إنَّهُم خَرَجُوا مِنْ بَيْنِنَا، لكِنَّهُم مَا كَانُوا مِنَّا، فلَو كَانُوا مِنَّا، لَكَانُوا ثَبَتُوا مَعَنَا. لكِنَّهُم خَرَجُوا لِيَتَبَيَّنَ أَنَّهُم جَمِيعَهُم لَيسُوا مِنَّا/ They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us

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إنَّهُم خَرَجُوا مِنْ بَيْنِنَا، لكِنَّهُم مَا كَانُوا مِنَّا، فلَو كَانُوا مِنَّا، لَكَانُوا ثَبَتُوا مَعَنَا. لكِنَّهُم خَرَجُوا لِيَتَبَيَّنَ أَنَّهُم جَمِيعَهُم لَيسُوا مِنَّا
رسالة القدّيس يوحنّا الأولى02/من12حتى20/:”يا إِخوَتِي : أَكْتُبُ إِلَيْكُم، أَيُّهَا الأَبْنَاء، لأَنَّ خطايَاكُم غُفِرَتْ لَكُم مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱسْمِ المَسِيح. أَكْتُبُ إِلَيْكُم، أَيُّهَا الآبَاء، لأَنَّكُم عَرَفْتُمُ الَّذي هُوَ مُنْذُ البَدْء. أَكْتُبُ إِلَيكُم، أَيُّهَا الشُّبَّان، لأَنَّكُم غَلَبْتُمُ الشِّرِّير. كَتَبْتُ إِلَيكُم، أَيُّها الأَبْنَاء، لأَنَّكُم عَرَفْتُمُ الآب. كتَبْتُ إِلَيْكُم، أَيُّهَا الآبَاء، لأَنَّكُم عَرَفْتُمُ الَّذي هُوَ مُنْذُ البَدْء. كَتَبْتُ إِلَيكُم، أَيُّهَا الشُّبَّان، لأَنَّكُم أَقْوِيَاء، ولأَنَّ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ ثَابِتَةٌ فِيكُم، وقَدْ غَلَبْتُمُ الشِّرِّير. لا تُحِبُّوا العَالَمَ ولا مَا في العَالَم. إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يُحِبُّ العَالَم، فلا تَكُونُ فِيهِ مَحَبَّةُ الآب؛ لأَنَّ كُلَّ مَا في العَالَمِ مِن شَهْوَةِ الجَسَد، وشَهْوَةِ العَين، وكِبْرِياءِ الغِنَى، لَيْسَ هُوَ مِنَ الآبِ بَلْ هُوَ مِنَ العَالَم. فإِنَّ العَالَمَ وشَهْوَتَهُ يَزُولان، أَمَّا مَنْ يَعْمَلُ بِمَشِيئَةِ اللهِ فَيَثْبُتُ إِلى الأَبَد. أَيُّهَا الأَبْنَاء، إِنَّهَا السَّاعَةُ الأَخِيرَة. لقَدْ سَمِعْتُم أَنَّ مَسِيحًا دَجَّالاً سَيَأْتِي، وقَدْ أَتَى الآنَ مُسَحَاءُ دَجَّالُونَ كَثِيرُون، فَمِنْ هذَا نَعْرِفُ أَنَّهَا السَّاعَةُ الأَخِيرَة. إِنَّهُم خَرَجُوا مِنْ بَيْنِنَا، لكِنَّهُم مَا كَانُوا مِنَّا، فلَو كَانُوا مِنَّا، لَكَانُوا ثَبَتُوا مَعَنَا. لكِنَّهُم خَرَجُوا لِيَتَبَيَّنَ أَنَّهُم جَمِيعَهُم لَيسُوا مِنَّا. أَمَّا أَنْتُم فَلَكُم مَسْحَةٌ مِنَ القُدُّوس، وجَمِيعُكُم تَعْرِفُون ذلِكَ.”

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us
First Letter of John 02/12-20/:”I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven on account of his name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, because you have conquered the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you are strong and the word of God abides in you,and you have overcome the evil one. Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world; for all that is in the world the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches comes not from the Father but from the world. And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God live for ever. Children, it is the last hour! As you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. From this we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But by going out they made it plain that none of them belongs to us. But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and all of you have knowledge.”

لأَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَرْفَعُ نَفْسَهُ يُوَاضَع، وَمَنْ يُواضِعُ نَفْسَهُ يُرْفَع
إنجيل القدّيس لوقا14/من07حتى11/:”لاحَظَ يَسُوعُ كَيْفَ كَانَ المَدْعُووُّنَ يَخْتَارُونَ المَقَاعِدَ الأُولى، فَقَالَ لَهُم هذَا المَثَل: «إِذَا دَعَاكَ أَحَدٌ إِلى وَلِيمَةِ عُرْس، فَلا تَجْلِسْ في المَقْعَدِ الأَوَّل، لَرُبَّما يَكُونُ قَدْ دَعَا مَنْ هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْكَ قَدْرًا، فَيَأْتي الَّذي دَعَاكَ وَدَعَاهُ وَيَقُولُ لَكَ: أَعْطِهِ مَكَانَكَ! فَحِينَئِذٍ تُضْطَرُّ خَجِلاً إِلى الجُلُوسِ في آخِرِ مَقْعَد! ولكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتَ فٱذْهَبْ وٱجْلِسْ في آخِرِ مَقْعَد، حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ الَّذي دَعَاكَ يَقُولُ لَكَ: يا صَدِيقي، تَقَدَّمْ إِلى أَعْلَى! حِينَئِذٍ يَعْظُمُ شَأْنُكَ فِي عَيْنِ الجَالِسِينَ مَعَكَ. لأَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَرْفَعُ نَفْسَهُ يُوَاضَع، وَمَنْ يُواضِعُ نَفْسَهُ يُرْفَع.»

All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 14/07-11/:”When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honour, he told them a parable. ‘When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honour, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host; and the host who invited both of you may come and say to you, “Give this person your place”, and then in disgrace you would start to take the lowest place. But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, “Friend, move up higher”; then you will be honoured in the presence of all who sit at the table with you. For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”.