MATTHEW 8:21-22

马太福音8章21~22节

8:21    门徒中另有一个对祂说，主啊，准我先去埋葬我的父亲。

    And another of the disciples said to Him, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.

8:22    耶稣说，让死人埋葬他们的死人，你跟从我吧。

    But Jesus said to him, Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.

Enlightenment

Because this disciple overestimated the cost of following the King, He answered him in the way of encouraging him to follow Him and drop his consideration of the cost, leaving the burial of his father to others. The Lord said, “Follow Me and leave the dead to bury their own dead.” How wonderful the Lord Jesus is! He purposely disappointed the first and deliberately encouraged the second. The Lord was very wise in dealing with people.

亮光

因为这门徒高估了跟从王的代价，所以王答覆时鼓励他来跟从，放下代价的考虑，把埋葬他父亲的事留给别人去作。主说，“让死人埋葬他们的死人，你跟从我罢。”主耶稣是多么奇妙！他故意叫第一个人失望，却有意鼓励第二个人。主对待人真有智慧。