路加福音22:1-6

 

22:1 除酵節（又名逾越節）近了。

22:2 祭司長和文士想法子怎麼才能殺害耶穌，是因他們懼怕百姓。

22:3 這時，撒但入了那稱為加略人猶大的心；他本是十二門徒裡的一個。

22:4 他去和祭司長並守殿官商量，怎麼可以把耶穌交給他們。

22:5 他們歡喜，就約定給他銀子。

22:6 他應允了，就找機會，要趁眾人不在跟前的時候把耶穌交給他們。

 

Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, ² and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. ³ Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. ⁴ And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. ⁵ They were delighted and agreed to give him money. ⁶ He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.

 

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    主耶穌宣召門徒怎麼會去選到一位背叛祂的人呢？主耶穌是不是知道這人會出賣他呢？但是主耶穌卻將這人的出現當成必然，也是必須的！

 

    我們的人生當中當然是有人會幫助我們，也有人會害我們。在我們的身邊出現，卻有上帝的美意！正如猶大成為主耶穌門徒，是促成主耶穌上十字架而死，來完成上帝所預備的救恩。

 

    因此我們要學習凡事謝恩，更不要忘記來世界只是客旅，上帝已經為我們預備永恆的安宅，我們反而要盼望那日快現！