Lesson For The Week (June 29)

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

不饒恕人的惡僕的比喻

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Introduction導引
What would you do if someone came to you today and told you that he had paid all your debts? How likely is that to happen?

若今日有人來對你說他已經付清你所有的債務時，你會如何做？那會是什麼情形呢？

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Vocabulary字彙 (沒按照順序)
offend (v.) 冒犯；觸怒
choke 扼喉；使窒息
offense (n.) 冒犯；得罪
mercy 憐憫；慈悲
account 帳目
punish 處罰
debt 債務
arrangement 安排
fellow-servant 僕人同伴

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Selected reading 選讀經文: Matthew 18:21-35馬太福音18:21-35

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Note: The Jewish religious leaders taught that Jews should forgive those who offend them up to three times; they need not forgive a fourth offense. Peter, thinking he was being extremely generous, asked Jesus whether forgiving someone seven times was enough.
摘記：猶太人的宗教領袖教導猶太人應該饒恕那些得罪他們的人到三次；他們無須饒恕到第四次。彼得想他已經非常的大方，就問耶穌饒恕他人的過犯七次是否足夠。

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21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?" 22 "No, not seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven, 23 because the Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who decided to check on his servants' accounts. 24 He had just begun to do so when one of them was brought in who owed him millions of dollars. 25 The servant did not have enough to pay his debt, so the king ordered him to be sold as a slave, with his wife and his children and all that he had, in order to pay the debt. 26 The servant fell on his knees before the king. "Be patient with me,' he begged, "and I will pay you everything!' 27 The king felt sorry for him, so he forgave him the debt and let him go. 28 "Then the man went out and met one of his fellow servants who owed him a few dollars. He grabbed him and started choking him. "Pay back what you owe me!' he said. 29 His fellow servant fell down and begged him, "Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!' 30 But he refused; instead, he had him thrown into jail until he should pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very upset and went to the king and told him everything. 32 So he called the servant in. "You worthless slave!' he said. "I forgave you the whole amount you owed me, just because you asked me to. 33 You should have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you.' 34 The king was very angry, and he sent the servant to jail to be punished until he should pay back the whole amount." 35 And Jesus concluded, "That is how my Father in heaven will treat every one of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."

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Questions for Discussion 問題討論
1. How did Jesus respond to Peter’s question? (Matthew 18:21-22)
耶穌如何回應彼得的問題？ (太18:21-22)

2. When the servant couldn’t pay the king, what arrangements did the king make so that the man could pay his debts? (Matthew 18:25)
當僕人無法償還王時，王做了什麼安排使這人可以償還他的債務？(太18:25)

3. What caused the king to change his mind? (Matthew 18:26-27)
是什麼使王改變了他的心意？(太18:26-27)

4. What did the servant do after the king let him go? (Matthew 18:28-30)
王讓僕人離開後，僕人做了什麼事？(太18:28-30)

5. Why did the other servants tell the king about what had happened? (Matthew 18:31)
為什麼其他的僕人要告訴王所發生的事情？(太18:31)

6. What did the king tell the servant he should have done to his fellow-servant? (Matthew 18:32-33)
王是怎樣告訴僕人他應該如何對待他的同伴？(太18:32-33)

7. What did the king do to the unforgiving servant? (Matthew 18:34)
王對不饒恕人的惡僕做了什麼處置？(太18:34)

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A time to reflect 回應
1. Why do you think Jesus wants us to forgive others?
你想為何耶穌要我們饒恕別人？

2. Is it easy for you to forgive others? Why or why not?
對你來說，饒恕人是否容易？為什麼？

3. Is there anyone you need to forgive right now?
現在你心中有沒有要饒恕的人？

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Past Lessons:
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