مَنْ يَضْعُفُ ولا أَضْعُفُ أَنا؟ ومَنْ يَقَعُ في الخَطِيئَةِ ولا أَحْتَرِقُ أَنا؟ وإِنْ كَانَ لا بُدَّ مِنَ /ٱلٱفْتِخَار، فأَنا أَفْتَخِرُ بِأَوهَانيYou are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it
مَنْ يَضْعُفُ ولا أَضْعُفُ أَنا؟ ومَنْ يَقَعُ في الخَطِيئَةِ ولا أَحْتَرِقُ أَنا؟ وإِنْ كَانَ لا بُدَّ مِنَ ٱلٱفْتِخَار، فأَنا أَفْتَخِرُ بِأَوهَاني
رسالة القدّيس بولس الثانية إلى أهل قورنتس11/من21حتى30/:”يا إخوتي، أَقُولُ وأَخْجَل، كَما لَو كُنَّا ضُعَفَاء! وأَقُولُ كَجَاهِل: إِنَّ كُلَّ مَا يَجْرُؤُ عَلَيْهِ هؤُلاء، أَجْرُؤُ عَلَيْهِ أَنَا أَيْضًا: أَهُم عِبْرَانِيُّون؟ أَنا أَيْضًا عِبْرَانِيّ! أَهُم إِسْرَائِيلِيُّون؟ أَنا أَيْضًا إِسْرَائِيليّ! أَهُم نَسْلُ إِبْرَاهِيم؟ أَنا أَيْضًا نَسْلُ إِبْرَاهِيم!أَهُم خُدَّامٌ لِلمَسِيح؟ أَقُولُ كَمَنْ فَقَدَ صَوَابَهُ: أَنا أَكْثَر! في الأَتْعَابِ أَكْثَر! في السُّجُونِ أَكْثَر! في الضَّرَبَاتِ أَكْثَرُ جِدًّا! في أَخْطَارِ المَوْتِ أَكْثَرُ بِمَرَّاتٍ كَثِيرَة! تَلَقَّيْتُ الجَلْدَ مِنَ اليَهُودِ خَمْسَ مَرَّات، كُلَّ مَرَّةٍ أَرْبَعِينَ جَلْدَةً إِلاَّ وَاحِدَة! ضُرِبْتُ بِالعِصِيِّ ثَلاثَ مَرَّات! رُجِمْتُ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَة! ٱنْكَسَرَتْ بِيَ السَّفينَةُ ثَلاثَ مَرَّات! قَضَيْتُ في عُرْضِ البَحْرِ لَيْلَةً ونَهَارًا! قُمْتُ بِأَسْفَارٍ كَثِيرَة، كُنْتُ في أَخْطَارٍ مِنَ الأَنْهَار، أَخْطَارٍ مِنَ اللُّصُوص، أَخْطَارٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي، أَخْطَارٍ مِنَ الأُمَم، أَخْطَارٍ في المَدِينَة، أَخْطَارٍ في الصَّحْرَاء، أَخْطَارٍ في البَحْر، أَخْطَارٍ بَيْنَ الإِخْوَةِ الكَذَبَة! عَانَيْتُ التَّعَبَ، والكَدَّ، والسَّهَرَ مَرَّاتٍ كَثِيرَة، والجُوعَ، والعَطَشَ، والصَّوْمَ مَرَّاتٍ كَثِيرَة، والبَرْدَ، والعُرْيَ! أَضِفْ إِلى ذلِكَ، مَا عَلَيَّ مِنَ الأَعْبَاءِ كُلَّ يَوْم، والٱهْتِمَامَ بِجَميعِ الكَنَائِس! مَنْ يَضْعُفُ ولا أَضْعُفُ أَنا؟ ومَنْ يَقَعُ في الخَطِيئَةِ ولا أَحْتَرِقُ أَنا؟ وإِنْ كَانَ لا بُدَّ مِنَ ٱلٱفْتِخَار، فأَنا أَفْتَخِرُ بِأَوهَاني!”
You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 16/13-20/:”When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’And Jesus answered him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.’Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.”
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness
Second Letter to the Corinthians 11/21-30:”To my shame, I must say, we were too weak for that! But whatever anyone dares to boast of I am speaking as a fool I also dare to boast of that. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. Are they ministers of Christ? I am talking like a madman I am a better one: with far greater labours, far more imprisonments, with countless floggings, and often near death. Five times I have received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I received a stoning. Three times I was shipwrecked; for a night and a day I was adrift at sea; on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from bandits, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers and sisters; in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, hungry and thirsty, often without food, cold and naked. And, besides other things, I am under daily pressure because of my anxiety for all the churches.Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I am not indignant? If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.”
