First Corinthians 格林多前書

Chapter 1:   第一章

Q1:  The city of Corinth is in   格林多城是在
a).....Greece     希臘
b).....Italy     意大利
c).....Israel     以色列

Q2:  Which is true?     那是真的?
a).....Paul never baptized anyone      保祿沒有給任何人付洗
b).....Paul baptized very few people     保祿給很少人付洗
c).....Paul baptized thousands of people      保祿給數千人付洗

Q3:  Who is "the power of God and the wisdom of God"?   誰是 "天主的德能和天主的智慧"?
a).....Paul     保祿
b).....Apollos     阿頗羅
c).....Jesus     耶穌

Chapter 2:    第二章

Q1:  When Paul wrote this letter   當保祿寫這封信時
a).....he had been to Corinth     他已到過格林多
b).....he was in Corinth     他在格林多
c).....he had never been to Corinth     他從未到過格林多

Q2:  In his preaching, Paul   保祿在宣講福音時
a).....used big words and showed off great public speaking skills      用誇張的言詞並炫耀公開演講技巧
b).....said the only knowledge he had was about Jesus, the crucified Christ   
說他只知道耶穌,那被釘的基督

c).....relied on the power of the Holy Spiritnb      依靠聖神的德能

Q3:  Who is 'the Lord of Glory' (v.8)?    誰是 "光榮的主"(第8節)?
a).....God the Father     天主聖父
b).....Jesus, God the Son     耶穌,天主聖子
c).....God the Holy Spirit     天主聖神

Chapter 3:   第三章

Q1:  Paul regarded the situation of factions and slogans as    保祿把分黨和喊口號認為是
a).....very good     十分好
b).....very bad - so much jealousy and wrangling     十分壞 - 太多的嫉妒和紛爭
c).....unspiritual behaviour     不屬神的行為

Q2:  Which of these is/are true?   那是真的?
a).....Apollos did the "planting" of the Good News in Corinth      阿頗羅在格林多"栽種"福音
b).....Paul did the "watering" of the Good News in Corinth      保祿在格林多"澆灌"福音
c).....God caused the Good News to "grow" in Corinth      天主使福音在格林多"生長"

Q3:  The foundation of the Christian "building" in Corinth is   格林多基督徒"建築物"的根基是
a).....Paul     保祿
b).....Apollos     阿頗羅
c).....Jesus Christ     耶穌基督

Chapter 4:    第四章

Q1:  (v.1-5) Which of these is/are true?   (第1-5節)那是真的?
a).....The Lord alone is our judge     我們只屬天主審斷
b).....it's o.k. to pass judgement on other people      我們可以去審斷其他人
c).....our judgement of ourselves may not be correct      我們對自己的審斷未必正確

Q2:  Who are the "scum/garbage" of the earth?   誰是地球上的"廢物/垃圾"?
a).....the apostles     宗徒
b).....the Corinthian Christians     格林多基督徒
c).....the Corinthian rubbish collectors      在格林多收集廢物的人

Q3:  Which of these is/are true?   那是真的?
a).....Paul says he is the spiritual father of the Corinthian Christians
保祿說自己是格林多基督徒的精神父親

b).....Paul calls the Corinthians Christians his children      保祿視格林多基督徒為自己的孩子
c).....Religion (the Kingdom of God) is just a mind-game, just a matter of words
宗教(天主的國)只是精神遊戲,只是言辭的問題
                                              

Chapter 5:   第五章

Q1:  Concerning the case of incest (v.1-5) Paul says the guilty person  
有關亂倫的事(1-5節)保祿說有罪的人

a).....should be treated kindly and  encouraged to reform      應該仁慈對待並鼓勵這人改過
b).....should be expelled from the community     應該逐出社區
c).....should be "handed over to Satan"     應該"交給撒殫"

Q2:  Which is/are true?   那是真的?
a).....a large amount of yeast is needed to make the batch of dough rise
大量的酵母才能使麵團發酵

b)....."old yeast" means sin and wickedness     "舊酵母"意思是罪和惡
c).....we should "eat the unleavened (= no yeast) bread of sincerity and truth"
我們應該吃純潔和真誠的無酵餅

Q3:  Paul's attitude to Christian "sinners" is very strict, even harsh (compared with Jesus' attitude). Paul says 
保祿對基督徒"罪人"的態度很嚴厲,甚至苛刻(與耶穌的態度相比)。保祿說

a).....don't associate with Christian "sinners"      不要跟基督徒"罪人"交往
b).....don't even eat a meal with Christian "sinners"      甚至不可和基督徒"罪人"一同吃飯
c).....it's o.k. to judge Christian "sinners"      可以審斷基督徒"罪人"

Chapter 6:   第六章

Q1:  "the saints" are   "聖者"是
a).....the people in Heaven     在天堂上的人
b).....all Christians     所有基督徒
c).....the apostles     宗徒

