《路加福音》Day24
《不結果的樹》
1 正當那時，有人將彼拉多使加利利人的血攙雜在他們祭物中的事告訴耶穌。 2 耶穌說：「你們以為這些加利利人比眾加利利人更有罪，所以受這害嗎？ 3 我告訴你們，不是的！你們若不悔改，都要如此滅亡！ 4 從前西羅亞樓倒塌了，壓死十八個人；你們以為那些人比一切住在耶路撒冷的人更有罪嗎？ 5 我告訴你們，不是的！你們若不悔改，都要如此滅亡！」6 於是用比喻說：「一個人有一棵無花果樹栽在葡萄園裏。他來到樹前找果子，卻找不着。 7 就對管園的說：『看哪，我這三年來到這無花果樹前找果子，竟找不着。把它砍了吧，何必白佔地土呢！』 8 管園的說：『 主啊，今年且留着，等我周圍掘開土，加上糞； 9 以後若結果子便罷，不然再把它砍了。』」
10 安息日，耶穌在會堂裏教訓人。 11 有一個女人被鬼附着，病了十八年，腰彎得一點直不起來。 12 耶穌看見，便叫過她來，對她說：「女人，你脫離這病了！」 13 於是用兩隻手按着她；她立刻直起腰來，就歸榮耀與神。 14 管會堂的因為耶穌在安息日治病，就氣忿忿地對眾人說：「有六日應當做工；那六日之內可以來求醫，在安息日卻不可。」 15 主說：「假冒為善的人哪，難道你們各人在安息日不解開槽上的牛、驢，牽去飲嗎？ 16 況且這女人本是亞伯拉罕的後裔，被撒但捆綁了這十八年，不當在安息日解開她的綁嗎？」 17 耶穌說這話，祂的敵人都慚愧了；眾人因祂所行一切榮耀的事，就都歡喜了。
18 耶穌說：「神的國好像甚麼？我拿甚麼來比較呢？ 19 好像一粒芥菜種，有人拿去種在園子裏，長大成樹，天上的飛鳥宿在它的枝上。」 20 又說：「我拿甚麼來比神的國呢？ 21 好比麵酵，有婦人拿來藏在三斗麵裏，直等全團都發起來。」
22 耶穌往耶路撒冷去，在所經過的各城各鄉教訓人。 23 有一個人問祂說：「主啊，得救的人少嗎？」 24 耶穌對眾人說：「你們要努力進窄門。我告訴你們，將來有許多人想要進去，卻是不能。 25 及至家主起來關了門，你們站在外面叩門，說：『主啊，給我們開門！』他就回答說：『我不認識你們，不曉得你們是哪裏來的！』 26 那時，你們要說：『我們在你面前吃過喝過，你也在我們的街上教訓過人。』 27 他要說：『我告訴你們，我不曉得你們是哪裏來的。你們這一切作惡的人，離開我去吧！』 28 你們要看見亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各，和眾先知都在神的國裏，你們卻被趕到外面，在那裏必要哀哭切齒了。 29 從東、從西、從南、從北將有人來，在神的國裏坐席。 30 只是有在後的，將要在前；有在前的，將要在後。」
31 正當那時，有幾個法利賽人來對耶穌說：「離開這裏去吧，因為希律想要殺祢。」 32 耶穌說：「你們去告訴那個狐狸說：『今天、明天我趕鬼治病，第三天我的事就成全了。』 33 雖然這樣，今天、明天、後天，我必須前行，因為先知在耶路撒冷之外喪命是不能的。 34 耶路撒冷啊！耶路撒冷啊！你常殺害先知，又用石頭打死那奉差遣到你這裏來的人。我多次願意聚集你的兒女，好像母雞把小雞聚集在翅膀底下；只是你們不願意。 35 看哪，你們的家成為荒場留給你們。我告訴你們，從今以後你們不得再見我，直等到你們說：『奉主名來的是應當稱頌的。』」(路加福音十三1-35)
1 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4 Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.” 6 Then He told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. 7 So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
8 “ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. 9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ”
10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, He called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13 Then He put His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. 14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue leader said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.” 15 The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? 16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?” 17 When He said this, all His opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things He was doing.
18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.” 20 Again He asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way to Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked Him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”
He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’ 26 “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ 27 “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’ 28 “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29 People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”
31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to Him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.” 32 He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ 33 In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! 34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. 35 Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’” (Luke 13:1-35)
8 “ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. 9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ”
10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, He called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13 Then He put His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. 14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue leader said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.” 15 The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? 16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?” 17 When He said this, all His opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things He was doing.
18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.” 20 Again He asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way to Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked Him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”
He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’ 26 “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ 27 “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’ 28 “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29 People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”
31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to Him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.” 32 He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ 33 In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! 34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. 35 Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’” (Luke 13:1-35)
分享【從存留到結果】
有人向耶穌提起加利利人被殺與西羅亞樓倒塌的事件，以為這些人遭遇災禍，是因為他們比別人更有罪。但耶穌卻指出，問題不在別人的遭遇，而在自己是否回轉。接著，耶穌講到一棵不結果的無花果樹。主人多年找不到果子，決定砍掉，但園丁求情，再給時間栽培，盼望它結果。這比喻顯出神的忍耐與恩典 —— 祂給人悔改的機會，但同時提醒：恩典不是無限期的，生命若持續不結果，終要面對後果。
然後，耶穌在安息日醫治被捆綁的婦人，顯明神的國臨到，是釋放與更新。祂又用芥菜種與麵酵說明，神的國雖小，卻會不斷擴展。最後，祂呼籲人要努力進窄門，並為耶路撒冷哀哭，顯出神渴望人回轉的心。
整段經文提醒我們：神給我們時間，不是讓我們停留，而是要我們結果。你正在結出什麼樣的生命？
【釋經亮點】
在《路加福音十三4》，耶穌提到一件當時人耳熟能詳的事件 —— 西羅亞樓突然倒塌，壓死了十八個人。當時的人自然以為，這些人比別人更有罪，才會遭此災禍。這種想法反映人心深處的傾向 —— 總想為苦難找一個簡單原因，好讓世界看似有秩序、可掌控。當我們把災禍歸因於別人的罪，其實是在保護自己，讓自己感到安全：「只要我沒有做那些事，就不會遇到同樣的事。」
但耶穌卻打破這種思維，祂說：「你們以為那些人更有罪嗎？我告訴你們，不是！」祂沒有解釋災禍的原因，反而把焦點轉向每一個人：「你們若不悔改，都要如此滅亡。」問題不在他們的遭遇，而在我們是否願意面對自己的生命。
這種錯誤今天仍然存在：有人在別人的不幸中暗自評價，也有人在順境中以為自己被神肯定。耶穌指出，災禍不是比較誰更有罪，而是提醒我們 —— 生命脆弱有限。當仍有時間，重要的不是分析別人，而是回轉自己，重新對準神。
反思：我是否把神的忍耐當作理所當然，卻沒有真正悔改？我的生命是否有屬靈的果子，還是停留在表面？當神給我機會時，我是在回應，還是在拖延？
禱告：主耶穌，祢給我時間與機會，不是讓我停留，而是讓我悔改與結果。求祢赦免我有時候忽略祢的提醒，把祢的忍耐當作理所當然。主啊，求祢鬆動我生命的土壤，除去一切攔阻，使我能夠在祢裡面結出果子。以上禱告，奉主耶穌的名求，阿們。
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