390 英翻中 (110) .... Why this waste of perfume? 何用這樣枉費香膏呢？ 5/18/2023

 390 英翻中 (110)          .... Why this waste of perfume?    何用這樣枉費香膏呢？               5/18/2023

五月十八日

「有几個人心中很不喜悅，說，"何用這樣枉費香膏呢？"」（可   14:4 新國際版）

什么叫作枉費？枉費的意思頗多，基要的一點乃是額外多給，例如一塊錢便可以了，你卻付十塊，這是枉費。又例如給五十克（格蘭姆）就夠了，你卻給一千克（格蘭姆），或者說三天可以完成的工作拖延至五日或七日，這都是枉費。枉費的意思，就是你為很小的事物，付上很大的代价。如果有人接受了超過被認為該得的，那是枉費。對于馬利亞用香膏澆主這件事，十二個門徒都認為是做得過度了，那個從不稱呼耶穌為「主」的猶大，當然更有感覺。因為以他來說，任何東西傾倒在主身上都是枉費。這正如今日世界對我們的估計，以為我們獻身事奉神，是全然枉費的。但當我們的眼睛一被開啟，看見我們主耶穌的真正价值時，那就沒有一件事是配得上祂的。

May 18

"There were some who were very displeased and said, What is the use of such a waste of ointment?" (Mark 14:4 NIV)

What is waste? Waste has many meanings, but the basic point is to give extra. For example, if you pay ten yuan when one yuan is enough, it is a waste. Another example is that if fifty grams (grams) are enough, but you give one kilogram (grams), or delay to five or seven days what can be done in three days, that means all in vain. To waste means that you pay a great price for a very small thing. It is in vain if one accepts more than is thought due. Regarding the matter of Mary anointing the Lord, the twelve disciples thought it was overdone, and Judas, who never called Jesus "Lord", certainly felt it even more. For to him, anything poured out on the Lord is in vain. This is just as the world today estimates of us, thinking that our devotion to the service of God is utterly wasted. But when our eyes are opened to see the true worth of our Lord Jesus, nothing is worthy of Him.