Chapter 35 "Four Gospels 1" (2)

"Four Gospels 1" (2) jesus cares for the handicapped During his stay in Galilee, Jesus was especially devoted to healing those with physical disabilities so that they could enjoy life as normal people again. When Jesus returned to his hometown of Nazareth, someone carried a paralyzed man on a mattress to Jesus, claiming that they had heard many stories about Jesus healing various intractable diseases, and they believed that Jesus could also heal Good for the paralyzed man in front of him.Seeing that the crowd was full of confidence in him, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Young man, don't worry! Your sins are forgiven." Hearing what Jesus said, some scribes were very disapproving. He said, "This man is talking nonsense. "Jesus knew what was going on in their hearts, and he said to them, "Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts? Is it easy to say that your sins are forgiven, or that you get up and walk? Neither is easy. But I will let You know that man has the authority to forgive sins on earth." As he spoke, he turned around and called the paralyzed man, "Get up, take your mat and go home!" As soon as the words fell, the paralyzed man immediately got up from the ground , holding the mattress that carried him, walked home as if flying.When the crowd saw the long-term paralyzed man running, they couldn't help admiring, and all gave glory to God, because He gave such authority to the Son of Man, Jesus.

When Jesus was walking on the road, two blind men followed him closely, and they cried out loudly as they walked: "Son of David, have mercy on us." Jesus entered an empty house, and the two Some people followed him, and they still begged him bitterly.Jesus asked them, "Do you believe that I can heal your eyes?" The two blind men nodded and said, "Lord, we believe!" Jesus touched their eyes lightly with his hand, and said, "If you believe, it will be done I'll kill you!" Then the eyes of the two blind men opened, and the joy of their sight made them cheer, and Jesus hurriedly told them, "Be careful that no one will know about this." Those two blind men, no, it should be said that they were two people who had regained their sight, walked away happily. As they walked, they told everyone they met on the road that this was the happiest and most surprising thing in their lives. thing.

It didn't take long for the story to spread throughout the area. After the two blind men left, someone brought a dumb man possessed by a demon to Jesus. Jesus inspected it for a while, then shouted sharply, telling the dumb ghost to get away from the child quickly. Hearing Jesus' scolding, the dumb ghost hurriedly escaped from the child's body, so the mute spoke again.Everyone was amazed and said, "In Israel, nothing like this has ever been seen." Jesus came to the Sea of ​​Galilee from the territory of Decapolis. Someone brought a deaf and tongue-tied man to Jesus, and begged him to lay hands on him and heal him of his disease.Jesus avoided the crowd, led the deaf and tongue-tied man to a corner, probed his ears with his fingers, spit and wiped his tongue, then looked up to the sky and sighed, saying, "Open it!" Strange to say, the man immediately heard the voice of Jesus, and heard the account that many people were talking about. He was very excited, and quickly thanked Jesus. He heard every word of his own very clearly. He was fluent, no longer stammering as he had been when people told him by hand gestures, and he couldn't help rushing up to the people to tell them the great news, even though Jesus was running after him and told him not to tell anyone .The story of Jesus making the deaf hear was spread far and wide, and everyone commented, "Everything he does is good; he will make the deaf hear and the dumb speak."

When Jesus came to Bethsaida, another man brought a blind man to him, and begged Jesus to touch him.Jesus took the blind man by the hand, led him outside the village, spit on his eyes, then put his hands on his body, and asked him, "What do you see?" He looked up and said, "I saw people They grow like trees, but they can walk." Then Jesus pressed his hands on his eyes, and the blind man saw everything clearly. There were green trees nearby, and dark green mountains in the distance. There are farmers working in the field, and when the harvested wheat is blown by the wind, layers of golden waves are immediately turned up. It turns out that the world is so beautiful, and those who can see the light are really excited.Jesus told him to go back to his home quickly and not to enter this village again. He didn't want his miracles to be spread again. (Matthew 9; Mark 7)

establishment of the twelve apostles Jesus preached the gospel throughout Galilee, teaching in synagogues to restore respect for the teachings of Moses.Again he showed great power, winning the people's faith in the Lord by miracles. When he was in Cana of Galilee, he and his disciples were invited to a wedding banquet. When people were drinking and mingling, they found that the host had run out of wine and were embarrassed. Jesus performed a miracle and brought the family The clear water in the water tank turned into wine, and the taste was even better than the previous wine.This is the first time Jesus performed a miracle.

His fame soon spread everywhere, and people from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Damascus followed him.Jesus was delighted to see these people gathered together.He needs them, but he must pick out the core disciples, pick out those who are called salt and light, let them share their mission, send them around, and let more people accept the voice of the kingdom of heaven. After concentrated prayer and careful thinking, Jesus summoned all the disciples around him, and chose twelve of them as his apostles.Those honored to be among the Twelve are: Peter and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedah, John the brother of James, Philip, Barodomaeus, Thomas, Matthew, Alphaeus sons of Zongal and Thaddei, Simon, and Judas Iscariot.The first six were the first to follow Jesus.

