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譯本參照AFV A Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本
32. Now then, whoever shall confess Me before men, that one will I also confess before My Father Who is in heaven.
33. But whoever shall deny Me before men, that one will I also deny before My Father, Who is in heaven.
34. Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
35. For I have come to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36. And a man’s enemies shall be those of his own household.
37. The one who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
38. And the one who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
39. The one who has found his life shall lose it; and the one who has lost his life for My sake shall find it.
40. The one who receives you receives Me, and the one who receives Me receives Him Who sent Me.
41. The one who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive the reward of a prophet; and the one who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive the reward of a righteous man.
42. And if anyone shall in the name of a disciple give to one of these little ones to drink a cup of cold water only, truly I say to you, he shall in no way lose his reward.”
32. 若信的能在人面前坦白承認我的存在,我在天父面前必認他。
33. 凡不認我的,我在天父面前也不認他。
34. 不要以為我會帶來和平。沒有和平,倒是刀光劍影。
35. 如人與生父生疏,女兒與母親疏離,媳婦與婆婆不和。
36. 人的敵人是自己家裡的人。
37. 這種情況下,愛父母過於愛我的,不配作我的門徒;愛兒女過於愛我的,不配作我的門徒。
38. 信的人,若不背起自己這十字架來跟隨我的,也不配作我的門徒。
39. 那是因為,要保全自己生命的,必喪掉生命;為我喪掉生命的,得著生命。
40. 若你能接待反對你的,是接待我;接待我的,就是接待差我來的。
41. 人若是接待那自稱為先知的,是因為那人有先知的恩賜;若接待的是位公義之人,是因為這人有公義存心的恩賜。
42. 旦凡人,肩負使徒的名,就算只給反對的一杯涼水,要實在知道,這人不會沒有恩賜。
這段描述有一個很重要的觀念:32節 whoever shall confess Me before men 若信的能在人面前坦白承認我的存在 當中的 confess G3670 這個認信是真心誠意,相信不是聽權威說,是自己有份經歷去確認。
這個承認當中的邏輯是:人承認耶穌就是會去承擔彌賽亞國度那份精神和原則,去作見證耶和華會拯救,挽回人心靈被遮那道光。作見證的人會有的遭遇以及該有的態度 (34-36):
- 認清事實。這位初信之人,最先會遇到的,是家人的反對。
- 為此家中的親人,與這初信之人,關係會受到破裂。
- 這些反應似乎是當成了敵人去看待。
信的人要如何回應?(37-42)
- 若親人有如此反應的,你愛耶和華的心不要因此消亡,因為人間的孝道,就愛人多過愛神。
- 這現象是有普世性,對於相信的人,在信仰和親情之間,成了這人的十架。這人就要背起這種十架 (十架的性質似乎是千變萬化),來跟隨耶穌回應的方式。
- 耶穌是放下自己,又成全了自己。因為自己放下,也讓迫你的人放下。
- 不願意放下自己的,不是福音的的見證,也就不是使徒,因為未有盡其本份。肉身的生命活著,心靈的生命卻被滅了。
- 放下自己,不是順從他人。為的是這親人是耶穌的倒影,他可能是先知,可能是公義的審判者,這一切都是反映出信耶穌的親人的不足。
- 你既是初生,就沒有什麼可去用去對抗,也不明用什麼理由去辯駁。在此情景下,初信的給親人一杯涼水,你表現出這樣的態度,看似沒有什麼回報,不是沒有,而是未到。
嘩!醒腦!

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