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16. A little while, and you shall not see Me; and again a little while, and you shall see Me, because I am going to the Father.”
17. Then some of His disciples said to one another, “What is this that He is saying to us, ‘A little while, and you shall not see Me; and again a little while, and you shall see Me,’ and, ‘because I am going to the Father’? ”
18. Therefore they said, “What is this that He is saying, the ‘little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”
19. Then Jesus, knowing that they desired to ask Him, said to them, “Why are you inquiring among one another about this that I said, ‘A little while, and you shall not see Me; and again a little while, and you shall see Me’?
20. Truly, truly I tell you, you shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice; and you shall be grieved, but your grief shall be turned into joy.
21. A woman when she is giving birth has grief because her time of travail has come; but after she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world.
22. And likewise, you indeed have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and no one shall take your joy from you.
23. And in that day you shall ask Me nothing. Truly, truly I tell you, whatever you shall ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
24. Until this day, you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full. (A Faithful Version)

16.只因父會接我回。不久,你們會見不到我。再過不多時,就會再見到我,

17. 幾個門徒就彼此說:是什麼意思?什麼不久會見不到我,又什麼會再過不久,又再見面。只因父會接我回去?

18. 門徒彼此議論:那個不久,是什麼意思?真不明白。

19. 耶穌看出門徒心中的疑感,便說:大家不用對問,什麼不久會見不到我,又什麼會再過不久,又再見面。

20. 我實實在在地告訴你們,你們會因我離去感到悲傷甚或痛哭。但世界上有些人倒會歡喜。你們是會感到憂愁,只是很快,你們的憂愁要變為快樂。

21. 就像婦人的生產,產期快來時,憂心忡忡。當孩子順利誕生,擔心的事就一掃而空。因為孩子的誕生而感到喜悅。

22. 同樣的情況,面對分離,總會感到悲傷。只是,我們會再聚,到時就會滿心喜悅,這喜悅沒有人能奪去。

23. 到那相聚的日子到來,就不用去問。我現在實在告知你們,奉我的名向父求什麼,必會給你。

24. 到今天為止,你們都不曾奉我的名祈求。你若祈求,就會得著,喜樂就得以滿足。

這處描述是門徒問為什麼會不見,又為什麼會再見?這個問題和解釋對今日的信眾有沒有幫助?

耶穌的解釋是對那時面對面的門徒而言是件令人傷心的事。耶穌的離去不同於死去的人,他是回到父那裡。有日會重來。對於不信的猶太領袖,並不是猶太人(也許對絕大多數的猶太人無關),這些人喜歡。喜歡的原因也明顯:動搖他們的領導地位,發言的權威,地位帶來的私利及個人的榮耀等事。而民眾各自有自己的選擇,當中有識辨能力也有因生活的壓力,都在各自的堅持中。

耶穌為何不長命百歲?最可能的緣因是:展示代贖的意義。

耶穌的代贖,是以無罪代替有罪,這是犧牲這觀念的根本。意思是藉耶穌相信神,就是信神有這等能力,在作出無償的犧牲,是神創造人時,那口吹進人體內的氣,是有靈活人的依據,這樣的犧牲精神,是存在人裡面,認識神的人,會明白這犧牲的實在意義:讓人看到耶穌這行為,就明白這種願意為人作出犧牲凡意義:將人性復歸原來的本性,能自控私慾的引誘,像當日在伊甸園那條蛇。

作為人,如夏娃,在引惑當前,她選擇分辨這種能力,讓自己作決定,而不是由神為她作決定。她這個決定,一直在影響每一個人:人,是能能自主。而雅各就是這個有自主的能力的人,他嘗試與神角力,看自己能有多大能力。事實說明,人不能勝過神。

人可以與神同等:擁有自控的能力,只要信。就能在和諧當中,用犧牲(是中性,不是一面倒的讓步)將人性喚醒以至挽回。

耶穌的死,是肉身,不是心靈被摧毀。人的靈回歸與神同在。有這樣的相信的,這人無論求什麼都必得著。

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