路加福音 15:21

21 兒 子 說 : 父 親 ! 我 得 罪 了 天 , 又 得 罪 了 你 ; 從 今 以 後 , 我 不 配 稱 為 你 的 兒 子 。

路加福音 15:21 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 15:21

And the son said unto him, father
Or "my father", as the Syriac version reads; and the Persic version adds, "pardon me": sin lay heavy on him, and he wanted a view and application of pardoning grace, though he seems to be prevented making this request by the kiss he received from his father:

I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight;
this is what he determined to say, and was allowed to say, having a deep sense of his sin and vileness, and which was increased by the love and kindness his father had shown him. The phrase is Jewish; (See Gill on Luke 15:18) to which may be added, what is elsewhere said F3,

``what is the sense of that passage, ( Psalms 12:4 ) "who have said, with our tongues we will prevail?" &c. it designs all the transgressions a man sins against earth; and if (Mymvb Nyajwx) , "they sin against heaven", and earth; what is the sense of that in ( Psalms 73:9 ) ?''

and am no more worthy to be called thy son:
so much he was suffered to say, which fully expresses his sense of his vileness and unworthiness: but he was not allowed to say, "make me as one of thy hired servants"; because this could not be granted; for a son is always a son, and cannot become a servant; see ( Galatians 4:6 Galatians 4:7 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F3 T. Hieros Peah, fol. 16. 1.

路加福音 15:21 In-Context

19 從 今 以 後 , 我 不 配 稱 為 你 的 兒 子 , 把 我 當 作 一 個 雇 工 罷 !
20 於 是 起 來 , 往 他 父 親 那 裡 去 。 相 離 還 遠 , 他 父 親 看 見 , 就 動 了 慈 心 , 跑 去 抱 著 他 的 頸 項 , 連 連 與 他 親 嘴 。
21 兒 子 說 : 父 親 ! 我 得 罪 了 天 , 又 得 罪 了 你 ; 從 今 以 後 , 我 不 配 稱 為 你 的 兒 子 。
22 父 親 卻 吩 咐 僕 人 說 : 把 那 上 好 的 袍 子 快 拿 出 來 給 他 穿 ; 把 戒 指 戴 在 他 指 頭 上 ; 把 鞋 穿 在 他 腳 上 ;
23 把 那 肥 牛 犢 牽 來 宰 了 , 我 們 可 以 吃 喝 快 樂 ;
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