فلا يَنْتَفِخَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الكِبْرِيَاءِ مُتَحَزِّبًا لِوَاحِدٍ ضِدَّ الآخَر. فَمَنِ الَّذي يُمَيِّزُكَ عَنْ غَيْرِكَ/None of you will be puffed up in favour of one against another. For who sees anything different in you

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مثال العَذَارَى الذين أَخَذْنَ مَصَابِيحَهُنَّ وخَرَجْنَ إِلى لِقَاءِ العَريس، خَمْسٌ مِنْهُنَّ جَاهِلات، وخَمْسٌ حَكِيمَات
إنجيل القدّيس متّى25/من01حتى13/:”قالَ الربُّ يَسوع: «يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ عَشْرَ عَذَارَى أَخَذْنَ مَصَابِيحَهُنَّ وخَرَجْنَ إِلى لِقَاءِ العَريس، خَمْسٌ مِنْهُنَّ جَاهِلات، وخَمْسٌ حَكِيمَات. فَالجَاهِلاتُ أَخَذْنَ مَصَابِيحَهُنَّ ولَمْ يَأْخُذْنَ مَعَهُنَّ زَيْتًا.أَمَّا الحَكِيْمَاتُ فَأَخَذْنَ زَيْتًا في آنِيَةٍ مَعَ مَصَابِيْحِهِنَّ. وأَبْطَأَ العَريسُ فَنَعَسْنَ جَمِيعُهُنَّ، ورَقَدْنَ. وفي مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيل، صَارَتِ الصَّيحَة: هُوَذَا العَريس! أُخْرُجُوا إِلى لِقَائِهِ! حينَئِذٍ قَامَتْ أُولئِكَ العَذَارَى كُلُّهُنَّ، وزَيَّنَّ مَصَابِيحَهُنَّ. فقَالَتِ الجَاهِلاتُ لِلحَكيمَات: أَعْطِينَنا مِنْ زَيتِكُنَّ، لأَنَّ مَصَابِيحَنَا تَنْطَفِئ. فَأَجَابَتِ الحَكيمَاتُ وقُلْنَ: قَدْ لا يَكْفِينَا ويَكْفِيكُنَّ. إِذْهَبْنَ بِالأَحْرَى إِلى البَاعَةِ وٱبْتَعْنَ لَكُنَّ. ولَمَّا ذَهَبْنَ لِيَبْتَعْنَ، جَاءَ العَريس، ودَخَلَتِ المُسْتَعِدَّاتُ إِلى العُرْس، وأُغْلِقَ البَاب. وأَخيرًا جَاءَتِ العَذَارَى البَاقِيَاتُ وقُلْنَ: يَا رَبُّ، يَا رَبُّ، ٱفْتَحْ لَنَا! فَأَجَابَ وقَال: أَلحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُنَّ، إِنِّي لا أَعْرِفُكُنَّ!إِسْهَرُوا إِذًا، لأَنَّكُم لا تَعْلَمُونَ اليَوْمَ ولا السَّاعَة.”

فلا يَنْتَفِخَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الكِبْرِيَاءِ مُتَحَزِّبًا لِوَاحِدٍ ضِدَّ الآخَر. فَمَنِ الَّذي يُمَيِّزُكَ عَنْ غَيْرِكَ
رسالة القدّيس بولس الأولى إلى أهل قورنتس04/من01حتى08/:”يا إِخوتي، فَلْيَحْسَبْنَا كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِثْلَ خُدَّامٍ لِلمَسِيح، ووُكَلاءَ عَلى أَسْرَارِ ٱلله. وكُلُّ مَا يُطلَبُ مِنَ الوُكَلاءِ هوَ أَنْ يَكُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُم أَمِينًا. أَمَّا أَنَا فأَقَلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدِي أَنْ تَدِينُونِي أَنْتُم أَوْ أَيُّ مَحْكَمَةٍ بَشَرِيَّة، بَلْ وَلا أَنَا أَدِينُ نَفْسِي؛ لأَنِّي لا أَشْعُرُ بِشَيْءٍ يُؤَنِّبُنِي، لكِنَّ هذَا لا يُبَرِّرُني، إَنَّمَا دَيَّانِي هُوَ الرَّبّ. إِذًا فلا تَدِينُوا قَبْلَ الأَوَان، إِلى أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الرَّبّ. فَهوَ الَّذي يُنِيرُ خَفَايَا الظَّلام، وَيُظْهِرُ نِيَّاتِ القُلُوب، وحينَئِذٍ يَنَالُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مَدِيْحَهُ مِنَ ٱلله. وأَنَا لأَجْلِكُم، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَة، جَعَلْتُ مِنْ نَفْسِي وَمِنْ أَبُلُّوسَ مِثَالاً، لِتَتَعَلَّمُوا بِنَا مَعنَى هذَا القَوْل: «لا شَيءَ فَوقَ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُوب»، فلا يَنْتَفِخَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الكِبْرِيَاءِ مُتَحَزِّبًا لِوَاحِدٍ ضِدَّ الآخَر. فَمَنِ الَّذي يُمَيِّزُكَ عَنْ غَيْرِكَ؟ وأَيُّ شَيءٍ لَكَ وَلَمْ تَأْخُذْهُ هِبَةً؟ وإِنْ كُنْتَ أَخَذْتَهُ، فَلِمَاذَا تَفْتَخِرُ كَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَأْخُذْهُ؟ هَا قَدْ شَبِعْتُم! هَا قَدِ ٱغْتَنَيْتُم، وَمَلَكْتُم مِنْ دُونِنَا! ويَا لَيْتَكُم مَلَكْتُم حَتَّى نَمْلِكَ نَحْنُ أَيْضًا مَعَكُم!”.

None of you will be puffed up in favour of one against another. For who sees anything different in you
First Letter to the Corinthians 04/01-08/:”Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they should be found trustworthy. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself. I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not pronounce judgement before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God. I have applied all this to Apollos and myself for your benefit, brothers and sisters, so that you may learn through us the meaning of the saying, ‘Nothing beyond what is written’, so that none of you will be puffed up in favour of one against another. For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as if it were not a gift?Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Quite apart from us you have become kings! Indeed, I wish that you had become kings, so that we might be kings with you!”

 

The Proverb of the 10 bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 25/01-13/:”‘Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a shout, “Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.” Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.”But the wise replied, “No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.” And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. Later the other bridesmaids came also, saying, “Lord, lord, open to us.” But he replied, “Truly I tell you, I do not know you.”Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”