إِذَا فَعَلْتُم كُلَّ ما أُمِرْتُمْ بِهِ فَقُولُوا: إِنَّنَا عَبِيدٌ لا نَفْعَ مِنَّا، فَقَد فَعَلْنا مَا كانَ يَجِبُ عَلَينا أَنْ نَفْعَل/When you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, “We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done

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 وَهكذَا أَنْتُم إِذَا فَعَلْتُم كُلَّ ما أُمِرْتُمْ بِهِ فَقُولُوا: إِنَّنَا عَبِيدٌ لا نَفْعَ مِنَّا، فَقَد فَعَلْنا مَا كانَ يَجِبُ عَلَينا أَنْ نَفْعَل
إنجيل القدّيس لوقا17/من05حتى10/:”قالَ الرُّسُلُ لِلرَّبّ: «زِدْنَا إِيْمَانًا!».فقَالَ الرَّبّ: «لَوْ كانَ فِيكُم مِنَ الإِيْمَانِ مِقْدارُ حَبَّةِ خَرْدَل، لَكُنْتُم تَقُولُونَ لِهذِهِ التُّوتَة: إِنْقَلِعِي، وٱنْغَرِسِي في البَحْر، فَتُطِيعُكُم! وَمَنْ مِنْكُم لَهُ عَبْدٌ يَفْلَحُ الأَرْضَ أَوْ يَرْعَى القَطِيع، إِذا عَادَ مِنَ الحَقْل، يَقُولُ لَهُ: أَسْرِعْ وٱجْلِسْ لِلطَّعَام؟ أَلا يَقُولُ لَهُ بِالأَحْرَى: أَعِدَّ لي شَيْئًا لأَتَعَشَّى، وَشُدَّ وَسْطَكَ وٱخْدُمْني حَتَّى آكُلَ وَأَشْرَب، وَبَعْدَ ذلِكَ تَأْكُلُ أَنْتَ وَتَشْرَب. هَلْ عَلَيهِ أَنْ يَشْكُرَ العَبْدَ لأَنَّهُ فَعَلَ ما أُمِرَ بِهِ؟ وَهكذَا أَنْتُم إِذَا فَعَلْتُم كُلَّ ما أُمِرْتُمْ بِهِ فَقُولُوا: إِنَّنَا عَبِيدٌ لا نَفْعَ مِنَّا، فَقَد فَعَلْنا مَا كانَ يَجِبُ عَلَينا أَنْ نَفْعَل».

When you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, “We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 17/05-10/:’The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’The Lord replied, ‘If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea”, and it would obey you. ‘Who among you would say to your slave who has just come in from ploughing or tending sheep in the field, “Come here at once and take your place at the table”? Would you not rather say to him, “Prepare supper for me, put on your apron and serve me while I eat and drink; later you may eat and drink”?Do you thank the slave for doing what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, “We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done!” ’

المُرْتَابَ كمَوْجَ البَحْرِ حِينَ تَضْرِبُهُ الرِّيحُ وتُهَيِّجُهُ وهو إِنْسَانٌ ذُو نَفْسَيْنِ مُتَقَلِّبٌ في جَمِيعِ طُرُقِهِ
رسالة القدّيس يعقوب01/من01حتى/:””يا إِخوَتِي: مِنْ يَعْقُوب، عَبْدِ اللهِ والرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيح، إِلى الأَسْباطِ الٱثنَي عَشَرَ الَّذِينَ في الشَّتَات: سَلام! يا إِخْوَتِي، حينَ تَقَعُونَ في مِحَنٍ مُتَنَوِّعَة، إِعْتَبِرُوا ذلِكَ مِن دوَاعِي الفَرَحِ الكامِل. وٱعْلَمُوا أَنَّ ٱمْتِحَانَ إِيْمَانِكُم يُنْشِئُ الثَّبَات. وَلْيَكُنِ الثَّباتُ حافِزًا لَكُم على العَمَلِ الكامِل، حتَّى تَكُونُوا كامِلِين، مُتَمَّمِين، غَيرَ نَاقِصِينَ في شَيء. وإِنْ كانَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُم تَنْقُصُهُ الحِكْمَة، فَلْيَطْلُبْهَا منَ اللهِ الَّذي يُعْطِي الجَمِيعَ بِسَخَاءٍ وبِغَيْرِ مِنَّة، فتُعْطَى لَهُ! وَلْيَطْلُبْهَا بإِيْمَانٍ غَيرَ مُرْتَابٍ البَتَّة، لأَنَّ المُرْتَابَ يُشْبِهُ مَوْجَ البَحْرِ حِينَ تَضْرِبُهُ الرِّيحُ وتُهَيِّجُهُ.فلا يَحْسَبَنَّ ذلِكَ الإِنْسَانُ أَنَّهُ سَيَأْخُذُ مِنَ الرَّبِّ شَيْئًا. إِنَّهُ إِنْسَانٌ ذُو نَفْسَيْنِ مُتَقَلِّبٌ في جَمِيعِ طُرُقِهِ”.

The one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind; for the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.”
Letter of James 01/01-08/:”James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind; for the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.”