【读圣经学英语】安息日

【读圣经学英语】安息日

约翰福音-John 19章31~33节

19:31 犹太人因这日是预备日,又因那安息日是个大日,就求彼拉多叫人打断他们的腿,把他们拿去,免得身体当安息日留在十字架上。
Then the Jews, since it was the day of preparation and so that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath day was a great Sabbath), requested of Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.
19:32 于是兵丁来,把头一个人的腿,并与耶稣同钉另一个人的腿,都打断了;
The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other man who had been crucified with Him.
19:33 只是来到耶稣那里,见祂已经死了,就不打断祂的腿。
But coming to Jesus, when they saw that He had already died, they did not break His legs;

Enlightenment:

The Jews, not wanting the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath, asked Pilate that their legs might be broken. The soldiers then broke the legs of the two thieves who had been crucified with the Lord. But when they came to Jesus, they saw that He had already died. Since the Lord had already died, it was needless for them to break His bones. This indicates that, in a sense, the Lord Jesus was not put to death by human hands but that He died Himself. Although He was crucified, He died Himself, fulfilling His word spoken in 10:17 and 18, where He said, “I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one takes it away from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again.” Apparently, Jesus was killed; actually, He laid down His psuche life, His soulish life, and died. While the two criminals were killed, Jesus was not. Rather, He laid down His psuche life for our redemption. Since He had already died, the soldiers did not break His legs. This sovereignly fulfilled the prophecy which said, “Not a bone of Him shall be broken” (19:36).

 

亮光

犹太人不愿意身体当安息日留在十字架上,就求彼拉多叫人打断他们的腿。于是兵丁将与主同钉那两个强盗的腿打断了,只是他们来到耶稣那里,看见祂已经死了。主既已死了,就不用打断祂的骨头了。在某种意义上,这指明主耶稣不是被人手处死的,乃是祂自己死的。祂虽然被钉十字架,却是自己死的,这应验了祂在十章十七、十八节所说的话:『我将命舍去,好再取回来。没有人夺我的命去,是我自己舍的。我有权柄舍了,也有权柄再取回来。』表面看来,耶稣是被杀的;实际上,祂是舍去祂的朴宿克生命,祂的魂生命。那两个罪犯是被杀的,耶稣却不是,祂是为救赎我们而舍了祂的朴宿克生命。祂既已死,兵丁就没有打断祂的腿。这主宰的应验了『祂的骨头,一根也不可折断』的预言。(约十九36。)