Although Jesus had already established His messianic credentials beyond doubt, most people still refused to accept Him as the Messiah.
虽然耶稣已确切地显明了自己就是弥赛亚，但仍然有许多人拒绝接受这个事实。
- Unbelieving Criticism 不信者的批评 (11:16-19)
Jesus drew on the example of children who play-acted weddings (dance) and funerals (mourn), and compared that generation to children who refused to be pleased with one or the other. When John the Baptist came neither eating nor drinking they charged that he had a demon. Conversely, when Jesus came eating and drinking they charged him to be a glutton and drunkard. They were intent on opposing.
耶稣引用了孩子们玩耍，扮演婚礼（舞蹈）和葬礼场面（哀悼）的例子，将那一代的人比喻为怎么都不满足的孩子。当施洗约翰来了，不吃也不喝时，他们就说他是被鬼魔附身的。反之，当耶稣来了，也吃也喝，他们就指控祂为贪食好酒的人。他们始终的心意就是对抗。
- Unbelieving Indifference 不信者的冷漠 (11:21, 23)
In contrast, those living in the three Galilean cities mentioned simply ignored Jesus, though He had performed more miracles in Galilee than in any other place. Their indifference will be judged and their judgment will be harsher than others. Indifference is a heinous form of unbelief.
相比之下，耶稣虽然在这三个加利利城市显出的神迹比其他地方都多，但这些居民却漠不关心。有朝一日，他们将因着自己的冷漠受审判，且审判会比他人更严厉。冷漠是不信的一个可憎的表现。
- Unbelieving Condemnation 不信者的判罪 (11:20-24)
Jesus makes it clear that there will be degrees of punishment in hell, and the severest punishment will be reserved for those who have received the divine revelation and been the most religious and outwardly upright yet did not repent inwardly. The people of Capernaum never persecuted or criticized Jesus yet their sin was worse. Theirs was not the sin of violence or immorality but of indifference.
耶稣明确地指出地狱将会有不同程度的刑罚，而将受到最严厉的惩罚之人，莫过于那些已领受神的启示，外在显得非常正直、虔诚，但内心却没有悔改的人。迦百农人虽从未逼迫或批评耶稣，但他们的罪愆更重。他们犯下的不是暴力或不道德的罪行，而是冷漠之罪。
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- What is your response to Jesus in the light of His truth? Do you come to Him in repentance, or reject Him either through criticism or indifference?
在真理的光照之下，你对耶稣的回应是什么？你是以悔改之心朝见祂，还是借着批评或冷漠拒绝祂呢？
- “For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise” (Ps. 51:16-17). Is your repentance an outward act, or an inward cry?
“因为你不喜爱祭物；我就是献上燔祭，你也不喜悦。神所要的祭，就是破碎的灵；神啊！破碎痛悔的心，你必不轻看。”（诗51:16-17）。你的忏悔是否仅是个外在行为，还是内心的哭求呢？
- “How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?” (Heb. 2:3). May we examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith, lest we fall into the judgment hand of God.
“如果我们忽略了这么大的救恩，怎么能逃罪呢？”（希2:3）。让我们总要自己省察有信心没有，免得遭到神的审判。
