- The Compassion of Christ 基督的怜悯 (14:13-14)
Upon news of John’s death, Jesus withdrew from Capernaum to be alone for refreshment. However, out of selfish motives (cf. John 6:2), the crowd would not leave Him alone. When Jesus saw them, he had compassion on them and started ministering to them again.
听到施洗约翰的死讯后，耶稣独自一人离开迦百农以恢复精力。不过，人群出于自私的动机（参：约6:2），不愿离开耶稣。当耶稣看见他们，就怜悯他们，并开始再教导群众。
- The Sufficiency of Christ 基督的充足 (14:15-18)
Seeing the coming crowd, Jesus asked Philip and Andrew on how they would be fed (John 6:5-6). Though they were with this Lord and Creator of the universe, their immediate response was to see their own lack, despite repeated promptings (John 6:7-9, v.16-17). Finally, Jesus told His disciples to go to Him, as He displays to them His sufficiency.
看着人群，耶稣便问腓力和安得烈要如何喂饱他们（约6:5-6）。即使他们与宇宙的创造主同在，而尽管耶稣再三提示，腓力和安得烈的第一反应仍是先看到自己的不足（约6:7-9，16-17节）。最后，耶稣叫祂的门徒过来，向他们显示自己的充足性。
- The Abundance of Christ 基督的丰盛 (14:19-21)
Here, the disciples’ dullness of perspective is overruled by Jesus’ display of power. After giving thanks to the Father, there was apparently a continuous multiplication from five loaves and two fishes as the disciples walking and giving out the food among the crowd. There were about five thousand men who ate, aside from women and children, which indicates the total crowd could have been as large as 25,000. The people not just ate but were full, with 12 baskets filled with leftovers. The people were so awed that “they wanted to take Him by force to make Him king” (John 6:15).
这里，耶稣全能的展现完全掩盖了众门徒迟钝的洞察力。在感谢天父后，门徒似乎可以从那五饼二鱼永无止境地将食物分发到人群中。除了妇女和孩童，约有五千男人吃饱了，也就是说当下约有两万五千人吃足了。人们不单是吃，而是都吃饱了，且剩下的食物能装满12个筐。因此，人们感到十分敬畏，便“强迫他做王”（约6:15）。
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- Jesus confirmed the disciples’ need to show compassion for those in need, even when the needy are fickle and undeserving, and at times do so at personal expense. Do you show compassion only to whom you are in favour of (Matt. 5:46-47)?
耶稣教导门徒在任何情况下都要向有需要的人施予怜悯；即便他们是善变、不配的一群，我们甚至也要克己利人。你是否只向你心仪的人施予怜悯呢（太5:46-47）？
- We are tempted to think that had we been in the disciples’ position, we would have immediately thought of asking Jesus to feed the crowd. Yet, how many times have we faced a crisis that seemed overwhelming and insurmountable and failed to consider the Lord’s power?
我们也许会禁不住觉得如果自己是在场的门徒，定能立即想到要叫耶稣来喂饱这人群。然而，又有多少次，当我们面临一个似乎势不可挡、不可克服的问题时，我们并没有想到主的全能呢？
- Ours is a God of abundant providence, but just as the food did not begin to multiply until after the disciples started distributing it. Not only we need to trust God but we also need to obey Him. We will see His grace if only we trust and obey. Let’s pray that we would trust and obey.
我们的神是丰盛有余的；然而，直到门徒开始分发食物之后，食物才开始成倍增加。同样的，我们不仅需要信靠神，也需要顺服祂。当我们开始信靠和顺服后，方能看见祂的恩典。让我们祷告，叫我们会信靠和顺服神。
