馬可福音15:33-41

 

15:33 從午正到申初，遍地都黑暗了。
15:34 申初的時候，耶穌大聲喊著說：「以羅伊！以羅伊！拉馬撒巴各大尼？」（翻出來就是：我的上帝！我的上帝！為甚麼離棄我？）
15:35 旁邊站著的人，有的聽見就說：「看哪，他叫以利亞呢！」
15:36 有一個人跑去，把海絨蘸滿了醋，綁在葦子上，送給他喝，說：「且等著，看以利亞來不來把他取下。」
15:37 耶穌大聲喊叫，氣就斷了。
15:38 殿裡的幔子從上到下裂為兩半。
15:39 對面站著的百夫長看見耶穌這樣喊叫（有古卷沒有喊叫二字）斷氣，就說：「這人真是上帝的兒子！」
15:40 還有些婦女遠遠地觀看；內中有抹大拉的馬利亞，又有小雅各和約西的母親馬利亞，並有撒羅米，
15:41 就是耶穌在加利利的時候，跟隨他、服事他的那些人，還有同耶穌上耶路撒冷的好些婦女在那裡觀看。

 

³³ At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. ³⁴ And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).^[b]

³⁵ When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

³⁶ Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.

³⁷ With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.

³⁸ The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. ³⁹ And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,^[c] he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”

⁴⁰ Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph,^[d] and Salome. ⁴¹ In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.

 

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    主耶穌是確確實實的死在十字架上，不是只有昏迷而已！祂承受了死亡，感受了與上帝分離並受上帝刑罰之狀態，所以祂喊叫：「以羅伊！以羅伊！拉馬撒巴各大尼？」（翻出來就是：我的上帝！我的上帝！為甚麼離棄我？）

 

    主耶穌不僅經歷肉體的死亡，也面對到靈魂的死，是確確實實、完完全全的死！因為祂要救贖我們，為要滿足上帝的需要，寧可犧牲自己！當然這不只是主耶穌單方面的付出，更是上帝主動愛世人，連自己的寶貴獨生子的代價都付上了！這是何等的愛！

 

     感謝主，讓這樣的愛臨到我們這些卑微的人，成就最偉大與傑出的事情，唯有祂配稱為上帝，配得一切榮耀與頌讚！

 

 

 

 

馬可福音15:21-32

 

15:21 有一個古利奈人西門，就是亞歷山大和魯孚的父親，從鄉下來，經過那地方，他們就勉強他同去，好背著耶穌的十字架。
15:22 他們帶耶穌到了各各他地方（各各他翻出來就是髑髏地），
15:23 拿沒藥調和的酒給耶穌，他卻不受。
15:24 於是將他釘在十字架上，拈鬮分他的衣服，看是誰得甚麼。
15:25 釘他在十字架上是巳初的時候。
15:26 在上面有他的罪狀，寫的是：「猶太人的王。」
15:27 他們又把兩個強盜和他同釘十字架，一個在右邊，一個在左邊。（有古卷加：
15:28 這就應了經上的話說：他被列在罪犯之中。）
15:29 從那裡經過的人辱罵他，搖著頭說：「咳！你這拆毀聖殿、三日又建造起來的，
15:30 可以救自己，從十字架上下來吧！」
15:31 祭司長和文士也是這樣戲弄他，彼此說：「他救了別人，不能救自己。
15:32 以色列的王基督，現在可以從十字架上下來，叫我們看見，就信了。」那和他同釘的人也是譏誚他。

 

²¹ A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. ²² They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). ²³ Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. ²⁴ And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.

²⁵ It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. ²⁶ The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews.

²⁷ They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. ^{[28] [a] 29} Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, ³⁰ come down from the cross and save yourself!” ³¹ In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! ³² Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

 

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    《希伯來書》2章14-16節：「兒女既同有血肉之體，他也照樣親自成了血肉之體，特要藉著死敗壞那掌死權的，就是魔鬼，並要釋放那些一生因怕死而為奴僕的人。他並不救拔天使，乃是救拔亞伯拉罕的後裔。」

 

    主耶穌願意被釘死在十字架上，就是要完成上帝在他身上的旨意！《希伯來書》這段話將主耶穌為何要釘死在十字架上，說得十分清楚！主耶穌在十字架上不是失敗，不是羞辱，而是得勝！祂已經將罪和死勝過，更是勝過魔鬼！魔鬼的權勢已竟被主耶穌所敗壞了！

 

    也因為這樣，主耶穌可以救拔亞伯拉罕的子孫，這不是人要先勝過肉體才有的，辦倒是我們是有血有肉的人，才能領受上帝在基督裡的救恩！因為我們承認我們有罪，才會需要耶穌基督的拯救！因為主耶穌已經勝過魔鬼，我們才有勝過罪與死的把握！雖然今天尚未完全，但是主耶穌再來上帝的國度完全實現時，我們也完全得贖之時，我們就真的不再犯罪、不再會有死亡，也就是沒有地獄火湖的第二次的死！

 

