上帝,全能者作王了。
世上的国成了我主和主基督的国;他要作王。
N个版本的
林后 8:12 [cuv]因为人若有愿作的心,必蒙悦纳,乃是照他所有的,并不是照他所无的。
[kjv]For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
[niv]For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
[amp]For if the [eager] readiness to give is there, then it is acceptable and welcomed in proportion to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
[asv]For if the readiness is there, [it is] acceptable according as [a man] hath, not according as [he] hath not.
《圣经》(拉丁语:Biblia,希腊语:Βίβλος,英语:Bible,本意为莎草纸,中文亦称耶经)可以指犹太教和基督教(包括天主教、东正教和基督新教)的宗教经典。犹太教的宗教经典是指《塔纳赫》(或称《希伯来圣经》),而基督宗教的则指《旧约圣经》和《新约圣经》两部分。
Bible(圣经)的希腊文biblion是「书」或「卷轴」的意思。这字是从byblos一字而来,byblos是指一种生长于尼罗河畔,沼泽地带的纸草(papyrus)。将一英尺的纸草木髓切下,剥去树皮,让烈日把它晒干,就能制成书写的材料。人要将横的木条放在直的木条上面,互相交迭,好像现代三夹板的制法。横的木条表皮较为光滑,可用来书写;将多个断片的木条合起来,就可制成长达三十英尺的卷轴。 后来,说拉丁语的基督徒,用biblia(biblion的众数)这字来称新旧约的书卷。