馬太福音14:13-21

 

14:13 耶穌聽見了，就上船從那裡獨自退到野地裡去。眾人聽見，就從各城裡步行跟隨他。
14:14 耶穌出來，見有許多的人，就憐憫他們，治好了他們的病人。
14:15 天將晚的時候，門徒進前來，說：「這是野地，時候已經過了，請叫眾人散開，他們好往村子裡去，自己買吃的。」
14:16 耶穌說：「不用他們去，你們給他們吃吧！」
14:17 門徒說：「我們這裡只有五個餅，兩條魚。」
14:18 耶穌說：「拿過來給我。」
14:19 於是吩咐眾人坐在草地上，就拿著這五個餅，兩條魚，望著天祝福，擘開餅，遞給門徒，門徒又遞給眾人。
14:20 他們都吃，並且吃飽了；把剩下的零碎收拾起來，裝滿了十二個籃子。
14:21 吃的人，除了婦女孩子，約有五千。

 

¹³ When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. ¹⁴ When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

¹⁵ As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

¹⁶ Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

¹⁸ “Bring them here to me,” he said. ¹⁹ And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ²⁰ They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. ²¹ The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

 

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    「五餅二魚」的神蹟讓我們看見主耶穌牧者的心腸，因為這一群人跟隨主耶穌在曠野，天將要晚的時候，門徒提醒主耶穌：「這是野地，時候已經過了，請叫眾人散開，他們好往村子裡去，自己買吃的。」

 

    但是，主耶穌不願意這一群人在尋找食物的時候發生危險，就對門徒說：「不用他們去，你們給他們吃吧！」

 

    然而門徒無奈的說：「我們這裡只有五個餅，兩條魚。」

 

    可是這「五餅二魚」卻在主耶穌的手中，經過主祝謝之後，竟然讓這一群人吃飽，把剩下的零碎收拾起來，裝滿了十二個籃子。吃的人，除了婦女孩子，約有五千。

 

    這真的太不可思議，但是主卻本著愛讓這樣的是成全了！祂知道我們的需要，不會因為環境的困難，物質的缺乏，而放棄我們，祂必充充足足的供應我們，因為祂是我們的好牧者，祂必使祂的羊得草吃！

 

    讓我們堅定的相信：「耶和華是我的牧者，我必不致缺乏。」（詩篇23:1）