    哈利路亞！我們不僅不會死，更要與基督同掌王權，直到永遠，阿們！

 

 

 

馬可福音15:16-20

 

15:16 兵丁把耶穌帶進衙門院裡，叫齊了全營的兵。
15:17 他們給他穿上紫袍，又用荊棘編做冠冕給他戴上，
15:18 就慶賀他說：「恭喜，猶太人的王啊！」
15:19 又拿一根葦子打他的頭，吐唾沫在他臉上，屈膝拜他。
15:20 戲弄完了，就給他脫了紫袍，仍穿上他自己的衣服，帶他出去，要釘十字架。

 

¹⁶ The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. ¹⁷ They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. ¹⁸ And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!” ¹⁹ Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him. ²⁰ And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

 

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    主耶穌被羅馬兵丁戲弄，凸顯惡者的本性，牠的目的就是要貶抑人，讓人看不起自己，更看不起別人。連主耶穌被澆在羅馬士兵的受中之時，他也利用這些人來貶抑主耶穌！

 

    但是上帝並非如此，祂看我們為至寶，為祂愛的對象，甚至為了拯救我們脫離罪和死的轄制，竟然透過耶穌基督的代贖，為我們承擔罪的刑罰，付出祂的獨生愛子為代價，益彰顯人的代價！

 

    上帝竟然如此愛我們，祂不僅用自己的形象造我們，更用主耶穌為贖罪羔羊成為挽回祭，使上帝不再以憤怒和刑罰對待祂所拯救的人，反倒用慈愛和恩典使我們成為祂聖潔的兒女，進入父家中，和基督同享王權！

 

 

馬可福音15:1-15

15:1 一到早晨，祭司長和長老、文士、全公會的人大家商議，就把耶穌捆綁，解去交給彼拉多。
15:2 彼拉多問他說：「你是猶太人的王嗎？」耶穌回答說：「你說的是。」
15:3 祭司長告他許多的事。
15:4 彼拉多又問他說：「你看，他們告你這麼多的事，你甚麼都不回答嗎？」
15:5 耶穌仍不回答，以致彼拉多覺得希奇。
15:6 每逢這節期，巡撫照眾人所求的，釋放一個囚犯給他們。
15:7 有一個人名叫巴拉巴，和作亂的人一同捆綁。他們做亂的時候，曾殺過人。
15:8 眾人上去求巡撫，照常例給他們辦。
15:9 彼拉多說：「你們要我釋放猶太人的王給你們嗎？」
15:10 他原曉得，祭司長是因為嫉妒才把耶穌解了來。
15:11 只是祭司長挑唆眾人，寧可釋放巴拉巴給他們。
15:12 彼拉多又說：「那麼樣，你們所稱為猶太人的王，我怎麼辦他呢？」
15:13 他們又喊著說：「把他釘十字架！」
15:14 彼拉多說：「為甚麼呢？他做了甚麼惡事呢？」他們便極力地喊著說：「把他釘十字架！」
15:15 彼拉多要叫眾人喜悅，就釋放巴拉巴給他們，將耶穌鞭打了，交給人釘十字架。

 

ery early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.

² “Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate.

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

³ The chief priests accused him of many things. ⁴ So again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.”

⁵ But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.

⁶ Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested. ⁷ A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising. ⁸ The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.

⁹ “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate, ¹⁰ knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. ¹¹ But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead.

¹² “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.

¹³ “Crucify him!” they shouted.

¹⁴ “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

¹⁵ Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.

 

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    主耶穌被送到當時的羅馬總督彼拉多那裡，這些人的目的是要藉由羅馬政府的力量除掉主耶穌，這是非常可惡與邪惡的行為！

 

    然而比拉多看出這群人的目的，因為主耶穌一直是靜靜不為自己辯白，讓他覺得非比尋常，甚至還主動回答會被告死刑的罪。

 

    彼拉多問他說：「你是猶太人的王嗎？」

 

    耶穌回答說：「你說的是。」

 

    這可把比拉多嚇壞掉了，竟然有人如此的！

 

    然而主耶穌會如此面對這不合理的審判，是因為先知以賽亞說到：「他被欺壓，在受苦的時候卻不開口（或譯：他受欺壓，卻自卑不開口）；他像羊羔被牽到宰殺之地，又像羊在剪毛的人手下無聲，他也是這樣不開口。」(53:7)

 

    也因為這樣，希伯來書12章2節說：「仰望為我們信心創始成終的耶穌（或譯：仰望那將真道創始成終的耶穌）。他因那擺在前面的喜樂，就輕看羞辱，忍受了十字架的苦難，便坐在上帝寶座的右邊。」

 

    可見主耶穌是以完成上帝的旨意為喜樂，我們也要以此為我們的喜樂，正如保羅說：「我們這至暫至輕的苦楚，要為我們成就極重無比、永遠的榮耀。原來我們不是顧念所見的，乃是顧念所不見的；因為所見的是暫時的，所不見的是永遠的。」（哥林多後書4:17-18）