约翰福音-John 13 章 1~2节
| 13:1 |
逾越节以前，耶稣知道自己离世归父的时候到了。祂既爱世间属自己的人，就爱他们到底。 Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come for Him to depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the uttermost. |
| 13:2 |
吃晚饭的时候，魔鬼已将出卖耶稣的意思，放在西门的儿子加略人犹大心里。 And while supper was taking place, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, that he should betray Him, |
Enlightenment:
Verse 1 says that the Lord “loved His own who were in the world” and that “He loved them to the uttermost.” Because of this love the Lord washed the disciples’ feet. Hence, the foot-washing is a matter of love, a love to the uttermost. Without this, the Lord’s love toward us would not have been to the uttermost but would have fallen short of our need. This shows the importance of foot-washing. This is our uttermost need. In the nine foregoing cases, the Lord has met all our needs. After all this, we still have the need of foot-washing. Therefore, the Lord has to take care of this by showing us His love to the uttermost.
The Gospel of John is divided mainly into two sections. The first section, composed of chapters one through thirteen, tells how the Lord as the eternal Word, which is God Himself, and as the Son of God came through His incarnation to bring God into man to be man’s life to produce the church. The second section, composed of chapters fourteen through twenty-one, unveils how the Lord as the Son of Man went through His death and resurrection to bring man into God, that man and God, God and man, may be built together as a mutual abode. Chapter thirteen, at the end of the first section, is a dividing line and a turning point. It turns the record from one direction to another.
亮光
一节说，主『既爱世间属自己的人，就爱他们到底。』由于这爱，主替门徒洗脚。因此，洗脚是一个爱的故事，这爱是爱到底的爱。没有这个洗脚，主对我们的爱就不是爱到底的爱，将不足以应付我们的需要。由此可见洗脚的重要。这是我们终极的需要。在前面九个事例中，主应付了我们一切的需要。在这一切之后，我们还有洗脚的需要。因此，主仍需顾到此点，以竭力显示祂的爱。
约翰福音前一段，一至十三章，说到主如何是神自己，是神子，来成为肉体，将神带进人里面，作人的生命，以产生召会。后一段，十四至二十一章，说出主如何是人子，经过死与复活，将人带进神里面，使人和神、神和人建造在一起，成为相互的住处。十三章在前一段的结尾，是分界线，也是转折点。它将书中的记载从一个方向转到另一个方向。