經文
28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"29 "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'
31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."
32 "Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.
33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."
34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.
28有一個文士來，聽見他們辯論，曉得耶穌回答的好，就問他說：誡命中哪是第一要緊的呢﹖
29耶穌回答說：第一要緊的就是說：以色列啊，你要聽，主─我們神是獨一的主。
30你要盡心、盡性、盡意、盡力愛主─你的神。
31其次就是說：要愛人如己。再沒有比這兩條誡命更大的了。
32那文士對耶穌說：夫子說，神是一位，實在不錯；除了他以外，再沒有別的神；
33並且盡心、盡智、盡力愛他，又愛人如己，就比一切燔祭和各樣祭祀好的多。
34耶穌見他回答的有智慧，就對他說：你離神的國不遠了。從此以後，沒有人敢再問他什麼。
單字片語
- debating: 辯論
- commandments: 誡命
- burnt: 燒毀
Reflection
Loving God and Neighbor (12:28~31)
What God desires more than anything is for our hearts to be completely devoted to Him. But because of sin, we do not know how to love God properly and are not inclined to love Him wholeheartedly. It is understandable, therefore, that all of the other commandments stem from these two: love God and love your neighbor. These principles are reflected throughout all Ten Commandments. The first four deal with Israel’s relationship with God and the remaining six deal with Israel’s relationship with their fellow man. We must remember, however, that obeying God is not so much about keeping the letter of the Law as it is about knowing God’s heart behind the Law.- Why does God give us certain laws? Surely a good God would establish His laws for a purpose. May He give you wisdom and insight to understand and humility and courage to obey.
單字片語
- devoted to: 致力於
- stem: 樹幹
- throughout: 整個
- insight: 洞察
The Kingdom of God (12:32~34)
Jesus came to this earth as a carpenter’s son, an unassuming child, no one special, from the small town of Nazareth. It was hard for people to believe that such a wise and authoritative teacher could come from such a backwater town! Perhaps that is why the teachers of the Law could not accept His teaching as truth—because surely nothing good could come from Nazareth! This particular teacher, however, pays no mind to what others say about Jesus and simply listens to His teachings. He inquires about and examines Jesus’ teachings for himself; he makes no assumptions about who Jesus could or could not be. He simply asks a question and discovers that Jesus gives a wise answer. His open heart and mind enable him to recognize the veracity of Jesus’ words. Those who truly seek will certainly find.- Set aside who everyone else says Jesus is. Examine the Scriptures, pray to God, and decide for yourself based on your own honest study and reflection. Who do you say Jesus is?
單字片語
- carpenter: 木匠
- unassuming: 謙遜
- backwater: 死水、停滯
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