Puts his hand to the plough and looks back手扶著犁向後看 (路加福音9:62)

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Puts his hand to the plough and looks back手扶著犁向後看 (路加福音9:62)

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聖經經文

Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” 耶穌說：手扶著犁向後看的，不配進神的國。(路加福音9:62)

意思

如果你you put your hand to get on with hard work.the plough and look back（把手放在犁上眼睛卻向后看），就說明你是在猶豫不決了。另一習語“put one’s hand to the plough”的意思為繼續手上的工作。

來源及應用

當人們犁地的時候，需要眼看前方，不能向后看。否則，犁溝就會彎曲。耶穌用這種隱喻來形容那些對跟隨基督猶豫不決的人。那些對他的呼召沒有立刻回應的人不配侍奉神。

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Keywords

look plough second work

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Puts his hand to the plough and looks back手扶著犁向後看 (路加福音9:62)

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