Or did the word of God begin with you? Or are you the only people it has reached?

神的道理岂是从你们出来吗？岂是单临到你们吗？

难道上帝的话是从你们出来的吗？难道是单临到你们的吗？

难道神的话是从你们出来的吗？难道是单临到你们的吗？

难道上帝的道是出自你们哥林多人吗？难道上帝的道单单传给了你们吗？

难道神的道是从你们出来的吗？是单单临到你们的吗？

难道神的话语是从你们出来的吗？难道只是临到你们吗？

神的道理豈是從你們出來嗎？豈是單臨到你們嗎？

難道上帝的話是從你們出來的嗎？難道是單臨到你們的嗎？

難道神的話是從你們出來的嗎？難道是單臨到你們的嗎？

難道上帝的道是出自你們哥林多人嗎？難道上帝的道單單傳給了你們嗎？

難道神的道是從你們出來的嗎？是單單臨到你們的嗎？

上帝之道哪是從你們而出呢？還是單單臨到你們呢？

難道神的話語是從你們出來的嗎？難道只是臨到你們嗎？

夫上帝之道、由爾出乎、抑獨授爾乎、○

上帝之道、由爾出乎、豈獨授爾乎、

天主之道、豈由爾出乎、豈獨臨爾乎、

夫天主之道、豈自爾中發源乎？抑僅傳至爾處乎？

Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached?

Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached?

Or do you think God’s word originated with you Corinthians? Are you the only ones to whom it was given?

Or did the word of God originate from you, or did it come to you only?

Or was it from you that the word of God first went out? Or has it come to you only?

Or did the word of God come originally from you? Or was it you only that it reached?

What? was it from you that the word of God went forth? or came it unto you alone?

Did the word of God originate from you, or did it come to you only?

What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

Did the word of God begin with you, or did it come to you alone?

What!? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?

But I won’t brag more than I should. God himself has given me an opportunity for serving. I will only brag about what I have done with that opportunity. This opportunity for serving also includes you.I am not going too far in my bragging. I would be going too far if I hadn’t come to where you live. But I did get there with the good news about Christ.And I won’t brag about work done by others. If I did, I would be bragging more than I should. As your faith continues to grow, I hope that my work among you will greatly increase.Then I will be able to preach the good news in the areas beyond you. I don’t want to brag about work already done in someone else’s territory.

In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers. Among them were Barnabas, Simeon, and Lucius from Cyrene. Simeon was also called Niger. Another was Manaen. He had been brought up with Herod, the ruler of Galilee. Saul was among them too.While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit spoke.“ Set apart Barnabas and Saul for me,” he said.“ I have appointed them to do special work.”The prophets and teachers fasted and prayed. They placed their hands on Barnabas and Saul. Then they sent them off.

Paul and those traveling with him passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia. They came to Thessalonica. A Jewish synagogue was there.

Who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you brag as though you did not?

The believers who went with Paul took him to Athens. Then they returned with orders that Silas and Timothy were supposed to join him as soon as they could.

During the night Paul had a vision. He saw a man from Macedonia standing and begging him.“ Come over to Macedonia!” the man said.“ Help us!”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.

The Lord’s message rang out from you. That was true not only in Macedonia and Achaia. Your faith in God has also become known everywhere. So we don’t have to say anything about it.

As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.The Berean Jews were very glad to receive Paul’s message. They studied the Scriptures carefully every day. They wanted to see if what Paul said was true. So they were more noble than the Thessalonian Jews.

At that time water that gives life will flow out from Jerusalem. Half of it will run east into the Dead Sea. The other half will go west to the Mediterranean Sea. The water will flow in summer and winter.

In the last days the mountain where the Lord’ s temple is located will be famous. It will be the highest mountain of all. It will be lifted up above the hills. And nations will go to it.People from many nations will go there. They will say,“ Come, let us go up to the Lord’ s mountain. Let’s go to the temple of Jacob’s God. He will teach us how we should live. Then we will live the way he wants us to.” The law of the Lord will be taught at Zion. His message will go out from Jerusalem.

Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch. There they and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord.Some time later Paul spoke to Barnabas.“ Let’s go back to all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord,” he said.“ Let’s visit the believers and see how they are doing.”

People from many nations will go there. They will say,“ Come. Let us go up to the Lord’ s mountain. Let’s go to the temple of Jacob’s God. He will teach us how we should live. Then we will live the way he wants us to.” The law of the Lord will be taught at Zion. His message will go out from Jerusalem.

After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.There he met a Jew named Aquila, who was a native of Pontus. Aquila had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla. The emperor Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla.They were tentmakers, just as he was. So he stayed and worked with them.Every Sabbath day he went to the synagogue. He was trying to get both Jews and Greeks to believe in the Lord.Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia. Then Paul spent all his time preaching. He was a witness to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.But they opposed Paul. They treated him badly. So he shook out his clothes in protest. Then he said to them,“ God’s judgment against you will be your own fault! Don’t blame me for it! From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house next door. It was the house of Titius Justus, a man who worshiped God.Crispus was the synagogue leader. He and everyone living in his house came to believe in the Lord. Many others who lived in Corinth heard Paul. They too believed and were baptized.One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision.“ Don’t be afraid,” he said.“ Keep on speaking. Don’t be silent.I am with you. No one will attack you and harm you. I have many people in this city.”So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half. He taught them God’s word.At that time Gallio was governor of Achaia. The Jews of Corinth got together and attacked Paul. They brought him into court.They made a charge against Paul. They said,“ This man is talking people into worshiping God in wrong ways. Those ways are against the law.”Paul was about to give reasons for his actions. But just then Gallio spoke to them. He said,“ You Jews don’t claim that Paul has committed a great or small crime. If you did, it would make sense for me to listen to you.But this is about your own law. It is a question of words and names. Settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.”So he made them leave.Then the crowd there turned against Sosthenes, the synagogue leader. They beat him up in front of the governor. But Gallio didn’t care at all.