神父講道 – 四旬期第五週 (週三) (2012年3月28日)

恭讀聖若望福音 8:31-42

那時候,耶穌對那些信他的猶太人說:「你們如果固守我的話,就確是我的門徒,也會認識真理,而真理必會使你們獲得自由。」他們回答說:「我們是亞巴郎的後裔,從未給任何人做過奴隸;怎麼你說:你們要成為自由的呢?」耶穌答覆說:「我實實在在告訴你們:凡是犯罪的,就是罪惡的奴隸。奴隸不能永遠住在家裏,兒子卻永遠居住。那麼,如果天主子使你們自由了,你們的確是自由的。我知道你們是亞巴郎的後裔,你們卻圖謀殺害我,因為你們容納不下我的話。我說的,是我在父那裏所看見的;而你們行的,卻是從你們父親那裏學習的。」他們回答說:「我們的父親是亞巴郎。」耶穌對他們說:「假如你們是亞巴郎的子女,你們就該作亞巴郎所作的事。如今,你們竟然圖謀殺害我——這個給你們說出從天主那裏所聽到的真理的人——亞巴郎卻沒有作過這樣的事。你們正作你們父親的事業。」他們向他說:「我們不是由淫亂生的,我們只有一個父親:就是天主。」耶穌回答說:「假如天主是你們的父親,你們必愛我,因為我是由天主出發而來的,並不是由我自己來的,而是那一位派遣了我。」

—基督的福音。

(5th Week of Lent – Wednesday)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 8:31-42

31 Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one. How is it that you say, `You will be made free’?” 34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a slave to sin. 35 The slave does not continue in the house for ever; the son continues for ever. 36 So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are descendants of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you. 38 I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.” 39 They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do what Abraham did, 40 but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God; this is not what Abraham did. 41 You do what your father did.” They said to him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God; I came not of my own accord, but he sent me.

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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