《馬太福音》Day35
《第三次預言》
17 耶穌上耶路撒冷去的時候，在路上把十二個門徒帶到一邊，對他們說：18「看哪，我們上耶路撒冷去，人子要被交給祭司長和文士。他們要定祂死罪，19 又交給外邦人，將祂戲弄，鞭打，釘在十字架上；第三日祂要復活。」
20 那時，西庇太兒子的母親同她兩個兒子上前來拜耶穌，求祂一件事。21 耶穌說：「你要甚麼呢？」她說：「願祢叫我這兩個兒子在祢國裏，一個坐在你右邊，一個坐在你左邊。」22 耶穌回答說：「你們不知道所求的是甚麼；我將要喝的杯，你們能喝嗎？」他們說：「我們能。」23 耶穌說：「我所喝的杯，你們必要喝；只是坐在我的左右，不是我可以賜的，乃是我父為誰預備的，就賜給誰。」24 那十個門徒聽見，就惱怒他們弟兄二人。25 耶穌叫了他們來，說：「你們知道外邦人有君王為主治理他們，有大臣操權管束他們。26 只是在你們中間，不可這樣；你們中間誰願為大，就必作你們的用人；27 誰願為首，就必作你們的僕人。28 正如人子來，不是要受人的服事，乃是要服事人，並且要捨命，作多人的贖價。」
29 他們出耶利哥的時候，有極多的人跟隨他。30 有兩個瞎子坐在路旁，聽說是耶穌經過，就喊著說：「主啊，大衛的子孫，可憐我們吧！」31 眾人責備他們，不許他們作聲；他們卻越發喊著說：「主啊，大衛的子孫，可憐我們吧！」32 耶穌就站住，叫他們來，說：「要我為你們做甚麼？」33 他們說：「主啊，要我們的眼睛能看見！」34 耶穌就動了慈心，把他們的眼睛一摸，他們立刻看見，就跟從了耶穌。(馬太福音二十17-34)
17 Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, He took the Twelve aside and said to them, 18 “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn Him to death 19 and will hand Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day He will be raised to life!”
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of Him. 21 “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right and the other at Your left in Your kingdom.” 22 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered. 23 Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.” 24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. 25 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” 31 The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” 32 Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. 33 “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.” 34 Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed Him. (Matthew 20:17-34)
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of Him. 21 “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right and the other at Your left in Your kingdom.” 22 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered. 23 Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.” 24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. 25 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” 31 The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” 32 Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. 33 “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.” 34 Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed Him. (Matthew 20:17-34)
分享【真正的榮耀，真正的看見】
主耶穌第三次預言自己的受難和復活。這一次，祂更清晰的揭示涉事人物與受苦的細節。然而，與前兩次彼得的抗拒、門徒的憂愁不同，這次他們直接忽略，反而把焦點轉向主得榮耀的結果，雅各、約翰的母親為兒子求主的左右高位，結果再次引起門徒之間的憤怒與不滿。
歸根究底，是因為他們仍未真正明白主耶穌所帶來的是怎樣的拯救。在世俗的眼光中，彌賽亞是政治性的，是掌權作王、坐高位、被尊榮；然而，主所看重的榮耀，卻是成全於十字架的，是為世人捨命、甘心作僕人。因此，當臨近耶路撒冷，以為主的榮耀就在咫尺之時，他們更無視主一而再、再而三所宣告的受苦與復活，只顧著求高位。
諷刺的是，第三次預言與門徒爭位後，馬太立刻記載兩個瞎子得醫治的故事。這可不是偶然，是主提醒我們真正看見的重要。連盲子也能認出主是拯救者，呼求祂的憐憫，得醫治後立刻跟從祂。那我們還要停留在屬靈的盲目多久？我們還要看重事事順利，卻假裝看不到主要我們謙卑、犧牲、服侍、作僕人的呼召嗎？
【釋經亮點】
面對門徒的爭高位和彼此惱怒，耶穌指出他們不可如外邦人那樣以權勢轄管人，反倒為大的要作「用人」(參v.26)，為首的作「僕人」(參v.27)。
這裡的「用人」(diakonos) 詞根是指助手，即一個「伺候」的人，但諷刺的是，這有時又被引申用作指宗教、政治方面的榮譽稱號。為免門徒誤解，故主又再在第27節以更重的詞「僕人」(doulos)，意即「奴隸」，重申為首者的意義。接著，主以自己作為榜樣：「人子來，不是要受人的服事，乃是要服事人，並且要捨命作多人的贖價。」層層遞進，清楚回應了十字架所代表的真正榮耀。
著名《馬太福音》註釋家Matthew Henry (1662-1714) 為此處落註：「如果我們求戴冠冕的榮耀，而沒有求在得到的過程中有肩負十字架的恩典，我們就不知道自己在求甚麼。」* 是的，我們總想被神使用、得賞賜、被尊榮、獲取成功，但能否見到榮耀來到的背後是主的降卑和犧牲呢？以主為楷模的信徒，是否準備好為主的十字架被修剪、甘心作大家的僕人呢？若我們只求終點，卻拒絕過程，我們其實不明白天國，這真的無疑於瞎子了！
* Henry, Matthew. A Commentary on the Holy Bible. London: Marshall Bros., n.d.
反思：今天的我，是更像爭高位的門徒，還是願意呼求憐憫並跟隨主的瞎子？在我所求的服事、成功、屬靈成長中，是否也願意求那承擔苦杯的恩典？
禱告：走向十字架的救主，求祢光照我內心的渴望。若我只求榮耀，卻逃避十字架，求祢赦免我。感謝祢教我看到真正的榮耀不是地位，而是像祢一樣的服事與捨己。當我軟弱、動搖，求祢給我喝祢所賜的杯的恩典。開我的眼睛，使我看見祢是誰，也使我甘心跟隨祢的道路。奉主名求，阿們。
Posted in 2026-01-Matthew-D