太二四48~50 若是那恶仆心里说，我的主人必来得迟，就动手打那些和他同作奴仆的，又和酒醉的人一同吃喝，在想不到的日子，不知道的时辰，那奴仆的主人要来。

　　当我们错待同作信徒者，批评、反对或藐视他时，在主的眼中那就是打他。我们在这里必须说一句重话。我们很容易会不知不觉落入这种危险。我们会落入批评弟兄姊妹的情形里；有时我们会反对或藐视一些圣徒，甚至会与他们争斗。这就是打主的奴仆，就是那些与我们同作奴仆的人（李文集一九七九年第二册，一二五页）。

　　Matt. 24:48-50 But if that evil slave says in his heart, My master delays, and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eats and drinks with the drunken, the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know.

　　When we mistreat a fellow believer by criticizing, opposing, or despising him, in the eyes of the Lord, that is to beat him. We have to say a strong word here. We can easily fall into this danger without any kind of realization. We can fall into criticizing the brothers and sisters. Sometimes we may oppose or despise some of the saints. Perhaps we would even fight against them. This is to beat the Lord’s slaves, who are our fellow slaves. (CWWL, 1979, vol. 2, “Basic Lessons on Service,” p. 101)

　　〔在马太二十四章四十八节奴仆说，〕“我的主人必来得迟。”他的确信主的再来，但以为是迟慢而来。凡不信主快来的，这人就是恶仆。主说他的错误原因即在四十八节，口里虽说主必再来，心中仍以为主必迟延。这等人危险；人若无主必快来的态度，必不会儆醒。

　　有许多人不愿主快来，诚恐主来必破坏或终止他的计划。他不能有约翰的祷告：“阿们。主耶稣啊，我愿你来！”（启二二20）我们必须有愿主快来的态度和心愿。……若你以为主必迟延，主必比你所想的更快些（倪柝声文集第一辑第十五册，二八二页）。

　　我们众人都应该按时分粮给主的子民（太二四45），并且充分使用主的恩赐（二五20、22）。在消极一面，我们不该动手打那些和我们同作奴仆的人（二四49）。你可能没有尽你的责任去完成你的事奉，反而在批评，有时甚至强烈地和弟兄们作对。你不是在作工，乃是动手打同作奴仆的。有些姊妹总是忙于打电话。当她们听见关于弟兄们好的事，她们没有兴趣让任何人知道；当她们听见关于某些弟兄们（特别是长老们）不好的事，她们就忙于讲电话。这就是为什么许多地方召会的长老总是怕作错事。他们一旦作错了什么事，几乎所有的人都会透过电话知道。这些电话上的谈论都是在动手打人。

　　当一些消极的事发生在任何圣徒身上，有些人永远不会禁止自己不说。传播这样消极的情形乃是一种动手打人。有些时候在祷告聚会里，为着一个在消极情形里的圣徒，你也许用一种巧妙的方式为他祷告。……你为人祷告，但你的祷告大约百分之十是一种论断。这就是动手打人。一个地方的长老也许批评另一个地方的长老，这也是动手打同作奴仆的。

　　你把你事奉的时间浪费在动手打人的事上。你没有事奉，反而动手打了弟兄，就是和你同作奴仆的。许多弟兄都能见证，他们从未听见我借着批评人或暴露人而动手打人。我唯一的负担乃是释放信息。虽然我无意暴露任何人，许多人却借着我所释放信息里的光被暴露。那不是我的工作，乃是主的工作。我们都必须停下我们的批评、论断、反对和怨言，那些都是在动手打人。我们必须花费我们的时间、我们的精力和我们的一切，为着主的权益有积极的事奉（李文集一九八五年第五册，六六四至六六六页）。

　　参读：倪柝声文集第一辑第十五册，二七七至二八二页；倪柝声文集第三辑第十一册，二七三至二七五页。

　　[In Matthew 24:48 the slave said], “My master delays.” The slave believed that the Lord was coming again, but he also believed that He was delaying His coming. Anyone who does not believe that the Lord is coming quickly is an evil slave. The reason for the slave’s mistake, according to what the Lord said, is in verse 48. Even though with his mouth he said that the Lord would come quickly, in his heart he still considered that the Lord would delay. This kind of person is in peril. If one does not take the attitude that the Lord will come quickly, he will not be watchful.

　　Many people do not want the Lord to come quickly. They are afraid that when the Lord comes, He will spoil and terminate their plans. They cannot pray John’s prayer: “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!” (Rev. 22:20). We must have an attitude and a desire for the Lord to come quickly…. If you think that the Lord will delay, He will come sooner than you expect. (CWWN, vol. 15, p. 302)

　　All of us should be those who are feeding the Lord’s people at the proper time (Matt. 24:45) and using the Lord’s talents in full (25:20, 22). On the negative side, we should not be those beating our fellow slaves (24:49). You may not do your duty to perform your service, but instead you are criticizing and sometimes even strongly opposing the brothers. You are not doing the work but beating the fellow slaves. Some of the sisters are always busy on the telephone. When they hear something good about the brothers, they are not interested in letting anyone know. When they hear something bad about certain brothers, especially the elders, they become busy on the telephone. This is why many of the elders in the local churches are afraid to do anything wrong. Once they do something wrong, nearly everyone knows through the use of the telephone. These telephone calls are all beatings.

　　When something negative happens to any of the saints, some can never retain it. Passing on the news of this negative situation is a kind of beating. Sometimes you may have a subtle way of praying in the prayer meeting for a saint who is in a negative situation….You pray for people, but about ten percent of your prayer is a kind of judging. This is beating. The elders in one location may criticize the elders in another location. This is also beating the fellow slaves.

　　You waste your time of service in beating. Instead of doing the service, you beat the brothers, the fellow slaves. Many of the brothers can testify that they never heard me beating others by criticizing or exposing them. My only burden is to release messages. Although I have no intention of exposing anyone, many are exposed by the light in the messages I release. That is not my job but the Lord’s work. We all have to stop our criticizing, judging, opposing, and murmuring as a kind of beating. We must spend our time, our energy, and our everything to do a positive service for the Lord’s interest. (CWWL, 1985, vol. 5, “The Way to Practice the Lord’s Present Move,” pp. 539-540)

　　Further Reading: CWWN, vol. 15, pp. 297-302, 337-351; CWWN, vol. 57, “The Resumption of Watchman Nee’s Ministry,” pp. 239-240