【读圣经学英语】鸡就叫了

【读圣经学英语】鸡就叫了

约翰福音-John 18章26~30 节

18:26 有大祭司的一个奴仆,是彼得削掉耳朵那人的亲属,说,我不是看见你同祂在园子里么?
One of the slaves of the high priest, who was a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, Did I not see you in the garden with Him?
18:27 彼得又不承认,立刻鸡就叫了。
Then Peter denied again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
18:28 众人将耶稣从该亚法那里解往总督府去,那时是清早。他们自己却不进总督府去,恐怕染了污秽,不能吃逾越节的筵席。
Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the praetorium, and it was early morning. And they themselves did not enter into the praetorium, so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the passover.
18:29 彼拉多就出来,到他们那里,说,你们拿什么控告这人?
Pilate therefore went outside to them and said, What accusation do you bring against this man?
18:30 他们回答说,这人若不是作恶的,我们就不会把祂交给你。
They answered and said to him, If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered Him to you.

Enlightenment:

 In his first denial, Peter said only the word; in his second denial, he replied with an oath; and in his third denial, he cursed and swore. After denying the Lord the third time and hearing the cock crow, Peter remembered the word of the Lord, and he went out and wept bitterly (Matthew 26:75). As the Lord was suffering an evil and unjust judgment, Peter denied Him. By denying Him, Peter was exposed to the uttermost.

We should not read this account merely as a story about Peter, for it reveals that it is impossible for our natural life to enter into the kingdom. Because we all are the same as Peter, we should not try to follow the pathway into the kingdom by our natural life. No matter what kind of mind or will we may have, we cannot succeed. The test will come that will fully expose us. Sooner or later, all of us on the pathway to the kingdom will face the same tests. Praise the Lord that there is still the way of repentance, weeping, and confessing that brings in the Lord’s forgiveness and His further visitation. For the kingdom, we must have another life and be another person. Only after we have passed through all the tests and have suffered all the defeats and failures will we realize our need for another life.

亮光

彼得第一次否认主,只是说话;第二次否认,是起誓着说;第三次否认,是发咒起誓的说。彼得第三次否认主,并听见鸡叫以后,就想起主的话,他就到外面去痛哭。(太二六75。)当主受到邪恶、不公的审判时,彼得否认祂。因着否认祂,彼得被暴露到极点。

我们不该把这段记载仅仅当作彼得的故事来读,因为这启示出我们天然的生命不可能进入国度。因着我们都和彼得一样,我们就不该想要凭我们天然的生命走进国度的路。不论我们有怎样的心思或意志,我们都不能成功。试验要来,要完全暴露我们。我们这些在通往国度路上的人,迟早都要面临同样的试验。赞美主,仍有悔改、痛哭、认罪的路,带进主的赦免和祂进一步的眷顾。为着国度,我们必须有另一种生命,成为另一种人。只有在我们经过了所有的试验,遭遇了所有的失败之后,我们才领悟我们需要另一种生命。 (LS Matthew 69)