When he had seen the vision, we immediately sought to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

保罗既看见这异象，我们随即想要往马其顿去，以为神召我们传福音给那里的人听。

保罗既看见这异象，我们就立即设法往马其顿去，认为上帝呼召我们传福音给那里的人。

保罗既看见这异象，我们就立即设法往马其顿去，认为神呼召我们传福音给那里的人。

保罗见了这个异象，确信是上帝呼召我们到马其顿去传福音，就立刻准备动身。

保罗见了这异象，我们就认定是神呼召我们去传福音给他们，于是立刻设法前往马其顿。

当保罗看见这异象之后，我们就认定是神召唤我们去传福音给他们，于是立刻设法前往马其顿省。

保羅既看見這異象，我們隨即想要往馬其頓去，以為神召我們傳福音給那裏的人聽。

保羅既看見這異象，我們就立即設法往馬其頓去，認為上帝呼召我們傳福音給那裏的人。

保羅既看見這異象，我們就立即設法往馬其頓去，認為神呼召我們傳福音給那裏的人。

保羅見了這個異象，確信是上帝呼召我們到馬其頓去傳福音，就立刻準備動身。

保羅見了這異象，我們就認定是神呼召我們去傳福音給他們，於是立刻設法前往馬其頓。

保羅既看見那異象，我們隨即想法子要往馬其頓去，推斷這是上帝呼召我們去向他們傳福音。

當保羅看見這異象之後，我們就認定是神召喚我們去傳福音給他們，於是立刻設法前往馬其頓省。

保羅見此異象、遂圖往馬其頓、蓋意主召我儕宣福音於彼也、○

保羅既見異象、吾儕意謂主召我傳福音於馬其頓、故欲往、

保羅既見異象、我儕欲往瑪其頓、以為天主召我儕傳福音於其地之人、

葆樂既見異象、乃知天主命吾儕傳福音於馬其頓、吾儕遂急圖一往。

After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia. We decided that God had called us to preach the good news there.

And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there.

After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.

And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel unto them.

After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them.

And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

After Paul saw the vision, we attempted immediately to go over to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.

Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door was opened for me in the Lord,I had no rest for my spirit, not finding Titus my brother; but saying goodbye to them, I went on to Macedonia.

at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were journeying with me.

Now when we had parted from them and had set sail, we ran a straight course to Cos, and on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara;and having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.When we came in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to Syria and landed at Tyre; for the ship was to unload its cargo there.After looking up the disciples, we stayed there for seven days; and they kept telling Paul, through the Spirit, not to set foot in Jerusalem.When our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.Then we boarded the ship, and they returned home.When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and after greeting the brothers and sisters, we stayed with them for a day.On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.Now this man had four virgin daughters who were prophetesses.As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.And he came to us and took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said,“ This is what the Holy Spirit says:‘ In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’ ”When we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him not to go up to Jerusalem.Then Paul replied,“ What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”And since he would not be persuaded, we became quiet, remarking,“ The will of the Lord be done!”After these days we got ready and started on our way up to Jerusalem.Some of the disciples from Caesarea also came with us, taking us to Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple of long standing with whom we were to stay.After we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters received us gladly.And the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it.Do not say to your neighbor,“ Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it to you,” When you have it with you.

I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments.

and there they continued to preach the gospel.

Now when it was decided that we would sail for Italy, they proceeded to turn Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion of the Augustan cohort, named Julius.And we boarded an Adramyttian ship that was about to sail to the regions along the coast of Asia, and put out to sea accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul with consideration and allowed him to go to his friends and receive care.From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, off Salmone;and with difficulty sailing past it, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even the fast was already over, Paul started admonishing them,saying to them,“ Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.The harbor was not suitable for wintering, so the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.When a moderate south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, closer to shore.But before very long a violent wind, called Euraquilo, rushed down from the land;and when the ship was caught in it and could not head up into the wind, we gave up and let ourselves be driven by the wind.Running under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were able to get the ship’s boat under control only with difficulty.After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor and let themselves be driven along in this way.The next day as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo;and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was slowly abandoned.When many had lost their appetites, Paul then stood among them and said,“ Men, you should have followed my advice and not have set sail from Crete, and thereby spared yourselves this damage and loss.And yet now I urge you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom I also serve, came to me,saying,‘ Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has graciously granted you all those who are sailing with you.’Therefore, keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will turn out exactly as I have been told.But we must run aground on a certain island.”But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to suspect that they were approaching some land.And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms.Fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down the ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers,“ Unless these men remain on the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved.”Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.Until the day was about to dawn, Paul kept encouraging them all to take some food, saying,“ Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken in nothing.Therefore, I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your survival, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.”Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all, and he broke it and began to eat.All of them were encouraged and they themselves also took food.We were 276 people on the ship in all.When they had eaten enough, they began lightening the ship by throwing the wheat out into the sea.Now when day came, they could not recognize the land; but they did notice a bay with a beach, and they resolved to run the ship onto it if they could.And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and they hoisted the foresail to the wind and were heading for the beach.But they struck a reef where two seas met and ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck firmly and remained immovable, while the stern started to break up due to the force of the waves.The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from accomplishing their intention, and commanded that those who could swim were to jump overboard first and get to land,and the rest were to follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that they all were brought safely to land.When they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta.The natives showed us extraordinary kindness, for they kindled a fire and took us all in because of the rain that had started and because of the cold.But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another,“ Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.”However, Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.Now they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god.Now in the neighboring parts of that place were lands belonging to the leading man of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us warmly for three days.And it happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed afflicted with a recurring fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after he prayed, he laid his hands on him and healed him.After this happened, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases were coming to him and being cured.They also showed us many honors, and when we were about to set sail, they supplied us with everything we needed.After three months we set sail on an Alexandrian ship which had wintered at the island, and which had the Twin Brothers for its figurehead.After we put in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days.From there we sailed around and arrived at Rhegium, and a day later a south wind came up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli.There we found some brothers and sisters, and were invited to stay with them for seven days; and that is how we came to Rome.And from there the brothers and sisters, when they heard about us, came as far as the Market of Appius and the Three Inns to meet us; and when Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.

When he had seen the vision, we immediately sought to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.So after setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis;and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were spending some days in this city.And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were thinking that there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled.A woman named Lydia was listening; she was a seller of purple fabrics from the city of Thyatira, and a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.Now when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying,“ If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave woman who had a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing great profit to her masters by fortune telling.She followed Paul and us and cried out repeatedly, saying,“ These men are bond servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you a way of salvation.”

But we went ahead to the ship and set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for that was what he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.Sailing from there, we arrived the following day opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.

That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask, for what reason did you send for me?”

Now these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and reached them at Troas within five days; and we stayed there for seven days.On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered together.