Q2:  People of immoral lives    不道德的人
a).....will not inherit the Kingdom of God      不能承繼天主的國
b).....can never change     永遠不能改變
c).....can repent and inherit the Kingdom of God      可以悔改並承繼天主的國

Q3: Our body   我們的身體
a).....is the temple of the Holy Spirit     是聖神的宮殿
b).....is not our own property     是不屬於自己
c).....gives glory to God when we live good lives      要善度生命來光榮天主

Chapter 7:    第七章

Q1:  What does Paul recommend for (younger widows)?   保祿推薦什麼給年輕寡婦們?
a).....stay single is you can live a single life      如果能夠過獨身生活的話可以獨身
b).....re-marry if you find the single life too difficult      如果不能過獨身生活的話可以再婚
c).....don't re-marry     不要再婚

Q2:  Verse 15 is called "the Pauline privilege". It means    第15節稱為" 保祿特權"意思是
a).....if a new Christian's partner objects to Christianity, the new Christian may re-marry 
如果一位新教友的配偶反對基督信仰,則新教可以再婚友
 
b).....if a new Christian's partner is not a Christian, the new Christian may re-marry
如果一位新教友的配偶不是基督徒,則新教友可以再婚

c).....a new Christian is free to re-marry      新教友可以自由再婚

Q3:  "in the Lord" (v.40) means   "在主內"( 第40節)意思是
a).....have a marriage prayer service     行婚姻祈禱儀式
b).....marry a Christian     與一位基督徒結婚
c).....have a secret wedding     行一個秘密婚禮

Chapter 8:   第八章

Q1:  What builds up the Christian community?   基督徒團體用什麼來建立?
a).....knowledge     知識
b).....money     金錢
c).....love     愛德

Q2: The fact that some people have "weak" consciences means   良心"軟弱"的人是指
a).....some people have an incomplete or immature knowledge of what is right and wrong 
一些沒有受到足夠的宗教教誨或得到不當教誨的人

b).....what is o.k. for one person may be wrong for another person
某事情對一個人是好的,但對另一個人可能成了不好的              

c).....people with a "strong" conscience must be careful not to scandalize people with a "weak" conscience
良心"堅強"的人要小心不可中傷良心"軟弱"的人

Q3;  After writing this letter, Paul    保祿寫完這封信後
a).....ate all types of food     什麼食物也吃
b).....never again ate any sort of meat      以後永遠不再吃肉
c).....never again ate meat that had been sacrificed to idols      以後永遠不再吃祭肉

Chapter 9:   第九章

Q1:  Which is/are true?   那是真的?
a).....Paul was not married     保祿沒有結婚
b).....Most of the apostles were married      大部份宗徒是已婚的
c).....Peter was the only married apostle      保祿是唯一結了婚的宗徒

Q2: Paul's financial support came from   保祿的財政支持來自
a).....donations and offerings of Christians      基督徒的捐助和奉獻
b).....the salary he earned as a tent-maker      製造帳蓬的工資
c).....a Roman pension     一份羅馬的退休金

Q3:  Which is/are true?     那是真的?
a).....Paul became all things to all people to win as many as possible for Christ
為什麼樣的人,保祿就做什麼樣的人,以為基督爭取更多的人

b).....Christians should regard themselves as spiritual athletes, running to win an eternal prize
基督徒應該視自己為神聖的運動員,為贏取不朽的獎賞而作賽

c).....Paul did not practise self-discipline      保祿沒有實行自我鍛鍊

Chapter 10:   第十章

Q1:  Which is/are true?    那是真的?
a).....God seriously punished the Israelites for doing evil things      天主嚴懲以色列人因他們行壞事
b).....sometimes God tests us beyond our strength      有時天主叫我們受超出我們能力的考驗
c).....God gives us a way out of every time of trial and temptation
天主會在試探和誘惑的同時給我們出路

Q2:  "the Lord's Supper" is   "主的晚餐"是
a).....the Eucharist/Mass     聖體/彌撒
b).....the multiplication of loaves and fishes     增加餅和魚
c).....the manna in the desert     沙漠中的瑪納

Q3:  Paul sums up his thinking about "food" by saying   保祿總結他對"食物"的見解,他說
a).....care for the interests of others rather than our own interests
他不尋求個人的利益,而為大眾著想

b).....whatever you eat or drink, do it all for God's glory
無論你們吃什麼,喝什麼,都要為光榮天主而做

c).....live in such a way as not to cause trouble to anyone      不要成為任何人跌倒的原因

Chapter 11:   第十一章

Q1:  (v.1-16) Which of these is/are true?   (1-16節)那是真的?
a).....Paul says that women in church should wear a veil      保祿說婦女在教堂�婺蚖X頭
b).....external customs change as time goes on      外在的習俗隨著時間而改變
c).....today, women in church don't have to wear a veil      今天婦女在教堂�堣˙搎X頭

