Jun 25【每日活水】不求己利,承担使命

马太福音27:11~26

耶稣在彼拉多面前受审
可15‧2-5路23‧3-5约18‧33-38
11耶稣站在巡抚面前,巡抚问他说:“你是犹太人的王吗?”耶稣说:“你说的是。”
12他被祭司长和长老控告的时候,什么都不回答。
13彼拉多就对他说:“他们作见证告你这么多的事,你没有听见吗?”
14耶稣仍不回答,连一句话也不说,以致巡抚甚觉希奇。
耶稣被判死刑
可15‧6-15路23‧13-25约18‧39-19:16
15巡抚有一个常例,每逢这节期,随众人所要的,释放一个囚犯给他们。
16当时有一个出名的囚犯叫巴拉巴。
17众人聚集的时候,彼拉多就对他们说:“你们要我释放哪一个给你们?是巴拉巴呢?是称为基督的耶稣呢?”
18巡抚原知道,他们是因为嫉妒才把他解了来。
19正坐堂的时候,他的夫人打发人来说:“这义人的事你一点不可管,因为我今天在梦中为他受了许多的苦。”
20祭司长和长老挑唆众人,求释放巴拉巴,除灭耶稣。
21巡抚对众人说:“这两个人,你们要我释放哪一个给你们呢?”他们说:“巴拉巴。”
22彼拉多说:“这样,那称为基督的耶稣,我怎么办他呢?”他们都说:“把他钉十字架!”
23巡抚说:“为什么呢?他作了什么恶事呢?”他们便极力地喊着说:“把他钉十字架!”
24彼拉多见说也无济于事,反要生乱,就拿水在众人面前洗手,说:“流这义人的血,罪不在我,你们承当吧!”
25众人都回答说:“他的血归到我们和我们的子孙身上。”
26于是彼拉多释放巴拉巴给他们,把耶稣鞭打了,交给人钉十字架。
Jesus Before Pilate
11Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
“You have said so,”Jesus replied.
12When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. 
13Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?” 
14But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.
15Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. 
16At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas. 
17So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” 
18For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.
19While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.”
20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.
21“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.
“Barabbas,” they answered.
22“What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked.
They all answered, “Crucify him!”
23“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.
But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
24When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”
25All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”
26Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
 

内容观察

1.耶稣对于彼拉多的提问和祭司长与长老的控告,有什么反应?(11~12节)

2.彼拉多如何回应祭司长、长老以及群众的要求?(24,26节)

 

思考与默想

 

3.彼拉多为什么明知耶稣无罪,却仍判处钉十字架的死刑?
 

个人感受

4.看到彼拉多明知耶稣无罪,却因政治考量而附从群众的意思,你有什么感想?
 

决心与应用

5.你何时曾被外在氛围影响,致使做出明知不当为的决定?为了按照良心和公义来做决定和行动,你具体决定要怎么做?

每逢这节期(15节):指逾越节路23:2“他们开始控告他说:‘我们见这人煽惑我们的国民,禁止我们纳税给凯撒,并说自己是基督是王

灵修指南

耶稣在罗马总督彼拉多的法庭上接受审判,祭司长和长老控告耶稣,说池煽动百姓不向罗马帝国纳税,并自称是犹太人的王(参路23:2),然而彼拉多找不到与这些控告相应的证据。彼拉多亲眼见证耶稣在回应了自己是不是犹太人的王的问题后,就什么也不回答,这让他感到非常惊讶(14节)。因为耶稣既是无罪之身,却又不为自己辩护,亦不畏惧面前这位总督的权威。然而,彼拉多即便知道耶稣是无罪的,还是屈服于群众的鼓噪,将耶稣判处钉十字架的死刑。这让我们看见,世人为了追求自己的利益,甚至会毫不犹豫地将无罪的判为有罪。我们必须时常思想走上十架之路的主耶稣,效法以神的旨意为优先,跟随神的旨意而行的救主。
 

内室祷告

愿我承认基督耶稣是我生命的救主,效法神的样式,成为活出纯全信心的主门徒。

 

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