9:1 耶穌叫齊了十二個門徒,給他們能力、權柄,制伏一切的鬼,醫治各樣的病,
9:2 又差遣他們去宣傳上帝國的道,醫治病人,
9:3 對他們說:「行路的時候,不要帶柺杖和口袋,不要帶食物和銀子,也不要帶兩件褂子。
9:4 無論進哪一家,就住在那裡,也從那裡起行。
9:5 凡不接待你們的,你們離開那城的時候,要把腳上的塵土跺下去,見證他們的不是。」
9:6 門徒就出去,走遍各鄉宣傳福音,到處治病。
9:7 分封的王希律聽見耶穌所做的一切事,就游移不定;因為有人說:「是約翰從死裡復活」;
9:8 又有人說:「是以利亞顯現」;還有人說:「是古時的一個先知又活了。」
9:9 希律說:「約翰我已經斬了,這卻是甚麼人?我竟聽見他這樣的事呢?」就想要見他。
When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt. 4 Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. 5 If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” 6 So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead, 8 others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life. 9 But Herod said, “I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?” And he tried to see him.
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主耶穌差遣門徒出去傳福音,這是一件非常奇妙的事!雖然上帝可以行異能或是差遣大能的天使傳福音,祂竟然使用一群普通的人來傳福音。
當然上帝這樣做是有原因的,因為他親自差遣自己的獨生子成為人的樣式,來到世人的中間,為承擔世人的罪孽而死在十字架上,更戰勝死亡,從死人中間復活,還以人的樣式復活和升天,現在就坐在天父的右邊為我們代求!
不僅如此,將來還要以人的樣式再臨,讓我們與祂在空中相遇,之後就永遠與祂在一起!可見祂是多麼願意與我們人有一樣之樣式,好使我們人因祂的降卑而高升!
使徒保羅說:「大哉,敬虔的奧祕,無人不以為然!就是上帝在肉身顯現,被聖靈稱義(或譯:在靈性稱義),被天使看見,被傳於外邦,被世人信服,被接在榮耀裡。」(提摩太前書3:16)
感謝上帝,祂也讓我們以肉身復活,就像主耶穌一樣!不是靈魂不朽,也清楚宣告沒有所謂輪迴的事情!
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