马太福音10：16-23
将来的逼迫
（可13‧9－13；路21‧12－19）
16「我差你们去，如同羊进入狼群；所以你们要灵巧像蛇，驯良像鸽子。
17你们要防备人；因为他们要把你们交给公会，也要在会堂里鞭打你们，
18并且你们要为我的缘故被送到诸侯君王面前，对他们和外邦人作见证。
19你们被交的时候，不要思虑怎样说话，或说什么话。到那时候，必赐给你们当说的话；
20因为不是你们自己说的，乃是你们父的灵在你们里头说的。
21弟兄要把弟兄，父亲要把儿子，送到死地；儿女要与父母为敌，害死他们；
22并且你们要为我的名被众人恨恶。惟有忍耐到底的必然得救。
23有人在这城里逼迫你们，就逃到那城里去。我实在告诉你们，以色列的城邑，你们还没有走遍，人子就到了。
16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
17Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues.
18On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
19But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say,
20for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
22You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
23When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
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2.耶稣说，当门徒被交在统治者面前时，谁会引导门徒说话?(20节)
思考与默想
个人感受
决心与应用
灵修指南
机警如蛇，纯真如鸽(16节):面对世上的逼迫，必须要有智慧地应对。
耶稣将差遣门徒比喻成把羊送进狼群一般，因祂知道门徒在世上传福音时，将会面临迫害。这个世界充满了罪恶，所以必然会拒绝福音的光照，而迫害门徒就是最具体拒绝福音的方式。然而，耶稣告诉门徒，透过这个迫害的过程，福音将会传给外邦人。此外，圣灵会在门徒里面指示当说的话，所以门徒必须在苦难中坚忍到底(18~23节)。耶稣指出，门徒在这不欢迎福音的世上传福音，必定会遭遇难以预料的危险与挑战。然而，门徒必须谨记，耶稣应许坚忍到底的人终必得救，我们当怀着对主应许的确信，全然承担所托付的使命。传福音是需要以忍耐来承担的崇高使命，愿我们凭信心等候主的再临，并在做门徒的道路上无惧前分。
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