【读圣经学英语】在真理中得以圣别

【读圣经学英语】在真理中得以圣别

约翰福音-John 17章19-20  节

17:19 我为他们的缘故,圣别自己,使他们也在真理中得以圣别。
And for their sake I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.
17:20 我不但为这些人祈求,也为那些因他们的话信入我的人祈求,
And I do not ask concerning these only, but concerning those also who believe into Me through their word,

Enlightenment:

Verse 19 says, “And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.” Although the Son is absolutely holy in Himself, He still sanctified Himself in His way of living while He was on earth in order to set an example of sanctification for His disciples. Consider the way He contacted the Samaritan woman (4:5-7). The Lord did not meet her at night in a private home but during the day in the open air. As far as the Lord Himself was concerned, He could have met with the Samaritan woman, who was an immoral person, at any place and at any time. But as a man a little over thirty years of age, it would not have been a good example for His disciples if He had contacted her privately in her home at night. If He had done that, the disciples might have been confused. But, in order to set a good example for His disciples, He behaved in a sanctified way. This one example was a great help to His disciples in the future. It is not right for any young preacher to contact a woman privately at night because there is too much temptation there. To do such a thing is not holy; it is worldly. Look at the example of the Lord Jesus: He talked with Nicodemus, an elderly gentleman, late at night in a private home (3:1-2), but He talked with the immoral Samaritan woman during the daytime in the open air. In doing this the Lord sanctified Himself and set an example for His disciples to follow.

亮光

十九节说,“我为他们的缘故,圣别自己,使他们也在真理中得以圣别。”子自己是全然圣别的;但祂在地上时,仍然在生活方式上圣别自己,为门徒立下圣别的榜样。想想祂接触撒玛利亚妇人的方式。(约四5~7。)主遇见撒玛利亚妇人,并没有在夜里,在私人的住处,乃是在白日,在露天之下。就主耶稣自己而论,祂可以在任何时间和任何地点,遇见这不道德的撒玛利亚妇人。但祂是一个三十出头的男人,倘若祂在夜里私自去到那妇人家中,那就无法成为门徒的好榜样。如果祂这么作,门徒会感到困惑。但祂为了给门徒立下好的榜样,就以圣别的方式行事。这个榜样在将来,对于祂的门徒是很大的帮助。一个年轻的传道人,不适宜在夜里私下接触一个女子,因为那里有太多的试诱。作这样的事是不圣别的,是属世的。看看主耶稣的榜样:祂和尼哥底母这年长的绅士交谈,是在夜里,自己的家中;(约三1~2;)但祂和那不道德的撒玛利亚妇人谈话,却是在白日,在露天之下。主这样作,圣别了自己,就给门徒立下榜样来跟随。