Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
Plotting to Kill Jesus
Text: John 11: 53-54
PLOTTING TO KILL JESUS
The desire to kill Jesus was noted in several places in the Gospel of John. Consider the list:
1. John 5:16
The Jews saw Jesus as a Sabbath breaker.
2. John 5:18
They saw Him as a blasphemer, who made Himself equal with God.
3. John 7:25
That the Jews wanted to kill Jesus was known to many.
4. John 8:37
Jesus confronted the Jews for wanting to kill Him.
INTENSITY OF PLOTTING TO KILL JESUS
After Caiaphas the high priest addressed the Council, the plot to kill Jesus became more intense.
“Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death. Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples.”
John 11:53-54
1. “Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death”
a. Originally, there was only a desire to kill Jesus.
b. But there had been no official endorsement from the high priest.
c. Now that the high priest, Caiaphas, had made his own feelings known, the plotting to kill Jesus became more intense.
2. “Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews”
a. This was a good and wise response.
b. His ministry would be hindered and hampered in every way by the Jews.
c. This signalled the end of His public ministry.
3. “But went from there into the country near the wilderness”
a. The phrase “into the country near the wilderness”
i. It is to be understood as a contrast to the city of Jerusalem.
ii. The Jews were city-dwellers and did not venture into any wilderness.
b. The wilderness would afford some measure of safety for Jesus and His disciples.
4. “To a city called Ephraim and there remained with His disciples”
a. The exact location of this city is not known.
b. It would still be in Judea, but perhaps several miles away from Jerusalem.
经文：约翰福音 11：53-54
商议杀耶稣
在约翰福音里的好几处记载了意图杀耶稣的意念。我们可以参考以下例子：
1．《约翰福音 5：16》
犹太人视耶稣为安息日犯者。
2．《约翰福音 5：18》
他们视衪为亵渎上帝之人，因为祂将自己和上帝当作平等。
3．《约翰福音 7：25》
犹太人想杀耶稣的事很多人都知道。
4．《约翰福音 8：37》
耶稣曾质问意图要杀祂的犹太人。
激烈商议要杀耶稣
当大祭司该亚法对公会致辞后，要杀耶稣的企图变得更加强烈。
“从那日起，他们就商议要杀耶稣。所以耶稣不再显然行在犹太人中间，就离开那里往靠近旷野的地方去，到了一座城，名叫以法莲，就在那里和门徒同住。”
《约翰福音 11：53-54》