Peter's original name was Simon, and Jesus named him Peter, which means "rock", which means that the cause of the Lord can be relied upon.Like Brother Simon, James and his brother John were fishermen before they followed Jesus.James and John were jealous and fierce. Jesus called them "Bannerqi", which means "sons of thunder". People asked Jesus to allow them to send fire to the Samaritans. Jesus rebuked them and said the famous words, "The Son of Man did not come to this world to destroy people's lives, but to save people's lives." John had deep trust in Jesus.Before dying on the cross, Jesus entrusted his mother and sister to him.

Peter was the disciple who most communicated with the soul of Jesus.On the night before being betrayed, Jesus said to Peter who fell asleep: "Why can't you wake up with me for a while?" He hoped that Peter could share his loneliness.Nevertheless, Peter became the Christian missionary organizer after the death of Jesus, and became the rock on which the church rested. Philip was the first to bring Nathanael to Jesus. Matthew, also known as Levi, was originally a tax collector, and tax collectors were despised by the people of Judah.Jesus saw him at the tax customs and said to him, "Follow me." Ambassador Ma followed Jesus, and finally when he was persecuted by the Romans, he still bravely signed the humble title of "Martha the Tax Collector".In the eyes of Jesus, all people are equal and waiting for help.Jesus ate with Matthew and other criminals, and the Pharisees criticized him for not mixing with criminals and tax collectors.Jesus said: "The healthy don't need a doctor, but the sick need a doctor." Thomas seems to be Martha's brother.

Jacob and Thaddeus were also brothers.Their mother was also Mary.She was one of several Galilean women who followed Jesus to the foot of the cross. Simon was a Zealot against the Roman authorities. As for Judas, he was the traitor who betrayed Jesus.Among the twelve apostles, he was in charge of money.After Jesus died, he felt remorse, threw thirty silver coins in front of the chief priests and elders, left the temple and hanged himself. These are things for later. Jesus chose the twelve apostles and sent them out to preach. He told them, "Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter in a city of the Samaritans.

Rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.Spread the word as you go, saying that the kingdom of heaven is near. " Jesus told the apostles to perform many miracles, to raise the dead, to heal leprosy, and not to carry money or clothing.Wherever you go, ask for good people and those who deserve peace. "Whoever does not receive you or listen to your words, when you leave that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet. Truly I tell you, in the day of judgment Sodom and Gomorrah will It is more tolerable than that city." Jesus told the disciples about the hardships and dangers of spreading the truth, and increased their confidence: "I sent you like sheep among wolves, so be as clever as snakes and as gentle as doves. Beware of people, because they You will be handed over to the Sanhedrin, and you will be scourged in the synagogues. For my sake, you will be sent before princes and kings...Brothers will be brothers. Fathers will send their sons to death, and children will be enemies of their parents. Kill Kill them. You will be hated by all for my name's sake, but whoever endures to the end will be saved.

If someone persecutes you in this city, flee to another city.I tell you the truth, the son of man will come before he has gone through all the cities of Israel. "A student cannot be higher than a master, and a servant cannot be higher than a master. A student is the same as a master, a servant is the same as a master, and that's all. "Since people call the head of the house Beelzebub (king of ghosts), what about his family? Therefore, don't be afraid of them. For there is nothing that is hidden that will not be exposed; there is nothing that will be hidden that will not be known. "What I have told you in secret, you shall speak in the open, and what you hear with your ears shall proclaim from the housetops. "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but fear him who can destroy both body and soul in hell. "Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also deny him before my Father in heaven; and whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father in heaven. "Don't think that I came to bring peace to the earth; I did not come to bring peace to the earth, but to bring swords to the earth. "He who loves his parents more than us is not worthy of being my disciple; whoever loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of