Lesson For The Week (July 6)
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
葡萄園工人的比喻
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Introduction導引
Do you ever feel like you work harder than others? How do you feel when your boss (teacher, parents) doesn’t seem to notice?
Introduction導引
Do you ever feel like you work harder than others? How do you feel when your boss (teacher, parents) doesn’t seem to notice?
你是否覺得你比別人工作得更賣力？當你的老闆(老師，父母)似乎未注意到時，你的感覺如何？
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Vocabulary字彙 (沒按照順序)
vineyard 葡萄園
employer 雇主
hire 雇用
cheat 欺騙
foreman 工頭；領班
right 權利
wage 工資
generous 慷慨的；大方的
Vocabulary字彙 (沒按照順序)
vineyard 葡萄園
employer 雇主
hire 雇用
cheat 欺騙
foreman 工頭；領班
right 權利
wage 工資
generous 慷慨的；大方的
grumble 發牢騷；喃喃地抱怨
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Selected reading 選讀經文:
Matthew 19:30; 20:1-16; Ephesians 2:8-9
馬太福音19:30; 20:1-16; 以弗所書2:8-9
馬太福音19:30; 20:1-16; 以弗所書2:8-9
(Good News 版，要NIV可以自行上網找)
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Matthew 19:30; 20:1-16
30 But many who now are first will be last, and many who now are last will be first.
1 "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a man who went out early in the morning to hire some men to work in his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them the regular wage, a silver coin a day, and sent them to work in his vineyard. 3 He went out again to the marketplace at nine o'clock and saw some men standing there doing nothing, 4 so he told them, "You also go and work in the vineyard, and I will pay you a fair wage.' 5 So they went. Then at twelve o'clock and again at three o'clock he did the same thing. 6 It was nearly five o'clock when he went to the marketplace and saw some other men still standing there. "Why are you wasting the whole day here doing nothing?' he asked them. 7 "No one hired us,' they answered.” Well, then, you go and work in the vineyard,' he told them. 8 "When evening came, the owner told his foreman, "Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with those who were hired last and ending with those who were hired first.' 9 The men who had begun to work at five o'clock were paid a silver coin each. 10 So when the men who were the first to be hired came to be paid, they thought they would get more; but they too were given a silver coin each. 11 They took their money and started grumbling against the employer. 12 "These men who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, "while we put up with a whole day's work in the hot sun yet you paid them the same as you paid us!' 13 "Listen, friend,' the owner answered one of them, "I have not cheated you. After all, you agreed to do a day's work for one silver coin. 14 Now take your pay and go home. I want to give this man who was hired last as much as I gave you. 15 Don't I have the right to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?' “16 And Jesus concluded, "So those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last."
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, 9 but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.
Matthew 19:30; 20:1-16
30 But many who now are first will be last, and many who now are last will be first.
1 "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a man who went out early in the morning to hire some men to work in his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them the regular wage, a silver coin a day, and sent them to work in his vineyard. 3 He went out again to the marketplace at nine o'clock and saw some men standing there doing nothing, 4 so he told them, "You also go and work in the vineyard, and I will pay you a fair wage.' 5 So they went. Then at twelve o'clock and again at three o'clock he did the same thing. 6 It was nearly five o'clock when he went to the marketplace and saw some other men still standing there. "Why are you wasting the whole day here doing nothing?' he asked them. 7 "No one hired us,' they answered.” Well, then, you go and work in the vineyard,' he told them. 8 "When evening came, the owner told his foreman, "Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with those who were hired last and ending with those who were hired first.' 9 The men who had begun to work at five o'clock were paid a silver coin each. 10 So when the men who were the first to be hired came to be paid, they thought they would get more; but they too were given a silver coin each. 11 They took their money and started grumbling against the employer. 12 "These men who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, "while we put up with a whole day's work in the hot sun yet you paid them the same as you paid us!' 13 "Listen, friend,' the owner answered one of them, "I have not cheated you. After all, you agreed to do a day's work for one silver coin. 14 Now take your pay and go home. I want to give this man who was hired last as much as I gave you. 15 Don't I have the right to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?' “16 And Jesus concluded, "So those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last."
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, 9 but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.
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Questions for Discussion 問題討論
1. In this parable, what does Jesus compare the Kingdom of heaven to? (Matthew 20:1)
1. In this parable, what does Jesus compare the Kingdom of heaven to? (Matthew 20:1)
在這個比喻中，耶穌拿什麼來和天國相比？(太20:1)
2. What did the landowner agree to pay the men he hired first? (Matthew 20:2) What did he agree to pay those he hired later on during that day? (Matthew 20:3-7)
2. What did the landowner agree to pay the men he hired first? (Matthew 20:2) What did he agree to pay those he hired later on during that day? (Matthew 20:3-7)
地主答應要付給第一批雇用的人什麼？(太20:2) 他答應要付給當日後來所雇用的人什麼工資？(太20:3-7)
3. Why do you think the landowner gave identical wages to all the workers? (Matthew 20:8-10)
3. Why do you think the landowner gave identical wages to all the workers? (Matthew 20:8-10)
你想為何地主要給所有的工人相同的工資？(太20:8-10)
4. How did those who had been hired first react to this? Why do you think they were unhappy? (Matthew 20:11-12)
4. How did those who had been hired first react to this? Why do you think they were unhappy? (Matthew 20:11-12)
那些第一批被雇用的人對這個(工資)的反應如何？你想他們為何不高興？(太20:11-12)
5. What was the landowner’s response to the grumbling workers? (Matthew 20:13-15) Do you think he was unjust or generous?
5. What was the landowner’s response to the grumbling workers? (Matthew 20:13-15) Do you think he was unjust or generous?
地主對那些發牢騷的工人反應為何？(太20:13-15) 你想他是不公平或是慷慨？
6. What do you think this teaches us about God’s Kingdom? What does it teach us about God’s grace?
6. What do you think this teaches us about God’s Kingdom? What does it teach us about God’s grace?
你想這教導我們有關神國的什麼事？又教導了我們哪些有關神恩典的事？
7. Read Ephesians 2:8-9. What does this have to say about God’s generosity?
7. Read Ephesians 2:8-9. What does this have to say about God’s generosity?
請讀以弗所書2:8-9。這些經節談到哪些上帝寬大的作為？
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A time to reflect 回應
1. How would you have felt if you had been one of those hired fist? Last?
1. How would you have felt if you had been one of those hired fist? Last?
若你是那些第一批就被雇用的人之一時，你會有什麼想法？若是最後一批被雇用的呢？
2. Do you ever resent God’s generosity to others?
2. Do you ever resent God’s generosity to others?
你是否曾經抱怨上帝對別人的慷慨？
3. Are you grateful for the grace God has shown you?
3. Are you grateful for the grace God has shown you?
你是否感謝上帝向你顯明的恩典？
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