路加福音3:21-38

 

3:21 眾百姓都受了洗，耶穌也受了洗。正禱告的時候，天就開了，
3:22 聖靈降臨在他身上，形狀彷彿鴿子；又有聲音從天上來，說：「你是我的愛子，我喜悅你。」
3:23 耶穌開頭傳道，年紀約有三十歲。依人看來，他是約瑟的兒子；約瑟是希里的兒子；
3:24 希里是瑪塔的兒子；瑪塔是利未的兒子；利未是麥基的兒子；麥基是雅拿的兒子；雅拿是約瑟的兒子；
3:25 約瑟是瑪他提亞的兒子；瑪他提亞是亞摩斯的兒子；亞摩斯是拿鴻的兒子；拿鴻是以斯利的兒子；以斯利是拿該的兒子；
3:26 拿該是瑪押的兒子；瑪押是瑪他提亞的兒子；瑪他提亞是西美的兒子；西美是約瑟的兒子；約瑟是猶大的兒子；猶大是約亞拿的兒子；
3:27 約亞拿是利撒的兒子；利撒是所羅巴伯的兒子；所羅巴伯是撒拉鐵的兒子；撒拉鐵是尼利的兒子；尼利是麥基的兒子；
3:28 麥基是亞底的兒子；亞底是哥桑的兒子；哥桑是以摩當的兒子；以摩當是珥的兒子；珥是約細的兒子；
3:29 約細是以利以謝的兒子；以利以謝是約令的兒子；約令是瑪塔的兒子；瑪塔是利未的兒子；
3:30 利未是西緬的兒子；西緬是猶大的兒子；猶大是約瑟的兒子；約瑟是約南的兒子；約南是以利亞敬的兒子；
3:31 以利亞敬是米利亞的兒子；米利亞是買南的兒子；買南是瑪達他的兒子；瑪達他是拿單的兒子；拿單是大衛的兒子；
3:32 大衛是耶西的兒子；耶西是俄備得的兒子；俄備得是波阿斯的兒子；波阿斯是撒門的兒子；撒門是拿順的兒子；
3:33 拿順是亞米拿達的兒子；亞米拿達是亞蘭的兒子；亞蘭是希斯崙的兒子；希斯崙是法勒斯的兒子；法勒斯是猶大的兒子；
3:34 猶大是雅各的兒子；雅各是以撒的兒子；以撒是亞伯拉罕的兒子；亞伯拉罕是他拉的兒子；他拉是拿鶴的兒子；
3:35 拿鶴是西鹿的兒子；西鹿是拉吳的兒子；拉吳是法勒的兒子；法勒是希伯的兒子；希伯是沙拉的兒子；
3:36 沙拉是該南的兒子；該南是亞法撒的兒子；亞法撒是閃的兒子；閃是挪亞的兒子；挪亞是拉麥的兒子；
3:37 拉麥是瑪土撒拉的兒子；瑪土撒拉是以諾的兒子；以諾是雅列的兒子；雅列是瑪勒列的兒子；瑪勒列是該南的兒子；該南是以挪士的兒子；
3:38 以挪士是塞特的兒子；塞特是亞當的兒子；亞當是上帝的兒子。

 

²¹ When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened ²² and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

²³ Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,

the son of Heli, ²⁴ the son of Matthat,

the son of Levi, the son of Melki,

the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

²⁵ the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos,

the son of Nahum, the son of Esli,

the son of Naggai, ²⁶ the son of Maath,

the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein,

the son of Josek, the son of Joda,

²⁷ the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa,

the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,

the son of Neri, ²⁸ the son of Melki,

the son of Addi, the son of Cosam,

the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

²⁹ the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer,

the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat,

the son of Levi, ³⁰ the son of Simeon,

the son of Judah, the son of Joseph,

the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

³¹ the son of Melea, the son of Menna,

the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,

the son of David, ³² the son of Jesse,

the son of Obed, the son of Boaz,

the son of Salmon,^[d] the son of Nahshon,

³³ the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram,^[e]

the son of Hezron, the son of Perez,

the son of Judah, ³⁴ the son of Jacob,

the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,

the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

³⁵ the son of Serug, the son of Reu,

the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,

the son of Shelah, ³⁶ the son of Cainan,

the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem,

the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

³⁷ the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch,

the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel,

the son of Kenan, ³⁸ the son of Enosh,

the son of Seth, the son of Adam,

the son of God.

 

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    路加在此敘述了主耶穌的出身，分為兩部分：一是受洗讓主耶穌顯明是上帝的兒子；另一部分是用家譜見證主耶穌是人的兒子。

 

    說道主耶穌是上帝的兒子又是人的兒子，是要見證耶穌是基督。者始聖經中一貫的宣告，正如羅馬書1章3-4節：「論到他兒子─我主耶穌基督。按肉體說，是從大衛後裔生的；按聖善的靈說，因從死裡復活，以大能顯明是上帝的兒子。」

 

    這也是我們信仰的中心，就是基督必須是完全的上帝而且是完全的人，才能真正有拯救的能力，缺一不可！而教會經過長期的反思，對基督的位格定義是：神人二性一位格！

 

    保羅將這樣的信仰整理為：「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）

 

 

 

路加福音3章

     路加福音3:1-20 , 

     路加福音3:1-6  ,  路加福音3:1  ,

     路加福音3:2-6  ,

     路加福音3:21-38 ,

路加福音3:1-20

 