being my disciple. Whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of being my disciple. "He who gains his life will lose it; he who loses his life for my sake will find it." The twelve apostles received Jesus' admonition and encouragement, and then they went to preach in the cities where Israel was located. (big 10) frank friend and foe Jesus healed various diseases and saved many disabled people. He was praised and trusted by the common people everywhere. Many people came to follow him from all directions, and his reputation became bigger and bigger.However, the scribes and Pharisees in the upper class of Israel didn’t take it seriously. They were jealous of him, hated him, and always tried to find every opportunity to slander him. When Jesus cast out the dumb demon from the mute, the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the king of demons." Jesus healed a dumb, blind man who was possessed by a demon, and the Pharisee said, "This man casts out demons only by Beelzebub, the king of demons." Jesus knew their intentions, so he said to them directly: "Whenever a nation is divided against itself, the country will be ruined; whenever a family is divided against itself, the family will be ruined; if Satan is divided against itself, How can his country stand on its feet? You say that I cast out demons by relying on Beelzebub, the king of demons, so I would like to ask you, if I drive out demons by relying on Beelzebub, how will your children cast out demons? By whom? Then they will judge you. If I cast out demons by the power of God, this is to tell you that the kingdom of God has come to you. The strong man is fully clothed and guards his house. Everything that could be guarded seemed safe. But one day a stronger man than he came and overcame him, and took away his armor, his weapons, and everything in his house. I tell you , whoever is not with me is my enemy; whoever is not with me is scattered." At the moment, the Pharisees are speechless.Jesus opened his mouth again and said, "Therefore I tell you that all sins and blasphemy can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can still be forgiven; only the one who speaks offends Those who have received the Holy Spirit will not be pardoned in this world or in the next life. Of course you know that if a tree is good, its fruit will be good; , how can you say good things? Your hearts are full of evil thoughts, and your mouths are naturally unable to speak. A good man brings good things out of the good in his heart; an evil man brings evil out of the evil in his heart. .I have to tell you that whatever idle words you have spoken here, you must confess truthfully every sentence in the day of judgment. For if the kingdom of heaven will judge you righteous by your words, it will also judge you righteous by your words. condemn you as a sinner." The Pharisees were so disheartened by Jesus' stern rebuke that they sneaked away one by one while others were unaware. At that moment, John, a disciple of Jesus, ran to him and said, "Sir, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, so let's stop him and stop him from using your name to do what you did, because He doesn't believe us, he doesn't follow us. Are we doing right?" Jesus said, "Don't forbid him, for if no one works miracles in my name, it's easy to slander me. You know, don't resist us whoever gives you a glass of water to drink because you belong to Christ, I tell you the truth, he will be rewarded." Seeing that the disciples had realized something, Jesus went on to say, "Whoever causes anyone who believes in Me to stumble, it would be better to hang a millstone around his neck and throw him into the sea. If one of your hands causes you to stumble, Chop it off. It is better for you to enter life without a limb than with two hands to hell, into the unquenchable fire. If your foot causes you to stumble, chop it off. You are lame It is better to enter into eternal life than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. If your one eye causes you to stumble, take it away. