※Paul generally prays that the Ephesian saints may be given a “spirit of wisdom and of revelation” (verse 17).
弗1：17求我們主耶穌基督的神，榮耀的父，將那賜人智慧和啟示的靈賞給你們，使你們真知道他，
Ephesian 1：17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,(ESV)
Ephesian 1：17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him：(KJV)
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※The first question we must answer is whether or not to capitalize the word “spirit.” I believe that we must. Repeatedly, wisdom and revelation are described as the result of the ministry of the Holy Spirit:
這裡的翻譯，用大寫的「聖靈」較為恰當。「智慧」和「啟示」是聖靈對信主救贖之基督徒做的工。
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*“But select from among you, brethren, seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task” (Acts 6:3).
徒6：3所以弟兄們，當從你們中間選出七個有好名聲、被聖靈充滿、智慧充足的人，我們就派他們管理這事。
*And yet they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking (Acts 6:10).
徒6：10司提反是以智慧和聖靈說話，眾人敵擋不住，
*And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ (Luke 2:26).
路2：26他得了聖靈的啟示，知道自己未死以前，必看見主所立的基督。
*For to us God revealed {them} through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God (1 Corinthians 2:10).
林前2：10只有神藉著聖靈向我們顯明了，因為聖靈參透萬事，就是神深奧的事也參透了。
*Which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit (Ephesians 3:5).
弗3：5這奧秘在以前的世代沒有叫人知道，像如今藉著聖靈啟示他的聖使徒和先知一樣。
*It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look (1 Peter 1:12).
彼前1：12他們得了啟示，知道他們所傳講（原文作服事）的一切事，不是為自己，乃是為你們。那靠著從天上差來的聖靈傳福音給你們的人，現在將這些事報給你們；天使也願意詳細察看這些事。
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※It is my understanding, then, that Paul is praying for a particular ministry of the Holy Spirit.
What, then, is this ministry? Several lines of evidence tend to make this clear.
因此，我的理解是，保羅正在為聖靈的特定事工禱告。
那麼，這個事工是什麼？ 上面一些證詞可以說明這一點。
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※Some might think that Paul is praying for the Holy Spirit to give the church wisdom and revelation which is beyond that found in Scripture. I think this is both unnecessary. The Word of God is sufficient for all of our spiritual needs:
※有些人可能會認為保羅正在祈求聖靈給予教會智慧和啟示，這在聖經裡沒有這種說法。 我認為這是不必要的。因為，
※上帝的話語足以滿足我們所有的屬靈需要：
*14 You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them; 15 and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:14-17).
14但你所學習的，所確信的，要存在心裡；因為你知道是跟誰學的，
15並且知道你是從小明白聖經，這聖經能使你因信基督耶穌，有得救的智慧。16聖經都是神所默示的（或作：凡神所默示的聖經），於教訓、督責、使人歸正、教導人學義都是有益的，17叫屬神的人得以完全，預備行各樣的善事。
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※Believers already have the Spirit, as Ephesians 1:13-14 make clear. In the words of Fee, “the prayer is not for some further Spirit reception, but for the indwelling Spirit whom they have already received to give them further wisdom and revelation. The emphasis, therefore, is not in receiving the Spirit as such, but on receiving (or perhaps realizing?) the resident Spirit’s gifts” . In summary, Paul’s prayer is that God would grant us his Spirit who in turn will supply the wisdom to understand what he also reveals to us about the character and purposes of God and our role in the latter.
信徒已經擁有聖靈，正如以弗所書1：13-14所說明的那樣。
保羅的禱告，「這禱告不是為了進一步接受聖靈，而是為了他們已經收到的內住的靈，為他們提供進一步的智慧和啟示。」 因此，重點不在於接受聖靈本身，而在於接受（或者可能實現？）常駐聖靈的恩賜。
總而言之，保羅的禱告是上帝會賜給我們祂的靈，而祂的靈將提供智慧，讓我們明白祂向我們揭示了的上帝的品格和旨意以及我們要活出的角色。
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