أَرْسَلْتُ أَسْتَخْبِرُ عَنْ إِيْمَانِكُم، لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ المُجَرِّبُ قَدْ جَرَّبَكُم، ويَذْهَبَ تَعَبُنَا بَاطِلاً/I was afraid that somehow the tempter had tempted you and that our labour had been in vain

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أَرْسَلْتُ أَسْتَخْبِرُ عَنْ إِيْمَانِكُم، لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ المُجَرِّبُ قَدْ جَرَّبَكُم، ويَذْهَبَ تَعَبُنَا بَاطِلاً
رسالة القدّيس بولس الأولى إلى أهل تسالونيقي02/من17حتى20//03/من01حتى05/”يا إخوَتِي، مَا إِنْ تَيَتَّمْنَا مِنْكُم مُدَّةَ سَاعَة، بِالوَجْهِ لا بِالقَلْب، حَتَّى بَذَلْنَا جَهْدًا شَدِيدًا، وَبِشَوقٍ كَبير، لِنَرى وَجْهَكُم. لِذلِكَ أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَأْتِيَ إِلَيكُم، أَنَا بُولُسَ على الأَخَصّ، مرَّةً وَٱثْنَتَيْن، ولكِنْ عَاقَنَا الشَّيْطَان. فَمَا هوَ رَجَاؤُنَا أَو فَرَحُنَا أَو إِكْليلُ فَخْرِنَا، في حَضْرَةِ رَبِّنَا يَسُوع، عِنْدَ مَجِيئِهِ، أَفَلَسْتُم أَنْتُم أَيْضًا؟ بَلَى! أَنْتُم مَجْدُنَا وفَخْرُنَا. لِذلِكَ، لَمَّا لَمْ نَعُدْ نُطِيقُ ٱلٱنْتِظَار، إِرْتَضَيْنَا أَنْ نَبْقى وَحْدَنَا في أَثينَا، وأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْكُم طِيمُوتَاوُس، أَخانَا، ومُعَاوِنَ اللهِ في إِنْجِيلِ الْمَسِيح، لِيُثَبِّتَكُم في إِيْمَانِكُم ويَعِظَكُم، فلا يَتَزَعْزَعَ أَحَدٌ في هذِهِ الضِّيقَات، وأَنْتُم أَنْفُسُكُم تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّنَا جُعِلْنَا لِذلِكَ. ولَمَّا كُنَّا عِنْدَكُم، كُنَّا نُنْبِئُكُم أَنَّنَا سَنُعَاني الضِّيقات، وهذَا مَا حَدَث، كَمَا تَعْلَمُون. لِذلِكَ، أَنا أَيضًا، إِذْ لَمْ أَعُدْ أُطِيقُ ٱلٱنْتِظَار، أَرْسَلْتُ أَسْتَخْبِرُ عَنْ إِيْمَانِكُم، لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ المُجَرِّبُ قَدْ جَرَّبَكُم، ويَذْهَبَ تَعَبُنَا بَاطِلاً.”

I was afraid that somehow the tempter had tempted you and that our labour had been in vain
First Letter to the Thessalonians 02/17-20//03-01-05: “As for us, brothers and sisters, when, for a short time, we were made orphans by being separated from you in person, not in heart we longed with great eagerness to see you face to face. For we wanted to come to you certainly I, Paul, wanted to again and again but Satan blocked our way. For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? Yes, you are our glory and joy! Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we decided to be left alone in Athens; and we sent Timothy, our brother and co-worker for God in proclaiming the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you for the sake of your faith, so that no one would be shaken by these persecutions. Indeed, you yourselves know that this is what we are destined for. In fact, when we were

أَلفُقَرَاءُ مَعَكُم في كُلِّ حِين. أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَسْتُ في كُلِّ حِينٍ مَعَكُم
إنجيل القدّيس يوحنّا11/من55حتى57//12/من01حتى02/”كَانَ فِصْحُ اليَهُودِ قَريبًا، فَصَعِدَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ القُرَى إِلى أُورَشَلِيمَ قَبْلَ الفِصْحِ لِيَتَطَهَّرُوا. وكَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَ يَسُوع، ويَقُولُونَ فيمَا بَيْنَهُم، وهُم قِيَامٌ في الهَيْكَل: «مَاذَا تَظُنُّون؟ أَلا يَأْتِي إِلى العِيد؟». وكَانَ الأَحْبَارُ والفَرِّيسِيُّونَ قَدْ أَصْدَرُوا هذَا الأَمْر: عَلى كُلِّ مَنْ يَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ هُوَ يَسُوعُ أَنْ يُبَلِّغَ عَنْهُ، لِيَقْبِضُوا عَلَيْه. قَبْلَ الفِصْحِ بِسِتَّةِ أَيَّام، جَاءَ يَسُوعُ إِلى بَيْتَ عَنْيَا، حَيْثُ كَانَ لَعَازَرُ الَّذِي أَقَامَهُ مِنْ بَينِ الأَمْوَات. فَأَعَدُّوا لَهُ هُنَاكَ عَشَاء، وكَانَتْ مَرْتَا تَخْدُم، وكَانَ لَعَازَرُ أَحَدَ المُتَّكِئِينَ مَعَهُ. وأَخَذَتْ مَرْيَمُ قَارُورَةَ طِيبٍ مِنْ خَالِصِ النَّاردِينِ الغَالِي الثَّمَن، فَدَهَنَتْ قَدَمَي يَسُوعَ، ونَشَّفَتْهُمَا بِشَعْرِهَا، وعَبَقَ البَيْتُ بِرَائِحَةِ الطِّيب. قَالَ يَهُوذَا الإِسْخَرْيُوطيّ، أَحَدُ تَلامِيذِ يَسُوع، الَّذي كَانَ مُزْمِعًا أَنْ يُسْلِمَهُ: «لِمَاذَا لَمْ يُبَعْ هذَا الطِّيبُ بِثَلاثِ مِئَةِ دِينَار، ويُوَزَّعْ ثَمَنُهُ على الفُقَرَاء؟». قَالَ هذَا، لا ٱهْتِمَامًا مِنْهُ بِٱلفُقَرَاء، بَلْ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ سَارِقًا، والصُّنْدُوقُ مَعَهُ، وكَانَ يَخْتَلِسُ مَا يُلْقَى فِيه. فَقَالَ يَسُوع: «دَعْهَا! فَقَدْ حَفِظَتْهُ إِلى يَوْمِ دَفْنِي! أَلفُقَرَاءُ مَعَكُم في كُلِّ حِين. أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَسْتُ في كُلِّ حِينٍ مَعَكُم». وعَلِمَ جَمْعٌ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ اليَهُودِ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ هُنَاك، فَجَاؤُوا، لا مِنْ أَجْلِ يَسُوعَ وَحْدَهُ، بَلْ لِيَرَوا أَيْضًا لَعَازَرَ الَّذي أَقَامَهُ مِنْ بَينِ الأَمْوَات. فَعَزَمَ الأَحْبَارُ على قَتْلِ لَعَازَرَ أَيْضًا، لأَنَّ كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ اليَهُودِ كَانُوا بِسَبَبِهِ يَذْهَبُونَ ويُؤْمِنُونَ بِيَسُوع.”

You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me
John 11/55-57//12-01-11: “Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves. They were looking for Jesus and were asking one another as they stood in the temple, ‘What do you think? Surely he will not come to the festival, will he?’Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should let them know, so that they might arrest him.Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, ‘Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?’(He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, ‘Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.’ When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well, since it was on account of him that many of the Jews were deserting and were believing in Jesus.