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell. There the worm will never die, and the fire will never be quenched. For each one shall be salted with fire. Salt is a good thing, but if it loses its taste, what shall be used to make it salty again? Let there be salt among you , to be in harmony with each other." After speaking this long paragraph, Jesus got up and went beyond the Jordan River.The crowd gathered to him again, and he taught them as usual. (Luke 11; Matt. 18) Rebuke and seek a miracle Jesus traveled all over Galilee, preached and healed people, and performed many miracles, but his miracles were only done for the people, only for the weak, and for those who "call evil good and good evil, The upper class of the Jews who regard darkness as light and light as darkness, especially the Pharisees, Sadducees and some scribes, Jesus never used miracles to win them over. A crowd of scribes and Pharisees surrounded Jesus, and they said to him, "Sir, we would like you to show us a sign". Without looking at them, Jesus said, "It is ridiculous for a wicked and adulterous generation to ask for a miracle. I tell you that there will be no more signs for you except the sign of the prophet Jonah." The prophet Jonah was swallowed by a big fish for three days and three nights, and finally he was resurrected. The Son of Man will also be buried in the ground like this for three days and three nights, and he will finally be resurrected. "Why are you telling me this? Do you have to see it with your own eyes to believe it? When the judgment comes, the people of Nineveh will stand up and condemn this generation, because after hearing the gospel of the kingdom of heaven preached by Jonah, the people of Nineveh , repented thoroughly, and thus they have the right to condemn this generation. "Open your eyes and behold, here is a man greater than Jonah. When the day of judgment comes, the queen of the south will arise to condemn this generation, for she has come from the ends of the earth to hear the words of wisdom from Solomon .Solomon was great, but there is one greater than Solomon here. "After leaving the human body, the unclean spirit walked around in places without water, trying to find a place to rest, but he couldn't find it, so he decided to go back to the house from which he was driven out. When he got to that house, he saw There were many vacant places inside, so I cleaned it up and refurbished it, and brought seven ghosts worse than myself, and all of them lived in the house. It was worse before. I tell you, so will this wicked generation." Another time, some Phaseans and Sadducees came to test Jesus.They wanted him to show them a sign from heaven.Jesus replied, "When the sky turns red in the evening, you will say: It will be sunny; in the morning, when the sky turns red and then dark again, you will say that there must be rain and wind today. You can tell the color of the sky, but you cannot tell the time of day." A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miracle, why should I show it? I tell you once again, there will be no more miracles except the miracle of Jonah." Jesus walked away after speaking. Similarly, Jesus performed many miracles in Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum and other cities, but the people in those cities did not repent, and Jesus could not help rebuking them, saying, "O Chorazin, you have Woe to you! Bethsaida, woe to you! For if the miracles I have done among you had been done in Tire and Sidon, the people there would have long ago put on sackcloth and ashes in order to repent, and you However, I must tell you that when the day of judgment comes, it will be easier for Tire and Sidon to bear than you! O Capernaum, you have already ascended to heaven, but you must be determined in the future. fall into Hades, for the miracles that were done with you, if they had been done in Sodom, would have survived to this day, but you have vanished. And I must tell you that when the day of judgment comes, all Doma endured it much more easily than you." Jesus was truly moved by the foolishness of the Pharisees and the innocence of the people. By appealing to God, Jesus revealed the meaning that the truth cannot be revealed by only one means.Miracles don't work for everyone.He said in a loud voice, "Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I thank you for hiding these things from the wise and prudent, and revealing them to babes. Yes, Father, for it is your good pleasure .All that I have is given to me by my Father. No one knows the Son but the Father; no one knows the Father except what the Father and the Son will show. All who labor hard and are burdened may come to Me, and I may I will give you rest. I am meek and lowly in heart. You should take up my yoke and learn from me. In this way, you will surely enjoy rest in your hearts. