| Mat 14:1 | Pada masa itu sampailah berita-berita tentang Yesus kepada Herodes, raja wilayah. |
| Mat 14:2 | Lalu ia berkata kepada pegawai-pegawainya: "Inilah Yohanes Pembaptis; ia sudah bangkit dari antara orang mati dan itulah sebabnya kuasa-kuasa itu bekerja di dalam-Nya." |
| Mat 14:3 | Sebab memang Herodes telah menyuruh menangkap Yohanes, membelenggunya dan memenjarakannya, berhubung dengan peristiwa Herodias, isteri Filipus saudaranya. |
| Mat 14:4 | Karena Yohanes pernah menegornya, katanya: "Tidak halal engkau mengambil Herodias!" |
| Mat 14:5 | Herodes ingin membunuhnya, tetapi ia takut akan orang banyak yang memandang Yohanes sebagai nabi. |
| Mat 14:6 | Tetapi pada hari ulang tahun Herodes, menarilah anak perempuan Herodias di tengah-tengah mereka dan menyukakan hati Herodes, |
| Mat 14:7 | sehingga Herodes bersumpah akan memberikan kepadanya apa saja yang dimintanya. |
| Mat 14:8 | Maka setelah dihasut oleh ibunya, anak perempuan itu berkata: "Berikanlah aku di sini kepala Yohanes Pembaptis di sebuah talam." |
| Mat 14:9 | Lalu sedihlah hati raja, tetapi karena sumpahnya dan karena tamu-tamunya diperintahkannya juga untuk memberikannya. |
| Mat 14:10 | Disuruhnya memenggal kepala Yohanes di penjara |
| Mat 14:11 | dan kepala Yohanes itupun dibawa orang di sebuah talam, lalu diberikan kepada gadis itu dan ia membawanya kepada ibunya. |
| Mat 14:12 | Kemudian datanglah murid-murid Yohanes Pembaptis mengambil mayatnya dan menguburkannya. Lalu pergilah mereka memberitahukannya kepada Yesus. |
RENUNGAN
Yohanes Pembabtis menegur herodes karena raja herodes mengambis herodias untuk menjadi isterinya karena herodias merupakan isteri filipus saudaranya sendiri. Karena perkataan inilah herodes menangkap Yohanes Pembabtis, kemudian anak perempuan herodias dihasut oleh ibunya mengatakan permintaan ke herodes untuk memenggal Yohanes Pembatis. Dan itu dilakukan.
Yohanes Pembatis menegur raja herodes karena melakukan perbuatan dosa, namun herodes tidak ingin mendengar hal itu. Apakah ini pernah terjadi di dalam hidup kita, apakah kita ingin mendengar kebenaran ataukah hanya hal duniawi, sebab memang terkadang mendengar bahwa diri kita dibilang berdosa membuat kita marah, bahkan tidak intropeksi diri. Tetapi lebih senang mendengar bahwa kita adalah orang benar dan mengambil isteri orang lain itu diperbolehkan. apakah kita senang jika ada orang yang mengingatkan kita.
DOA
Ya Tuhan Yesus
Engkau selalu mengingatkan kami akan dosa kami
Maafkanlah aku Tuhan
Aku ingin selalu dekat dengan Mu
Aku ingin mendengarkan Firman Mu
Dan tidak ingin berdosa lagi
Ingatkanlah aku Tuhan
Amen
ENGLISH
**Matthew 14:1-12**
1. At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,
2. and he said to his attendants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him."
3. Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
4. for John had been saying to him: "It is not lawful for you to have her."
5. Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.
6. On Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much
7. that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
8. Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."
9. The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted
10. and had John beheaded in the prison.
11. His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
12. John's disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
REFLECTION
John the Baptist rebuked Herod because King Herod took Herodias as his wife, even though she was the wife of his brother Philip. Because of this rebuke, Herod arrested John the Baptist. Later, Herodias' daughter, instigated by her mother, asked Herod to behead John the Baptist, and Herod carried out this request.
John the Baptist rebuked King Herod for his sinful actions, but Herod did not want to listen. Has this ever happened in our lives? Do we want to hear the truth, or are we only interested in worldly things? Sometimes, hearing that we are called sinners makes us angry and prevents us from introspecting. We might prefer to hear that we are righteous and that taking someone else's spouse is permissible. Do we appreciate it when someone reminds us of our wrongdoings?
PRAYER
Lord Jesus,
You always remind us of our sins.
Forgive me, Lord.
I want to always be close to You.
I want to listen to Your Word
and not sin anymore.
Remind me, Lord.
Amen.
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