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Taken Aback

Text: John 18: 5 -7

TAKEN ABACK

The contingent sent by the chief priests and Pharisees did not expect Jesus to be so calm and composed. They had brought weapons thinking that He and His Disciples would violently resist. They were so wrong!

“They answered Him, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’ Jesus said to them, ‘I am He.’ And Judas, who betrayed Him, also stood with them. Now when He said to them, ‘I am He,’ they drew back and fell to the ground. Then He asked them again, ‘Whom are you seeking?’ And they said, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’”

John 18:5-7

1. “They answered Him, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’ Jesus said to them, ‘I am He’”

a. The group had come for Jesus of Nazareth.

b. Jesus simply and openly identified Himself to His enemies.

2. “And Judas, who betrayed Him, also stood with them”

a. Judas had changed sides obviously.

b. He was now standing with the group sent by the chief priests and Pharisees.

i. This was an obvious betrayal.

ii. He was now siding the group of people sent by the chief priests and Pharisees.

iii. All that he had been taught was not remembered.

iv. The love and friendship with Jesus and his fellow-disciples had been set aside.

3. “Now when He said to them, ‘I am He,’ they drew back and fell to the ground”

a. Jesus identifying Himself in this manner confused the enemies.

b. They were absolutely stunned.

i. They withdrew.

ii. They stumbled over one another.

iii. They actually fell to the ground in shock.

4. “Then He asked them again, ‘Whom are you seeking?’ And they said, ‘Jesus of Nazareth’”

a. Once again, Jesus asked them “Whom are you seeking?”

b. And the answer was also repeated, “Jesus of Nazareth.”

经文：约翰福音 18:5-7

感到惊讶

被祭司长和法利赛人派去的差役并没有预料到耶稣会如此地镇定。他们携带了兵器是因为他们以为耶稣和门徒们会以暴力抵抗。他们错了！

“他们回答说：‘找拿撒勒人耶稣。’耶稣说：‘我就是。’卖他的犹大也同他们站在那里。耶稣一说‘我就是’，他们就退后倒在地上。他又问他们说：‘你们找谁？’他们说：‘找拿撒勒人耶稣。’”

《约翰福音 18：5-7》

1. “他们回答说：‘找拿撒勒人耶稣。’耶稣说：‘我就是。’”

a. 这队人是来捕拿撒勒人耶稣的

b. 耶稣公然地向祂的敌人表明了祂的身份

2. “卖他的犹大也同他们站在那里”

a. 犹大显然改变了他的立场

b. 他现在和祭司长并法利赛人派的差役站在同一个阵线

i. 这是明显的背叛

ii. 他现在帮着那些祭司长并法利赛人派的差役

iii. 他没记得他所受的教训

iv. 他把耶稣和其他门徒们的爱戴和友谊搁在一旁

3. “耶稣一说‘我就是’，他们就退后倒在地上”

a. 耶稣这般地表明身份使敌人感到困惑

b. 他们很惊讶

i. 他们退后了

ii. 他们彼此绊倒了对方

iii. 他们吃惊地倒在地上

4. “他又问他们说：‘你们找谁？’他们说：‘找拿撒勒人耶稣。’”

a. 耶稣再次问他们：“你们找谁？”

b. 他们也重复了答案：“找拿撒勒人耶稣。”