【读圣经学英语】 你爱我么?

【读圣经学英语】 你爱我么?

约翰福音-John 21章16节

21:16 耶稣第二次又对他说,约翰的儿子西门,你爱我么?彼得对祂说,主啊,是的,你知道我爱你。耶稣对他说,你牧养我的羊。
He said to him again a second time, Simon, son of John, do you love Me? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Shepherd My sheep.

Enlightenment:

In verses 16 and 17, we see that the Lord twice more asked Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” When the Lord asked him this the third time, Peter was deeply grieved. He was grieved for two reasons. The first was that the Lord asked him this question three times. If I asked you the same question three times, you also would feel quite troubled. The second reason Peter was grieved was that by asking him this question three times, the Lord was reminding Peter that he had denied Him three times. When Peter denied the Lord, he was warming himself by a fire (18:25). There was also a fire in John 21. The Lord’s action was very meaningful, for now, having a fire to remind Peter, He seemed to be saying, “Peter, do you remember that fire? Do you remember that it was by a fire that you denied Me? By that fire you denied Me, but by this fire I supply you.” Thus, the Lord caused Peter to remember what he did by that fire and to realize what he was and where he was. Peter fully learned that lesson. In the whole New Testament, the best picture of Peter is the one in John 21. I do like Brother Peter in this chapter. Here he is a soft, meek, and broken person, a man who has truly learned the lesson of being tested and broken by the Lord.

亮光

在十六、十七节,我们看见主又问了彼得两次:『约翰的儿子西门,你爱我吗?』当主第三次问他时,他深觉忧愁。有两个原因使他忧愁:第一,是主一连三次问了他这问题。倘若我一连三次问你同样的问题,你也会感到十分烦恼。彼得忧愁的第二个原因是:主藉着三次问他这问题,题醒他曾经三次否认主。当彼得否认主时,他是在烤火。(约十八25。)约翰二十一章也有火。主的行动是很有意义的;现在有火题醒彼得,主似乎说,『彼得,你记得那火吗?你记得就是在火旁你否认了我吗?你在那火旁否认我,我却在这火旁供应你。』这样,主使彼得想起他在那火旁所作的,并使他知道他是什么和他在那里。彼得完全学了那功课。在全本新约圣经里,彼得最好的图画是在约翰二十一章的这一幅。我真喜欢这章中的彼得弟兄。这里,他是柔软、温和、且破碎的人,他真正学了被主试验并破碎的功课。