The Reason for Joy Boise Chinese Christian Church

因何喜樂 The Reason for Joy Boise Chinese Christian Church 9/20/2020

【約翰福音 John 3: 22 -30】 22 這事以後，耶穌和門徒到了猶太地，在那裏 居住施洗。 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and baptized. 23 約翰在靠近撒冷的哀嫩也施洗，因爲那裏水 多，衆人都去受洗。 Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized.

【約翰福音 John 3: 22 -30】 24 那時約翰還沒有下在監裏。 For John had not yet been thrown into prison. 25 約翰的門徒和一個猶太人辯論潔淨的禮， Then there arose a dispute between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purification. 26 就來見約翰說：“拉比，從前同你在約旦河外， 你所見證的那位，現在施洗，衆人都往祂那裏去了。 ” And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!”

【約翰福音 John 3: 22 -30】 27 約翰說：“若不是從天上賜的，人就不能得 什麽。 John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. 28 我曾說‘我不是基督，是奉差遣在祂前面的 ’，你們自己可以給我作見證。 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, ’ but, ‘I have been sent before Him. ’

【約翰福音 John 3: 22 -30】 29 娶新婦的就是新郎，新郎的朋友站著聽見新 郎的聲音就甚喜樂，故此我這喜樂滿足了。 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. 30 祂必興旺，我必衰微。” He must increase, but I must decrease.

【以賽亞書 Isaiah 14: 12 -14】 12 “明亮之星，早晨之子啊！你何竟從天墜落？你 這攻敗列國的，何竟被砍倒在地上？ “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! 13 你心裏曾說：‘我要升到天上，我要高舉我的 寶座在神衆星以上；我要坐在聚會的山上，在北方 的極處； For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north;

【以賽亞書 Isaiah 14: 12 -14】 14 我要升到高雲之上，我要與至上者同等。 ’ I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High. ’

【約翰福音 John 1: 26 -28】 26 約翰回答說：“我是用水施洗，但有一位 站在你們中間，是你們不認識的， John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know. 27 就是那在我以後來的，我給祂解鞋帶也不 配。” It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. ”

【約翰福音 John 1: 26 -28】 28 這是在約旦河外伯大尼（有古卷作“伯大 巴喇”），約翰施洗的地方作的見證。 These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

【約翰福音 John 3: 28 -30】 28 我曾說‘我不是基督，是奉差遣在祂前面的’， 你們自己可以給我作見證。 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, ’ but, ‘I have been sent before Him. ’ 29 娶新婦的就是新郎，新郎的朋友站著聽見新郎 的聲音就甚喜樂，故此我這喜樂滿足了。 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.

【約翰福音 John 3: 28 -30】 30 祂必興旺，我必衰微。” He must increase, but I must decrease.

【約翰福音 John 3: 26】 就來見約翰說：“拉比，從前同你在約旦河 外，你所見證的那位，現在施洗，衆人都往 祂那裏去了。” And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!”

【馬太福音 Matthew 3: 5】 那時，耶路撒冷和猶太全地，幷約旦河一帶 地方的人，都出去到約翰那裏， Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him

【約翰福音 John 3: 29 -30】 29 娶新婦的就是新郎，新郎的朋友站著聽見 新郎的聲音就甚喜樂，故此我這喜樂滿足了。 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. 30 祂必興旺，我必衰微。” He must increase, but I must decrease.

【馬太福音 Matthew 10: 37 -38】 37 愛父母過于愛我的，不配作我的門徒；愛 兒女過于愛我的，不配作我的門徒； He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 不背著他的十字架跟從我的，也不配作我 的門徒。 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.