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Another Secret Disciple

Text: John 19: 39 - 40

ANOTHER SECRET DISCIPLE

Joseph of Arimathea was not the only one who took the body of Jesus down. He was accompanied and assisted by Nicodemus, a teacher of the Jesus.

“And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.”

John 19:39-40

1. Who was Nicodemus?

a. He was called “a ruler of the Jews” (John 3:1).

b. He came to Jesus one night (John 3:2).

c. He was an acknowledged teacher of Israel (John 3:10).

2. “Also came”

a. He was at the side of Joseph of Arimathea.

b. Together they brought the body of Jesus down from the cross.

3. A hundred pounds of a mixture of myrrh and aloes

a. Myrrh and aloes formed a sticky resin.

b. This mixture was spread on the body before it was wrapped.

c. A hundred pounds worth was not an insignificant amount.

4. “Then they took the body of Jesus”

a. They may have been fearful.

b. But they found courage to do this for their beloved Master.

i. They would not be known to all.

ii. They could no longer remain as “secret disciples”.

5. “And bound it in strips of linen with the spices”

a. This was not an embalming process.

b. This was just giving Jesus the dignity He deserved at death.

6. “As the custom of the Jews is to bury”

a. Customs were duly looked into.

b. This was the least they could do for their beloved Teacher.

经文：约翰福音 19：39-40

另一位暗暗地做门徒的

亚利马太人约瑟并不是唯一把耶稣的身体取下来的人。他是在犹太人的先生，尼哥底母，的陪同和协助下来领身体的。

“又有尼哥底母，就是先前夜里去见耶稣的，带着没药和沉香约有一百斤前来。他们就照犹太人殡葬的规矩，把耶稣的身体用细麻布加上香料裹好了。”

《约翰福音 19：39-40》

1. 谁是尼哥底母？

a. 他被称为“犹太人的官”《约翰福音 3：1》

b. 他是先前夜里去见耶稣的人《约翰福音 3：2》

c. 他是以色列人公认的先生《约翰福音 3：10》

2. “又有尼哥底母”

a. 他在亚利马太人约瑟的身边

b. 他们合力将耶稣的身体从十字架上取下来

3. “带着没药和沉香约有一百斤前来”

a. 没药和沉香混合成粘性的树脂

b. 在包裹之前，他们将混合物涂抹在耶稣身体上

c. 一百斤没药和沉香并不是微不足道的数量

4. “把耶稣的身体”

a. 他们可能觉得害怕

b. 但他们放胆为自己心爱的主人处理殡葬的事

i. 他们所做的将会众所周知

ii. 他们不能继续“暗暗地”做门徒了

5. “把耶稣的身体用细麻布加上香料裹好了”

a. 这并不是进行防腐处理的过程

b. 这纯粹是为了在耶稣死时，给祂应得的尊严

6. “他们就照犹太人殡葬的规矩”

a. 他们适当地按照了犹太人的规矩

b. 他们至少可以为自己心爱的夫子这么做