Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 18:9

9 Yè jiàn zhǔ zaì yìxiàng zhòng duì Bǎoluó shuō , búyào pà , zhǐguǎn jiǎng , búyào bì kǒu .

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 18:9 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 18:9

Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision
On a certain night as he was asleep, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him in a dream, and spake after this manner to him:

be not afraid;
it is very likely that after the baptism of Crispus and his family, and of many of the Corinthians, that both the Jews and the Gentiles were exasperated against the apostle; and his life might seem to be in danger, and he might be thinking of removing from hence for his preservation and safety; and might be advised to it by his friends, or at least that he should be incognito, and not be seen publicly: wherefore the Lord appears to him, and bids him not indulge any fears, or conceal himself and be silent,

but speak, and hold not thy peace;
preach freely and boldly the Gospel without fear of men; the fear of men should not stop the mouths of Christ's ministers.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 18:9 In-Context

7 Yúshì líkāi nàli , dào le yī gèrén de jiā zhòng , zhè rén míng jiào tí duō yóu shì dū , shì jìngbaì shén de , tāde jiā kàojìn gōngtáng .

8 Guǎn gōngtáng de jī lì sī bù hé quán jiā dōu xìn le zhǔ . hái yǒu xǔduō gē lín duō rén tīng le , jiù xiāngxìn shòuxǐ .

9 Yè jiàn zhǔ zaì yìxiàng zhòng duì Bǎoluó shuō , búyào pà , zhǐguǎn jiǎng , búyào bì kǒu .

10 Yǒu wǒ yǔ nǐ tóng zaì , bì méiyǒu rén xià shǒu haì nǐ . yīnwei zaì zhè chéng lǐ wǒ yǒu xǔduō de bǎixìng .

11 Bǎoluó zaì nàli zhù le yī nián líng liù gè yuè , jiāng shén de dào jiàoxun tāmen .