14子是神成为肉体,祂的肉体乃是一个帐幕,给神在地上居住(约一14)。祂神圣的元素限制在祂的人性里,如同神的荣光遮藏在帐幕里。在变化山上,祂神圣的元素曾从肉体里释放出来,彰显在荣耀里,为三个门徒所看见(太十七1~4)。但在这之后,这神圣的元素又遮藏在祂的肉体里。主在约翰十七章所记载的祷告之先,曾预言祂要得荣耀,父也要在祂身上得荣耀(十二23,十三31~32)。现在祂要经过死,使祂人性的体壳得以破裂,让祂神圣的元素,神圣的生命释放出来;祂也要复活,将祂的人性提高到神圣的元素里,并使祂神圣的元素得着彰显,以致祂的全人,包括神性和人性,都得着荣耀。这样,父就在祂身上得着荣耀。 14The Son was God incarnated, and His flesh was a tabernacle for God’s dwelling on earth (John 1:14). His divine element was confined in His humanity, just as God’s shekinah glory was concealed within the tabernacle. Once, on the mountain of transfiguration, His divine element was released from within His flesh and expressed in glory, being seen by the three disciples (Matt. 17:1-4). However, it was concealed again in His flesh. Before the prayer recorded in John 17, the Lord predicted that He would be glorified and that the Father would be glorified in Him (John 12:23; 13:31-32). Now He was going to pass through death that the concealing shell of His humanity might be broken for His divine element, His divine life, to be released. He was also to resurrect that He might uplift His humanity into the divine element and that His divine element might be expressed, that His entire being, both divinity and humanity, might be glorified. Thus, the Father would be glorified in Him.