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (Matthew 11, 12, 16) Jesus praises John John the Baptist was imprisoned for stabbing Herod Antipas with his blunt words in the court, and more importantly, for annoying the shameless woman Herodias. Although John the Baptist was trapped in prison , but he is always concerned about the outside world, especially the situation of Jesus Christ. He often learns everything he wants to know from his disciples.At this time, Jesus performed many miracles and performed many miracles in various places, and the disciples would naturally tell John the Baptist about all this.After John the Baptist heard this, he was still dubious in his heart. He never forgot his mission to come to this world. He came to this world to "prepare the way of the Lord and make his paths straight".He has been working on this for a long time, and from his present position, he can no longer do the work he loves, so he wants to know the whole time from the time he started preaching, baptizing people, and baptizing Jesus. Whether the work is effective, if the one who testifies for him is Christ, then even if he is killed by Herod in the future, he will not have any regrets.Otherwise, he will feel that he has failed God's commission.John the Baptist thought about this all day long in the prison, which tortured him so much that he couldn't sleep or eat. He had completely forgotten about King Herod's persecution and even his future death. One day, John called two disciples and sent them to Jesus. He asked them to ask him, "Are you really the coming Savior? Do we need to wait for someone else?" Two disciples sent by John came to Jesus, and they repeated John's question to him.Jesus replied: "Go and tell him everything that you have seen and heard with your eyes and ears, and you say that I make the blind open their eyes to see the world, the lame stand upright and walk, and all lepers are gained by my hand. the deaf will hear me preach, the dead will rise from their graves, and the poor will hear the good news they have longed for. Go and tell him all these things. And blessed are all who fall." The two disciples sent by John returned happily after receiving such a satisfactory answer. At this time, many people had gathered beside Jesus, and they all talked about John. Hearing their comments, Jesus said, "What did you want to taste when you went into the wilderness? Did you want to see the reeds blown by the wind?" No. Then what do you want to see when you go to the wilderness? Do you want to see people wearing fine clothes? No. Because the people who wear rich clothes and live in feasting are in the palace. I ask you again, you What do you want to see when you go out? Do you want to see the prophet? I tell you: Yes, he is much greater than the prophet. It is written: I will send my angel to prepare the way before you. This is what it says man. I tell you, among those born of women there was none greater than John; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven was greater than him." Because they had been baptized by John, many people and some tax collectors were overjoyed when they heard Jesus' words, and they all justified God.But those Pharisees and teachers of the law had not been baptized by John, and thus abolished the will of God. Jesus went on to say, "To what shall I compare the people of this world? What are they like? It's like children sitting in a market place, calling to each other and saying: We play the flute to you, you don't dance; we play to you Mourn, don’t cry. John the Baptist comes, he doesn’t eat bread, he doesn’t drink wine, you say he is possessed by a demon. When the Son of man comes, he eats bread and drinks, you say he is a glutton A man of wine is the friend of tax collectors and sinners. But I tell you, the sons of wisdom are wise." Many people nodded in agreement with Jesus' words, and they were once again overwhelmed by Jesus' incisive analysis of people and things. After John in prison got Jesus' answer, he felt at ease from then on. (Matthew 11) Prophets are not respected in their hometown Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom of heaven in his hometown, Nazareth, and the people in this city were amazed.They said, "Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty power? Wasn't he the son of poor carpenter Joseph? Wasn't his mother named Mary? Wasn't his brothers named Jacob, Joses, Simon, Judas? Don't his sisters all live with us? That family couldn't be more ordinary, but where did he get these skills?" They all despised and rejected Jesus because of his family background.Jesus was not surprised by all this. He said to them: "There is no prophet who is not respected except in his own country." The Nazarenes were deeply prejudiced, and they never believed that he was the Christ.They did not believe that the long-awaited Messiah would come from the well-known family of carpenters.Because people did not believe in Jesus, it would be useless for Jesus to speak more in the synagogue, so he decided not to perform many miracles there, and he led his disciples on the road to the wilderness, where he wanted to meditate. The reason that prompted Jesus to retreat to the wilderness from Nazareth was not only that