Lesson For The Week (June 8)

The Parable of the Weeds 稗子的比喻

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Introduction導引
Complete this sentence: “It would be easy for me to live a holy life if it weren’t for . . .”

請完成這個句子：「若不是…，我就可以輕易地過著聖潔的生活。」

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Vocabulary字彙 (沒按照順序)
Kingdom of heaven (n) 天國

bundle (v) 捆
weeds (n) 稗子；雜草

barn (n) 穀倉
wheat (n) 麥子

Son of Man (n) 人子
harvest (v) 收割

Evil One (n) 惡者

to pull up (v) 拔出；根絕

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Selected reading 選讀經文:

Matthew 13:24-30；36-43 馬太福音13:24-30；36-43

(Good News 版，要NIV可以自行上網找)

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Note: Matthew 13:34-35 tells us another reason why Jesus used parables. “ … I will tell them things unknown since the creation of the world.” He tells us secrets no one has ever heard.
摘記：馬太福音13:34-35 告訴我們另一個耶穌使用比喻的原因。「…我要把創世以來所隱藏的事發明出來。」祂告訴我們人從來沒有聽過的奧秘。

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24 Jesus told them another parable: "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man sowed good seed in his field. 25 One night, when everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26 When the plants grew and the heads of grain began to form, then the weeds showed up. 27 The man's servants came to him and said, "Sir, it was good seed you sowed in your field; where did the weeds come from?' 28 "It was some enemy who did this,' he answered. "Do you want us to go and pull up the weeds?' they asked him. 29 "No,' he answered, "because as you gather the weeds you might pull up some of the wheat along with them. 30 Let the wheat and the weeds both grow together until harvest. Then I will tell the harvest workers to pull up the weeds first, tie them in bundles and burn them, and then to gather in the wheat and put it in my barn.' "
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36 When Jesus had left the crowd and gone indoors, his disciples came to him and said, "Tell us what the parable about the weeds in the field means." 37 Jesus answered, "The man who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man; 38 the field is the world; the good seed is the people who belong to the Kingdom; the weeds are the people who belong to the Evil One; 39 and the enemy who sowed the weeds is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvest workers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are gathered up and burned in the fire, so the same thing will happen at the end of the age: 41 the Son of Man will send out his angels to gather up out of his Kingdom all those who cause people to sin and all others who do evil things, 42 and they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where they will cry and gnash their teeth. 43 Then God's people will shine like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Listen, then, if you have ears!

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Questions for Discussion 問題討論
1. What kind of seed did the man sow? (Matthew 13:24)

人撒了什麼樣的種子在田裡？(太13:24)

2. What did the enemy do while the servants slept? (Matthew 13:25) What was the consequence? (Matthew 13:26)

仇敵在僕人睡覺的時候做了什麼事？(太13:25) 結果如何？(太13:26)

3. What did the man not want the weeds to be pulled up? (Matthew 13:29) What was his plan? (Matthew 13:30)

為什麼那人不要稗子被拔出來？(太13:29) 他的計劃是什麼？(太13:30)

4. Who is the sower? What is the harvest? Who are the harvest workers? (Matthew 13:37, 39)

撒種的人是誰？收割的是什麼？誰是收割的工人？(太13:37, 39)

5. Who does the field represent? The good seed? The weeds? The enemy? (Matthew 13:38, 39)

田地是代表誰？好種呢？稗子呢？仇敵呢？(太13:38-39)

6. What will the Son of Man do at the end of the age? (Matthew 13:41-43)

人子在世界的末了時要做什麼事？(太13:41-43)

7. What will happen to God’s people? (Matthew 13: 43)

神的子民會發生什麼事？(太13:43)

8. What does “Listen, then, if you have ears!” mea to you? (Matthew 13: 43b)

「有耳可聽的，就應當聽！」這句話，對你有什麼意義？(太13:43b)
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A time to reflect 回應
1. Does your life represent the good seed or the weeds? Why?
你的生命代表的是好的種子或是稗子？為什麼？

2. If you were to take this parable seriously, what would that mean in practical terms?

若是你嚴肅的看待這個比喻，實際上它對你具有什麼意義呢？

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Past Lessons:
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