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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 183

An Attempt to Stone Jesus

Text: John 10: 31-32

AN ATTEMPT TO STONE JESUS

As the Jews listened to Jesus speaking of His relationship with His Father, they became incensed.

“Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, ‘Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?’”

John 10:31-32

1. Stoning

a. Stoning was one of the ways in which the death penalty was carried out.
b. This was an old law provision in the days of Moses.
c. This was a penalty that was to be meted against the following crimes or sin, for example:
i. An ox that has gored someone to death (Exodus 21:28).
ii. Anyone involved in occultism (Leviticus 20:27).
iii. Enticing people to worship idols (Deuteronomy 13:1-7).
iv. Cursing God (Leviticus 24:16).
d. Stoning however must be sanctioned by the highest religious court.
e. It cannot be attempted without due trial.

2. “Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him”

a. This was, of course, illegal.
b. This would have been against known practices.
c. The perpetrators could be reported to the Roman authorities.

3. “Jesus answered them”

a. Calmly
b. Without anger and also without fear.

4. “Many good works I have shown you from My Father”

a. Jesus had indeed performed many good works.
b. Once again, He spoke of His works as from His Father.
c. There was always deep affection when He mentioned His Father.

5. “For which of those works do you stone Me?”

a. Jesus asked why they wished to stone Him
b. Which works were so wrong that they could decide that He deserved to be stoned?

经文：约翰福音 10：31-32

试图用石头打耶稣

当犹太人听到耶稣说关于祂与父的关系时，他们感到很激怒。

“犹太人又拿起石头来要打他。耶稣对他们说：‘我从父显出许多善事给你们看，你们是为哪一件拿石头打我呢？’”

《约翰福音 10：31-32》

1. 石刑

a. 这是执行死刑的方式之一
b. 这是摩西时期的一条旧法律
c. 这是对于以下罪行的惩罚，比如：
i. 一头触死人的牛《出埃及 21：28》
ii. 凡交鬼的或行巫术的《利未记 20：27》
iii. 诱使人们拜偶像《申命记 13：1-7》
iv. 诅咒上帝《利未记 24：16》
d. 石刑是必须得到宗教法庭的批准
e. 若没有庭审，是不可以执行石刑的

2. “犹太人又拿起石头来要打他”

a. 这当然是不合法的
b. 这是违反平常的做法
c. 违反者是可以被举报给罗马当局的

3. “耶稣对他们说”

a. 冷静地
b. 没有生气也没有惧怕

4. “我从父显出许多善事给你们看”

a. 耶稣确实行了很多善事
b. 祂再次说到祂行的都是从祂父来的
c. 每当祂提到祂的父时，都会显出很深厚的感情

5. “你们是为哪一件拿石头打我呢？”

a. 耶稣问他们为什么要用石头打祂
b. 祂究竟做了什么错事使他们觉得祂应当被石头打?