3:1 凱撒提庇留在位第十五年，本丟•彼拉多作猶太巡撫，希律作加利利分封的王，他兄弟腓力作以土利亞和特拉可尼地方分封的王，呂撒聶作亞比利尼分封的王，
3:2 亞那和該亞法作大祭司。那時，撒迦利亞的兒子約翰在曠野裡，上帝的話臨到他。
3:3 他就來到約旦河一帶地方，宣講悔改的洗禮，使罪得赦。
3:4 正如先知以賽亞書上所記的話，說：在曠野有人聲喊著說：預備主的道，修直他的路！
3:5 一切山窪都要填滿；大小山岡都要削平！彎彎曲曲的地方要改為正直；高高低低的道路要改為平坦！
3:6 凡有血氣的，都要見上帝的救恩！
3:7 約翰對那出來要受他洗的眾人說：「毒蛇的種類！誰指示你們逃避將來的忿怒呢？
3:8 你們要結出果子來，與悔改的心相稱。不要自己心裡說：『有亞伯拉罕為我們的祖宗。』我告訴你們，上帝能從這些石頭中，給亞伯拉罕興起子孫來。
3:9 現在斧子已經放在樹根上，凡不結好果子的樹就砍下來，丟在火裡。」
3:10 眾人問他說：「這樣，我們當做甚麼呢？」
3:11 約翰回答說：「有兩件衣裳的，就分給那沒有的；有食物的，也當這樣行。」
3:12 又有稅吏來要受洗，問他說：「夫子，我們當做甚麼呢？」
3:13 約翰說：「除了例定的數目，不要多取。」
3:14 又有兵丁問他說：「我們當做甚麼呢？」約翰說：「不要以強暴待人，也不要訛詐人，自己有錢糧就當知足。」
3:15 百姓指望基督來的時候，人都心裡猜疑，或者約翰是基督。
3:16 約翰說：「我是用水給你們施洗，但有一位能力比我更大的要來，我就是給他解鞋帶也不配。他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗。
3:17 他手裡拿著簸箕，要揚淨他的場，把麥子收在倉裡，把糠用不滅的火燒盡了。」
3:18 約翰又用許多別的話勸百姓，向他們傳福音。
3:19 只是分封的王希律，因他兄弟之妻希羅底的緣故，並因他所行的一切惡事，受了約翰的責備；
3:20 又另外添了一件，就是把約翰收在監裡。

 

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— ² during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. ³ He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁴ As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.
⁵ Every valley shall be filled in,
    every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
    the rough ways smooth.
⁶ And all people will see God’s salvation.’”^[a]

⁷ John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? ⁸ Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. ⁹ The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

¹⁰ “What should we do then?” the crowd asked.

¹¹ John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”

¹² Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”

¹³ “Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” he told them.

¹⁴ Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”

He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”

¹⁵ The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. ¹⁶ John answered them all, “I baptize you with^[b] water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with^[c] the Holy Spirit and fire. ¹⁷ His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” ¹⁸ And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.

¹⁹ But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, ²⁰ Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

 

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    路加不斷地留下立是的軌跡在這福音書中，正如：「凱撒提庇留在位第十五年，本丟•彼拉多作猶太巡撫，希律作加利利分封的王，他兄弟腓力作以土利亞和特拉可尼地方分封的王，呂撒聶作亞比利尼分封的王，亞那和該亞法作大祭司。那時，撒迦利亞的兒子約翰在曠野裡，上帝的話臨到他。」

 

    然而施洗約翰的出現是應驗先知以賽亞所說的：「在曠野有人聲喊著說：預備主的道，修直他的路！一切山窪都要填滿；大小山岡都要削平！彎彎曲曲的地方要改為正直；高高低低的道路要改為平坦！凡有血氣的，都要見上帝的救恩！」

 

    也因為他的出現，使人想到上帝所預備的基督，但是他不趁這個機會自稱為基督。反到宣告基督的特質：「我是用水給你們施洗，但有一位能力比我更大的要來，我就是給他解鞋帶也不配。他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗。他手裡拿著簸箕，要揚淨他的場，把麥子收在倉裡，把糠用不滅的火燒盡了。」

 

    然而先知或上帝真正的僕人，當然不會受到世人的歡迎，尤其是當權者。正如施洗約翰指責希律王的作為，讓他被下到監裡，最後是被殺！所以，成為上帝的牧者要覺悟，不是為了討人喜歡，而是要討上帝喜歡！

 

 

歷代志上5:23-26

 

5:23 瑪拿西半支派的人住在那地。從巴珊延到巴力‧黑們、示尼珥與黑門山。
5:24 他們的族長是以弗、以示、以列、亞斯列、耶利米、何達威雅、雅疊，都是大能的勇士，是有名的人，也是作族長的。
5:25 他們得罪了他們列祖的上帝，隨從那地之民的神行邪淫；這民就是上帝在他們面前所除滅的。
5:26 故此，以色列的上帝激動亞述王普勒和亞述王提革拉．毘列色的心，他們就把流便人、迦得人、瑪拿西半支派的人擄到哈臘、哈博、哈拉與歌散河邊，直到今日還在那裡。

 

²³ The people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous; they settled in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir (Mount Hermon).

²⁴ These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. They were brave warriors, famous men, and heads of their families. ²⁵ But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. ²⁶ So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.

 

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    作者在這裡警界以色列人：關於以色列人知道在約旦河東的支派，因為得罪上帝，所以最早被亞述帝國所滅！因此要以色列人謹記於心。不可以敬拜別神，招惹上帝的憤怒！