the people of Nazareth rejected Jesus. The murder of John the Baptist had sounded the alarm to Jesus. He had a premonition that his days in this world might be numbered, so he The work of spreading the gospel of the kingdom of heaven in Galilee was stepped up.John the Baptist had been killed. After collecting the body for him, John’s disciples rushed to Galilee from Magiles in the south of Villa, and told Jesus the news of his teacher’s murder. Jesus was also shocked. He deeply felt that the day when he was crucified was not far away.Because King Herod, who killed John the Baptist, heard of Jesus' reputation, often said to his servants: "This is John the Baptist who was raised from the dead, so these miracles came out of him." Talk to people about wanting to see Jesus and ask Jesus to perform miracles in his presence.In addition, at that time the Jewish upper class was following him, spying on him, and slandering him.All of these are forcing Jesus to go back to the wilderness, seek the will of the Father in prayer, and think about where the focus of the next work should be. When the sent apostles returned to Jesus and told him everything they had done and preached, he said to them decisively, "Come and go secretly with me to a deserted place to rest." , They didn't even care about eating, so they set off for the wilderness by boat. (Matthew 13; John 4) Cleansing the Temple for Passover The Passover is approaching day by day, which is a major festival for the Jewish people, and Jesus is going to spend this joyous day in the holy city of Jerusalem. When he came to the holy city of Jerusalem, the first thing Jesus did was to go to the temple to worship his father. I haven't entered the temple for a long time, is the temple still the same today?Jesus walked into the temple, and the sight of the temple made Jesus angry.What kind of temple is this? It has become a trading market. There are many vendors in the courtyard. Some are exchanging coins, some are buying and selling cattle and sheep, and some are selling pigeons to worshipers. There are endless bargains and bargains one after another.There is no majesty of God here, no sacred atmosphere. Jesus took a rope and violently beat the cattle and sheep. The animals rushed out of the temple screaming. Jesus turned around and overturned the tables of the merchants to the ground, throwing their exchange coins everywhere.He said to the seller of pigeons: "Take these things away, and don't use my father's house as a place for buying and selling." Seeing that Jesus was angry, the sellers knew that they had done something, and most of them fled in haste.Jesus said: "My father's house should be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves". The chief priests and scribes were so angry when they saw what Jesus did and heard Jesus scold, they secretly plotted to destroy Jesus, but they couldn’t think of any good way for a while. Jesus taught the people in the temple every day, and the people listened attentively.In the temple the blind and the lame came to Jesus, and he healed them.So some children shouted in the temple, "Oh, Son of David, how great you are." The chief priests and scribes were very angry when they heard this, and they asked Jesus, "What these people said, you Have you heard all that? How are you worthy?" Jesus replied, "Yes, it is written: You have perfected the word of praise from the mouths of babes and sucklings. Haven't you read it?" The chief priest didn't give up, and he thought of a trick to make things difficult for Jesus. He looked at Jesus triumphantly and said, "Since you have shown these miracles, can you show them again and make this temple clean again?" Jesus said, "Destroy this temple, and I will build a new one within three days." The chief priest couldn't hide his joy and said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple." , You said that you can rebuild the building within three days. Isn’t it a big talk? Those who talk big will not end well!” No one who was present at that time understood that what Jesus said at that time was to put his own The body is compared to the temple, for example, after being killed, he will be resurrected within three days.Later, when this happened, his disciples came to their senses. Three days later, the Passover celebrated by the Jewish people came, and a brand new temple stood before people's eyes, so solemn and splendid.People couldn't believe their eyes, they cheered and jumped, celebrating the miracle. The chief priests and scribes should have had nothing to say before this miracle, but they still asked Jesus unwillingly: "Who are you? With what authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority?" This time Jesus didn't answer them any more. Instead, he asked them, "I want to ask you something too. First tell me, did John's baptism come from heaven or from the world?" The chief priest and the scribes looked at each other, and he muttered: "If we say that we came from heaven, he will definitely say why you don't believe him?" If we say that we came from the world, the people will stone us to death again, because they all Believe that John was a prophet." So they answered, "We don't know where it came from." Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you, by what authority I do these things." (Da 21) Rebirth with Nicodemus After Jesus cleansed the temple, he continued to spread the gospel of the kingdom of heaven in Jerusalem, and performed many miracles, which convinced many people who celebrated the Passover in Jerusalem, and even a few upright people in the Jewish upper class believed in him. Dimu is one of them. This Nicodemus was the ruler of the Jews.During the Passover, he crowded in the crowd and listened to the words of Jesus with the people many times. He admired Jesus very much and wanted to make friends with him, but he was very timid and did not dare to follow Jesus in public. He was afraid of his death. Actions that cause dissatisfaction in others. When night fell, Nicodemus hurried to Jesus' residence, thankful that no one could see him in the dark. When he saw Jesus, Nicodemus respected him and said, "Sir, I know that you are from God, because the miracles you have shown cannot be shown by others. Without the presence of God, no one can." Row." Hearing what Nicodemus said, Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, unless a man is born again, he cannot enter the kingdom of God, nor can he see everything in the kingdom of heaven." Nicodemus also had difficulty understanding the meaning of this sentence for a moment. He asked in confusion: "How can a person be born again when he is old? Do he still have to enter the mother's womb and be born like a baby?" " Jesus had no choice but to say to him: "I tell you the truth, man is born of water and the Holy Spirit. If he is not born of water and the Holy Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. He who is born of the flesh is flesh, and he who is born of the spirit What is born is the spirit. I say to you: You must be born again. You can’t understand it for a while, and you don’t have to feel surprised. For example, the wind blows when it wants. You can hear the sound of the wind blowing, but you don’t know where it comes from. where you come from, where you are going. This is the way of all who are born of the Holy Spirit." Nicodemus was still puzzled, and he continued to ask, "How could such a thing happen?" "Nicodemus." Jesus said after a pause. "You, Mr. Israel, with your wisdom and wisdom, can't you understand the simplest meaning? I might as well tell you that what we say is what we know; what we witness is what we have seen Yes, but you do not accept our testimony. You still don’t believe what I tell you about earthly things. If I tell you about heavenly things, how can you believe me? Man of heaven, no one has ever ascended to heaven. You all know how Moses lifted up the boa constrictor in the wilderness, and I tell you, the Son of God will be lifted up in the same way, and he will raise all who believe in him. have eternal life in him." After hearing Jesus' words, Nicodemus began to understand a little bit, and he kept nodding his head. Jesus went on to say: "God loves the world, he even gave them his only son, he wants to let all who believe in him, not be destroyed, but have eternal life. Because God sent his son to come to the world, not It is necessary to condemn the world, but to let the world be saved spiritually because of his coming. Those who believe in him will not be condemned; those who do not believe in him have already been condemned, because these people do not believe in the only begotten Son of God name." Seeing that Nicodemus was fascinated, Jesus continued excitedly: "The light came into the world, and because of their evil deeds, people loved darkness instead of light, and this is what condemned them. The evildoer hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be reprimanded; but the doer of the truth will come to the light, to show that what he does is done by God." Although he did not fully understand every word Jesus said, Nicodemus believed in Jesus completely from the bottom of his heart.From then on, he followed Jesus secretly and became one of Jesus' disciples.But he did not confess his faith until after the martyrdom of Jesus.Nicodemus was one of the few Pharisees who followed Jesus.The Pharisees were one of the tribes of Judah, and most of them served as teachers of the law and scribes.Because of their repulsive attitude toward Christianity, Jesus called them "hypocrites." "Pharisees" became notorious. （太21；约2；约3） 在撒玛利亚井边论道 耶稣在传播福音的同时，行了许多奇迹，越来越多的人相信他是上帝的儿子，就是那弥赛亚，彼得等人跟随他也在这时。 