حِينَ كُنْتَ شَابًّا، كُنْتَ تَشُدُّ حِزَامَكَ بِيَدَيْكَ وتَسِيرُ إِلى حَيْثُ تُرِيد. ولكِنْ حِينَ تَشِيخ، سَتَبْسُطُ يَدَيْكَ وآخَرُ يَشُدُّ لَكَ حِزامَكَ، ويَذْهَبُ بِكَ إِلى حَيْثُ لا تُرِيد/When you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go

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حِينَ كُنْتَ شَابًّا، كُنْتَ تَشُدُّ حِزَامَكَ بِيَدَيْكَ وتَسِيرُ إِلى حَيْثُ تُرِيد. ولكِنْ حِينَ تَشِيخ، سَتَبْسُطُ يَدَيْكَ وآخَرُ يَشُدُّ لَكَ حِزامَكَ، ويَذْهَبُ بِكَ إِلى حَيْثُ لا تُرِيد
إنجيل القدّيس يوحنّا21/من15حتى25/بَعْدَ الغَدَاء، قَالَ يَسُوعُ لِسِمْعَانَ بُطْرُس: «يَا سِمْعَانُ بْنَ يُونَا، أَتُحِبُّنِي أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا يُحِبُّنِي هؤُلاء؟». قَالَ لَهُ: «نَعَم، يَا رَبّ، أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أُحِبُّكَ». قَالَ لَهُ يَسُوع: «إِرْعَ حُمْلانِي». قَالَ لَهُ مَرَّةً ثَانِيَةً: «يَا سِمْعَانُ بْنَ يُونَا، أَتُحِبُّنِي؟». قَالَ لَهُ: «نَعَمْ يَا رَبّ، أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أُحِبُّكَ». قَالَ لَهُ يَسُوع: «إِرْعَ نِعَاجِي!». قَالَ لَهُ مَرَّةً ثَالِثَة: «يَا سِمْعَانُ بْنَ يُونَا، أَتُحِبُّنِي؟». فَحَزِنَ بُطْرُس، لأَنَّ يَسُوعَ قَالَ لَهُ ثَلاثَ مَرَّات: أَتُحِبُّنِي؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ: «يَا رَبّ، أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ كُلَّ شَيء، وَأَنْتَ تَعْرِفُ أَنِّي أُحِبُّكَ». قَالَ لَهُ يَسُوع: «إِرْعَ خِرَافِي! أَلحَقَّ ٱلحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكَ: حِينَ كُنْتَ شَابًّا، كُنْتَ تَشُدُّ حِزَامَكَ بِيَدَيْكَ وتَسِيرُ إِلى حَيْثُ تُرِيد. ولكِنْ حِينَ تَشِيخ، سَتَبْسُطُ يَدَيْكَ وآخَرُ يَشُدُّ لَكَ حِزامَكَ، ويَذْهَبُ بِكَ إِلى حَيْثُ لا تُرِيد». قَالَ يَسُوعُ ذلِكَ مُشيرًا إِلى المِيتَةِ الَّتِي سَيُمَجِّدُ بِهَا بُطْرُسُ الله. ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: «إِتْبَعْنِي!». وَٱلتَفَتَ بُطْرُس، فَرَأَى التِّلْمِيذَ الَّذي كَانَ يَسُوعُ يُحِبُّهُ يَتْبَعُهُمَا، وهُوَ الَّذي مَالَ عَلى صَدْرِ يَسُوعَ وَقْتَ العَشَاءِ وقَالَ لَهُ: يَا رَبّ، مَنْ هُوَ الَّذي يُسْلِمُكَ. فَلَمَّا رَآهُ بُطْرُسُ قَالَ لِيَسُوع: «يَا رَبّ، وهذَا، مَا يَكُونُ لَهُ؟». قَالَ لَهُ يَسُوع: «إِنْ شِئْتُ أَنْ يَبْقَى حَتَّى أَجِيء، فَمَاذَا لَكَ؟ أَنْتَ، ٱتْبَعْنِي!». وشَاعَتْ بَيْنَ الإِخْوَةِ هذِهِ الكَلِمَة، وهِيَ أَنَّ ذلِكَ التِّلْمِيذَ لا يَمُوت. لكِنَّ يَسُوعَ لَمْ يَقُلْ إِنَّهُ لا يَمُوت، بَلْ: إِنْ شِئْتُ أَنْ يَبْقَى حَتَّى أَجِيء، فَمَاذَا لَكَ. هذَا التِّلْمِيذُ هُوَ الشَّاهِدُ عَلى هذِهِ الأُمُور، وهُوَ الَّذي دَوَّنَهَا، ونَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ شَهَادَتَهُ حَقّ. وصَنَعَ يَسُوعُ أُمُورًا أُخْرَى كَثِيْرَة، لَوْ كُتِبَتْ وَاحِدًا فَوَاحِدًا، لَمَا أَظُنُّ أَنَّ العَالَمَ نَفْسَهُ يَسَعُهَا أَسْفَارًا مَكْتُوبَة.

When you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go
John21/14-25/When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!” Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”) When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?” This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true. Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.

فَجَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَحْيَوا بِالتَّقْوَى في الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ يُضْطَهَدُون
رسالة القدّيس بولس الثانية إلى طيموتاوس03/من10حتى17/يا إخوَتِي، لَقَدْ تَبِعْتَ تَعْلِيمي، وسِيرَتي، وقَصْدي، وإِيْمَاني، وأَنَاتي، ومَحَبَّتي، وثَباتي، وٱضْطِهَادَاتي، وآلامي، كَالَّتي أَصَابَتْنِي في أَنطَاكِيَةَ وإِيقُونِيَةَ ولِسْترَة، وأَيَّ ٱضْطِهَاداتٍ ٱحْتَمَلْتُ! ومِنْ جَميعِهَا نَجَّاني الرَّبّ! فَجَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَحْيَوا بِالتَّقْوَى في الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ يُضْطَهَدُون. أَمَّا النَّاسُ الأَشْرَارُ والمُشَعْوِذُونَ فَإِنَّهُم يَتَمَادَوْنَ في الشَّرّ، مُضَلِّلِينَ الآخَرِينَ وهُم أَنْفُسُهُم مُضَلَّلُون. أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَٱثْبُتْ على مَا تَعَلَّمْتَهُ وأَيْقَنْتَهُ، عَارِفًا مِمَّنْ تَعَلَّمْتَهُ، وأَنَّكَ مُنذُ الطُّفُولَةِ تَعْرِفُ الكُتُبَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ القادِرَةَ أَنْ تُصَيِّرَكَ حَكِيمًا في سَبيلِ الخَلاصِ بِالإِيْمَانِ في الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوع. فَالكِتَابُ كُلُّهُ إِنَّمَا اللهُ أَلْهَمَهُ، وهُوَ مُفِيدٌ لِلتَّعْلِيم، والتَّوْبِيخ، والتَّقْوِيم، والتَّأْدِيبِ في البِرّ، لِيَكُونَ رَجُلُ اللهِ كامِلاً، مُعَدًّا لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِح.

Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted
Second Letter to Timothy 03/10-17: “You have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, and my suffering the things that happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it, and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.”.