Q2:  Which of these is/are true?   那是真的?
a).....In Corinth, the Eucharist was sometimes celebrated after an ordinary meal
在格林多,聖體聖事有時在普通晚餐後慶祝

b).....Paul approved of this custom of the Eucharist after a meal
保祿贊成聖體聖事在晚餐後慶祝的習俗

c)....."Fasting before Communion" was introduced to solve the problems associated with a
meal before the Eucharist     實行"守聖體齋"是為解�邪t體聖事在晚餐後慶祝的問題

Q3:  In verse 33 "the Meal" ("to eat") means   33節"聚餐"("吃")意思是
a).....the ordinary meal before the Eucharist      領受聖體前的普通晚餐
b).....the Eucharist     聖體
c).....the Lord's Supper     主的晚餐

Chapter 12:    第十二章

Q1:  Who is "Lord" in verse 5?   在第5節,誰是"天主"?
a).....God the Father     天主聖父
b).....God the Son, Jesus     天主聖子耶穌
c).....God the Holy Spirit     天主聖神

Q2:  Who "distributes gifts" in verse 11?    在第11節,誰"分賜恩典"?
a).....God the Father     天主聖父
b).....God the Son, Jesus     天主聖子耶穌
c).....God the Holy Spirit     天主聖神

Q3:  In verse 27, "Christ's body" is    在第27節,"基督的身體"是
a).....Jesus' physical body (his arms, legs etc)      耶穌有形的身體(他的手,腳等)
b).....the Eucharistic host     聖體
c).....all Christians, the Church     所有基督徒、教會

Chapter 13 (..a special chapter..):   第十三章 (..一篇特別的章節..):

Q1:  Which is the greatest of these three?   在這三種德行中,最大的是
a).....faith     信德
b).....hope     望德
c).....love     愛德

Q2: Love is always   愛德是
a).....patient and kind     忍耐的和慈祥的
b).....never boastful     永不誇大
c).....ready to excuse others their failings      隨時準備原諒別人的缺失

Q3:  Love is the greatest gift because   愛德是最大的恩典因為
a).....faith is only temporary (for this world)      信德只是暫時的(為現世)
b).....hope is only temporary (for this world)      望德只是暫時的(為現世)
c).....love is permanent (for eternity)     愛德是永久的(為永生)

Chapter 14:    第十四章

Q1:  the gift of "speaking in tongues" (strange tongues) means   "說語言"的恩賜是指
a).....able to learn a foreign language      能夠學習一種外國語言
b).....able, by a gift of the Holy Spirit, to make sounds which can sometimes carry a message
and which sometimes can be understood by someone who speaks a different language     
藉著聖神的恩賜能夠發出聲音.這聲音有時能夠帶來訊息.
這訊息有時能夠由一位說不同語言的人來解釋

c).....able to speak with your mouth closed      能夠閉著口說話

Q2:  Which is true?   那是真的?
a).....Paul could not speak in tongues     保祿不能說語言
b).....Paul could speak in tongues only a little bit      保祿說少少語言
c).....Paul had a greater gift of tongues than any of the Corinthians      保祿比任何格林多人更能說語言

Q3:  Which of these did Paul say?   那些話是保祿說的?
a).....It's never o.k. for a woman to speak at a church meeting      當教會集會時婦女不能發言
b).....it's sometimes o.k. for a woman to speak at a church meeting      當教會集會時婦女有時可發言
c).....it's always o.k. for a woman to speak at a church meeting      當教會集會時婦女可發言

Chapter 15:   第十五章

Q1:  Which of these first saw the Risen Jesus?   誰首先看到復活的耶穌?
a).....the 500 followers     五百位跟隨者
b).....Peter     保祿
c).....all the apostles     所有宗徒

Q2:  Verse 29 refers to the practice of "being baptized for the dead". Which modern sect follows this practice?  
第29節提到"代死人受洗"那一個現代教派仍奉行這種做法?

a).....the Mormons     摩門教徒
b).....the Jehovah Witnesses     耶和華見証人
c).....the followers of Dr Moon     統一教會的教徒

Q3: Which is/are true?   那是真的?
a).....death is the last enemy to be destroyed by Jesus      死亡是耶穌最後驅除的敵人
b).....in Heaven we'll have only a soul, no body      在天堂上我們只有一個靈魂,沒有肉身
c).....as the song says: "them bones is going to rise again"      就如一首歌說:"他們的骨頭將會復活"

Chapter 16:   第十六章

Q1:  What day of the week did the Corinthian Christians meet together?   格林多的基督徒每星期那一天聚會?
a).....Friday   .....星期五
b).....Saturday   .....星期六
c).....Sunday   .....星期日

Q2:  Where did Paul write this letter from?   保祿在那�媦g這封信?
a).....Macedonia   .....馬其頓
b).....Galatia   .....迦拉達
c).....Ephesus   .....厄弗所

Q3:  Who were the first Christian converts in Achaia?   誰是阿哈雅省第一批皈依的基督徒?
a).....Aquila and Priscilla   .....阿桂拉和普黎史拉
b).....Stephanas and his family   .....斯特法納和家人
c).....Timothy and Apollos   .....弟茂德和阿頗羅