当时，还未下狱的约翰在靠近耶路撒冷的哀嫩施洗，因为那里水多，众人都去受洗。一天，约翰的门徒对约翰说："先生，从前你曾经在约但河外为他做过见证的耶稣也在为人施洗了，大家都往他那里去，包括以前许多在我们这里受洗的人也去了。"约翰听得他的门徒在不停地抱怨耶稣的施洗，淡淡地一笑，对他们说："我曾经告诉你们我不是基督，我是奉上帝的差遣来为基督开路的，现在他来了，人们当然应该追随他。你们听说过吗，娶新妇的就是新郎，新郎的朋友听见新郎的声音就会非常高兴，就是这个样子，我听说人们都去追随了耶稣，我就已经感到高兴、感到满足了。耶稣必然兴旺，我必定渐渐衰微。" 尽管约翰告诉了门徒事实的真相，并表露了自己的心迹，但他的门徒们有的依然感到不满。这时，"法利赛人听说耶稣施洗的人比约翰还多，他们也开始注意起他来了。耶稣决定暂时离开犹大地，前往加利利去。 在犹太通往加利利的途中，必须经过撒玛利亚。撒玛利亚有一座城名叫叙加，靠近雅各给他儿子约瑟的那块地，在那里有口古井就叫雅各井。 这天正是正午时分，耶稣走路走得十分困乏，又感腹中饥饿，便打发他的门徒们去弄点吃的来，他自己坐在古井旁边休息。 有一个撒玛利亚的妇女来打水，耶稣对她说："请你给我水喝。"那妇女很不高兴他说道："你既然是犹太人，怎么还要问我这个撒玛利亚妇女讨水喝呢？"原来犹大人与撒玛利亚人之间由于历史上的一些原因，始终有着很深的成见，始终没有任何往来。 当下耶稣回答道："你如果知道上帝的恩赐，你如果知道向你要水喝的人是谁，你肯定早就要求他了，他肯定也早就给了你活水。" 那妇女撇了撇嘴说："先生，没有打水的器具，井又如此的深，你从哪里弄活水来？告诉你，这井是我们的祖先雅各留下来的，他自己和他的儿子还有牲畜都是喝这口井里的水。难道你比喽还大？" 耶稣回答说："你们喝了这口井里的水还会再渴，还得一次又一次地来打水，如果喝了我赐给你们的水，就永远不会渴了。我所赐的水，要在人群中间成为源泉，直涌到永生。" 听了耶稣的话，撒玛利亚妇女急忙说："先生，请你把活水赐给我，让我永远不会感到焦渴，也用不着再走这么远的路到这里来打水了。" 耶稣说："去叫你的丈夫也到这里来。" "我没有丈夫。"妇女回答。 "你说你没有丈夫，的确不假。你已经有过五个丈夫，现在这一个，并不是你的丈夫。你是说了真话的。" 妇女听了耶稣的话，似乎恍然大悟，她问耶稣："先生，我已经看出你是先知了，可是你告诉我，我们的祖祖辈辈都是在这座山上礼拜上帝的，为什么你们却要说应当礼拜的地方是在耶路撒冷呢？" 耶稣回答道："妇人，你应当相信我。时候就要到了，你们礼拜上帝既不在这座山上，也不在耶路撒冷。你们所礼拜的，你们不知道；我们所礼拜的，我们知道，因为救主是从犹太人中走出来的。时候就要到了，今天就是时候了，那真正礼拜上帝的人，是用心灵和诚实来礼拜，因为上帝需要这样的人来礼拜他。" 从耶稣口中说出来的话的确是真理。回为神是灵的，拜神当然就必须用心灵和诚实来拜。妇女听了耶稣的话，便虔诚地对他说："我知道被称为基督的弥赛亚就要来了，他如果来，一定会将所有的事情都告诉我们的。" 耶稣轻声对妇女说："坐在这里说话的人就是他了。" 这时，门徒们从城里要食物回来了，他们看见耶稣和一个撒玛利亚妇女谈话都感到很是奇怪，只是没有人间"你为什么要跟她谈话？" 撒玛利亚妇女见来了好几个人，便不再说什么，兀自扔下水罐子往城里去了。到得城里，她逢人就说："你们快去看呀，有一个人坐在古井旁边，他知道我的一切，他将我平时里的所行所说都说出来了，莫非这个人就是基督吗？"众人听了妇女的话，便出城看望耶稣。 妇女走后，耶稣的门徒们便拿出食物请他吃，耶稣说："我有食物吃，这是你们不知道的。"门徒们感到很奇怪，他们嘀咕着说："难道有人已经拿了东西来给他吃了吗？"听见他们疑问，耶稣便说："我的食物就是遵行差遣我来的上帝的旨意，完成他的旨意。 你们不是说还有四个月才能收割吗？我告诉你们，庄稼已经熟了，可以收割了，不信你们往田里看。收割庄稼的人可以拿到工钱，积蓄五谷到永生，让播撒种子的和收割的人一同分享快乐。俗话说：那人撒种，这人收割，这话可见是真的，我差你们去收你们所没有劳苦的。别人劳苦，你们享受他们所劳苦的。 " 从城里涌来的撒玛利亚人正好听见了耶稣的这一席话，他们信服了他，请求他在他们这里住下，耶稣便住了两天。在这两天里，耶稣不停地向他们传播上帝的福音，讲解天国里的永生，信仰他的人更多了。他们向那最先崇奉耶稣的妇女说："现在我们相信他，不是因为听了你的话，而是因为我们亲耳听见他在讲话，知道他是真正的救世主。" 两天后，耶稣带着门徒们继续上路了。（约3，4） 五饼二鱼及履海神迹 耶稣要退往旷野里去的消息不知怎么地竟被传扬开去，许多人听见了，就从各处出来步行跟随他。耶稣才从屋里出来，便看见有这样多的人跟随自己，便对他们产生了怜悯之心，他医治好了他们的病，又开口给他们讲了天国的道理。 日头快要偏西、十二个使徒前来对耶稣说道："请叫众人散开吧，他们好往四周乡村里去借宿、找吃的喝的，因为我们这里是野地，不便于招待他们。"耶稣说："你们拿东西给他们吃吧。"使徒间道："难道叫我们拿二十块钱买吃的东西给他们吗？这怎么可能呢？这里有这样多人。"耶稣说："不用去买，你们这里有多少可吃的东西？""只有五个饼，两条鱼。""拿过来。"使徒们顺从地将五个饼及两条鱼交给了耶稣，耶稣接过饼和鱼，望着天祈祷，然后吩咐众人一排一排地坐下，有一百人一排的，有五十人一排的，光是男人就有五千人，耶稣将饼用手掰开递给使徒，使徒把它们摆在众人面前，那两条鱼也分给了众人，每人都得了一份，而且吃得很饱，到再吃不下时，耶稣叫使徒们用篮子去把那些掉在地上的碎未盛起来共盛了满满的十二篮。 见众人都吃饱了，耶稣便催使徒们上船，让他们先渡到伯赛大那边去。等他叫众人都散开。使徒们摇着船走了，耶稣好不容易才辞别了众人，然后他独自往山上去祷告。 到了晚上，耶稣祷告完毕，下山到岸边等待使徒们摇船来接他，然而已是四更天时，船仍在海中，因风向不顺，使徒们再怎么样努力摇橹也是白搭。 耶稣等得心急，同时又怜惜弟子们的辛苦，索性踏着海水向弟子们走去。当时四周静悄悄地，船上使徒忽然看见有个黑影在海面上行走，并且离他们越来越近，被吓得失声喊叫起来："鬼怪，是个鬼怪。" 耶稣连忙对他们说："你们放心，是我，不要害怕！"彼得说："主，如果是你，请叫我从水面上走到你那里去。"耶稣说："来吧！" 彼得从船上下来，在水面上行走，要到耶稣跟前去，他走着走着，听见风声在耳畔呼呼咋响，就又突然害怕起来，将要沉下水去，口里大声喊着："主啊，救我！"耶稣赶紧伸手拉住他，说："你这信仰不深的人哪，为什么突然之间会产生疑惑呢？" 他们上了船，风就停了下来。在船下所有的人都不由得一齐俯伏在耶稣的脚下，崇拜他说："你真的是上帝的儿子了。" 他们过了海，来到革尼撒湖这个地方，这里的人一认出是耶稣，就打发人到周围地方去，把所有的病人带到他那里，只求耶稣准他们摸他的衣裳隧子，摸着的人就都好了。 耶稣离开那里，退到推罗、西顿的境内去。有一个迦南妇女从那个地方出来，口里喊着说："主啊，大卫的子孙，可怜我吧！我的女儿被鬼附着，痛苦不堪。"那妇女喊得很哀痛、闻者无不动容。 耶稣却象不曾听见一般，继续朝前走他的路。门徒走近前来求他说："这妇人在我们后头喊叫，请打发她走吧。"耶稣说："我奉天国差遣，不过是到以色列家迷失的羊那里去。" 那妇人一溜小跑，冲到耶稣跟前下拜道，"主啊，帮助我！"耶稣回答说："不好拿儿女的饼干给狗吃。"妇人说："主啊，不错，但是狗也吃它主人桌于上掉下来的碎渣儿。"耶稣说："妇人，你的信心是很大的，好吧，我就照你所要求的，成全了你吧！"从此，那妇人的女儿便好了。 耶稣离开那地方，来到靠近加利利的海边，就上山坐下了。这时，又有许多人来到他那里，带着瘸子、瞎子、哑巴，有残疾的和好些别的病人，都在他的脚下。耶稣治好了他们，众人又都感到希奇，因为看见哑巴说话、残疾的痊愈，瘸子行走，瞎子看见，他们就归荣耀给以色列的神。 这之后，耶稣叫了门徒来，对他们说："我怜悯这些人，因为他们同我在这里三天，也没有吃的了。我如果就这样打发他们回去，他们饿着肚子，就在路上困乏，因为其中有人是从远处来的。 还是给他们弄点饼吃吧。"门徒回答说："在这野地里，能从哪里弄出饼来，叫这么多人全都吃饱呢？"耶稣问他们说："你们有多少饼？"他们说："七个。"耶稣便吩咐众人坐下，自己拿着这七个饼祝谢了、掰开，递给门徒，叫他们摆开，门徒就摆在众人面前。 又有几条小鱼，耶稣祝福，就吩咐也摆在众人面前。众人开始时还抢着往自己嘴里塞，到后来，都吃饱了，连面前的碎屑也懒得去捡拾，耶稣便吩咐门徒收拾这些零碎，共装了七个筐子，这次吃饼的人数除妇女和儿童外。共有四千人。 耶稣打发吃饱了的人们走后，随着门徒上船，来到大马努他境内。（太14一15；可6） 释污秽谴责法利赛人 有一些法利赛和文士从耶路撤冷来见那稣；他们责问耶稣："你的门徒为什么要触犯古人的遗传呢？他们吃饭的时候从来不洗手，简直污秽极了。" 当下，耶稣便对法利赛人及义士们说："我倒要请问你们，你们为什么因着你们的遗传，犯了上帝的诫命呢？上帝明明白白地告诫世人，当孝敬父母，又说咒骂父母的，必定要治死他。" 你们反倒说：不管是什么人，只要他可以对父母说，我应当奉献给你们的，我已经奉献了，那么他就完全可以不孝敬父母了。"好虚伪的人们哪，你们将你们内心的污秽伪装得多好！你们满口的善良、洁净，却不过都是些假东西！看见你们，让我又一次想起先知以利亚针对你们所说的那些话是多么的正确，这百姓用嘴唇尊敬我，心却远离我，他们将人的吩咐当作道理教导人，所以拜我也是枉然。"在耶稣指出那些法利赛人企图以外表的洁净来掩饰其内心的污秽的时候，许多人听见都围了上来。耶稣转身对他他们说："你们要用耳听这些道理，更应该用心来理解这些道理。你们要明白，入口的不能污秽人，只有出口的才能污秽人。" 正说着，有一个门徒走近前来对耶稣说："先生，你刚才讲的这句话，法利赛人听后很不服气，你知道吗？" 耶稣回答说："凡是栽种在田里的庄稼，只要发现有哪些不是我的天父栽种的，就只管把它们拔出来扔掉好了。任随他们去吧，他们是由瞎子领着行走的。你们想一想，如果是瞎子领着瞎子走路，最终是不是两个人都要跌进泥坑里去呢？结果肯定是这样。" 彼得对耶稣设的这个比喻想了好半天，最后还是弄不明白，他只好央求说："先生，请将这个比喻详详细细地解释给我们听好吗？" 于是耶稣说："你们到如今还是不明白吗？你们怎么不知道，凡是人口的东西，是运到肚子里，最后又落在茅厕里，这怎么谈得上对身体的污脏呢？唯独从口里说出来的话，是从心里发出来的，有恶念、凶杀、奸淫、苟合、偷盗、妄证、诽谤，这些丑恶的意念统统都会伤害人，会污秽人。至于不洗手吃饭，那却不会污秽人。" 耶稣的一席话使门徒们茅塞顿开。（太15一20）