- 約翰福音 John 9:1-41
3"Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. 4As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
3耶穌回答說：也不是這人犯了罪，也不是他父母犯了罪，是要在他身上顯出神的作為來。4趁著白日，我們必須做那差我來者的工；黑夜將到，就沒有人能做工了。5我在世上的時候，是世上的光。
Note:
In the story, God's work was displayed because
- there is a man who was in need
- there is a man who did the work of God
Application:
- Don't be self-pity or complain when we're in the unfavorable situation. We should seek God and not be ashamed of getting help so that God's work may be displayed.
- Do our best to do God' work. We couldn't do much when the opportunity slipped away.
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6Having said this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes. 7"Go," he told him, "wash in the Pool of Siloam" (this word means Sent). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
6耶穌說了這話，就吐唾沫在地上，用唾沫和泥抹在瞎子的眼睛上，7對他說：你往西羅亞池子裡去洗（西羅亞繙出來就是奉差遣）。他去一洗，回頭就看見了。
Note:
- "Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam". Jesus' instruction to the blind man is very simple. He didn't even tell the blind man what exactly would happen after washing. The blind man followed the instruction and gained the vision.
Application:
- God has given us a lot of "simple instructions" (e.g. Respect/honor your parents, love your neighbor, etc...) How many of them do we really keep in mind and carry out?
- Do we have the faith to follow God's "instruction / teachings" even God hasn't promised any results?
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2His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" 3"Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. 4As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
2門徒問耶穌說：拉比，這人生來是瞎眼的，是誰犯了罪？是這人呢？是他父母呢？3耶穌回答說：也不是這人犯了罪，也不是他父母犯了罪，是要在他身上顯出神的作為來。4趁著白日，我們必須做那差我來者的工；黑夜將到，就沒有人能做工了。5我在世上的時候，是世上的光。
Note:
- The disciples were interested in / had their focus on finding out who had sinned. However, Jesus was interested in / had his focus on doing God's work.
Application:
- We usually pinpoint the 過錯 of our brothers and sisters, but how often we really focus on how we can help them to correct their 過錯, 挽回 them, and we can encourage / accept them when they 回轉?
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20"We know he is our son," the parents answered, "and we know he was born blind. 21But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don't know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself." 22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for already the Jews had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue. 23That was why his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."
20他父母回答說：他是我們的兒子，生來就瞎眼，這是我們知道的。21至於他如今怎麼能看見，我們卻不知道；是誰開了他的眼睛，我們也不知道。他已經成了人，你們問他罷，他自己必能說。22他父母說這話，是怕猶太人；因為猶太人已經商議定了，若有認耶穌是基督的，要把他趕出會堂。23因此他父母說：他已經成了人，你們問他罷。
Note:
- The parents of the blind man were afraid of standing for Jesus.
Application:
- Are we bold enough to stand for Jesus (like the blind man) / God / our religion in all situations?
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25He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!" 26Then they asked him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" 27He answered, "I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?"
25他說：他是個罪人不是，我不知道；有一件事我知道，從前我是眼瞎的，如今能看見了。26他們就問他說：他向你做甚麼？是怎麼開了你的眼睛呢？27他回答說：我方才告訴你們，你們不聽，為甚麼又要聽呢？莫非你們也要作他的門徒麼？
Note:
- The blind man's life has been changed by the act of Jesus. On the other hand, the Pharisees refused Jesus even they've seen the evidence of the act of Jesus. The blind man had the "faith" in Jesus even he was not 100% sure He was "Christ". However, the Pharisees refused to put their "faith" in Him.
Application:
- God has done so many acts on us and we have seen so many God's acts being done on the other people. Do we still turn our eyes away from God? Do we still hesitate to put ALL our faith in God?
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34To this they replied, "You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!" And they threw him out. 35Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"
34他們回答說：你全然生在罪孽中，還要教訓我們麼？於是把他趕出去了。35耶穌聽說他們把他趕出去，後來遇見他，就說：你信神的兒子麼？
Note:
- After the blind man was "thrown out", Jesus remembered him.
Application (encouragement):
- Jesus will remember us when we stand for Him.
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See how the blind man knew about Jesus more and more...
14 The man they call Jesus (The blind man just knew His name)
17 He is a prophet (The blind man knew He's not an ordinary man)
30 the godly man (The blind man claimed He's the man from God)
38 Lord, I believe (The blind man realized He's the Lord and the son of God)
14耶穌和泥開他眼睛的日子是安息日。
17他們又對瞎子說：他既然開了你的眼睛，你說他是怎樣的人呢？他說：是個先知。
30那人回答說：他開了我的眼睛，你們竟不知道他從那裡來，這真是奇怪！
38他說：主阿，我信！就拜耶穌。
Note:
- The man was able to keep his faith and consistently faced the unfavorable situations from the Pharisees and Jews, so that he knew about Jesus more and more.
Application:
- Do we give up our faith easily (Do we keep our faith consistently) when we face the unfavorable situations?
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