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My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音） 
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Day 249

A Deeply Profound Act of Humility

Text: John 13: 4-5

A DEEPLY PROFOUND ACT OF HUMILITY

One of the most profound acts of love may be found here in this text. It was something that the Disciples of the Lord Jesus could never have imagined.

“Rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.”

John 13:4-5

1. “Rose from supper”

a. To rise from supper would be a normal act.
b. The tables would be cleared by household servants, if they were employed.

2. “And laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself”

a. Thus, began the astonishing work Jesus would do.
b. It was normal to dress nicely and well for a dinner such as “The Passover Feast”.
c. “Laid aside His garments”
i. There would be the inner wear (for the home).
ii. There would be the outer wear (for going out in public).
d. “Took a towel and girded Himself”
i. Jesus was now dressed as a servant.
ii. The clothes of a menial servant would include a long towel wrapped around the waist.

3. “After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet”

a. This had never happened before.
b. Jesus was doing the work of a very low servant.
c. He began washing the feet of His own disciples!
The disciples should have washed the feet of their Teacher!

4. “And to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded”

a. Washing of the feet must conclude with the drying of the feet.
b. The servant’s towel was now used to wipe the feet of the disciples.
c. They were too stunned to react!
d. They could not fully understand this act of their Teacher.
There must have been a lot of mixed emotions felt deep within the hearts of the Disciples.

经文：约翰福音 13：4-5

一个渊深的谦卑行为

这经文中记载了其中一个最深切的爱的表现。这是主耶稣的门徒永远无法想象的事情。

“就离席站起来，脱了衣服，拿一条手巾束腰。随后把水倒在盆里，就洗门徒的脚，并用自己所束的手巾擦干。”

《约翰福音 13：4-5》

1. “就离席站起来”

a. 离席站起来是一种正常的行为
b. 如家里有帮佣，他们会清理桌子

2. “脱了衣服，拿一条手巾束腰”

a. 耶稣以这个举止开始了祂惊人的行为
b. 在“逾越节盛宴”上穿着得体是正常的
c. “脱了衣服”
i. 祂的衣服会有内层（适合家里使用）
ii. 祂的衣服也会有外层（适合外出在公共场合使用）
d.“拿一条手巾束腰”
i.耶稣现在的穿着就像一个仆人
ii.一个卑微的仆人的衣着包括一条束在腰部的长手巾

3. “随后把水倒在盆里，就洗门徒的脚”

a. 这件事从未发生过
b. 耶稣正在做一个非常低微的仆人的工作
c. 祂开始清洗自己门徒的脚！门徒应该洗他们夫子的脚！

4. “并用自己所束的手巾擦干”

a. 脚的洗涤必须以抹干脚结束
b. 仆人的手巾现在被用来擦干门徒的脚
c. 他们太震惊了，无法做出反应！
d. 他们无法完全理解他们夫子的行为
门徒的心中一定有很多复杂的情绪。