غَلُظَ قَلْبُ هذَا ٱلشَّعْب: ثَقَّلُوا آذَانَهُم، وَأَغْمَضُوا عُيُونَهُم، لِئَلاَّ يَرَوا بِعُيُونِهِم، وَيَسْمَعُوا بِآذَانِهِم، ويَفْهَمُوا بِقُلُوبِهِم، ويَتُوبُوا فَأَشْفِيَهُم/This people’s heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing,and they have shut their eyes;so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn and I would heal them.

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قَدْ غَلُظَ قَلْبُ هذَا ٱلشَّعْب: ثَقَّلُوا آذَانَهُم، وَأَغْمَضُوا عُيُونَهُم، لِئَلاَّ يَرَوا بِعُيُونِهِم، وَيَسْمَعُوا بِآذَانِهِم، ويَفْهَمُوا بِقُلُوبِهِم، ويَتُوبُوا فَأَشْفِيَهُم
سفر أعمال الرسل28/من23حتى31/:”يا إِخوَتِي: عَيَّنَ اليَهُودُ لِبُولُسَ يَوْمًا، فعَادُوا إِلَيْهِ في بَيْتِهِ، وهُم أَكْثَرُ عَدَدًا. فأَخَذَ بُولُسُ يَشْرَحُ لَهُم مَلَكُوتَ ٱلله، مِنَ ٱلصَّبَاحِ إِلى ٱلمَسَاء، مُحَاوِلاً إِقْنَاعَهُم في شَأْنِ يَسُوع، مِنْ تَورَاةِ مُوسَى ومِنَ ٱلأَنْبِيَاء. فَٱقْتَنَعَ بَعْضُهُم بِمَا قِيل، وبَعْضُهُم لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا. وٱفْتَرَقُوا مُخْتَلِفينَ فيمَا بَيْنَهُم، فَٱكْتَفَى بُولُسُ بِهذِهِ ٱلكَلِمَة: «مَا أَحْسَنَ مَا كَلَّمَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلقُدُسُ آبَاءَكُم بِٱلنَّبِيِّ آشَعْيَا، قَائِلاً: إِذْهَبْ إِلى هذَا ٱلشَّعْب، وقُلْ لَهُم:تَسْمَعُونَ سَمْعًا ولا تَفْهَمُون، وتَنْظُرُونَ نَظَرًا ولا تَرَون. قَدْ غَلُظَ قَلْبُ هذَا ٱلشَّعْب: ثَقَّلُوا آذَانَهُم، وَأَغْمَضُوا عُيُونَهُم، لِئَلاَّ يَرَوا بِعُيُونِهِم، وَيَسْمَعُوا بِآذَانِهِم، ويَفْهَمُوا بِقُلُوبِهِم، ويَتُوبُوا فَأَشْفِيَهُم. فَلْيَكُنْ إِذًا مَعْلُومًا عِنْدَكُم أَنَّ خَلاَصَ اللهِ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلى ٱلأُمَم، وهُم سَيَسْمَعُون». قَالَ بُولُسُ لِليَهُودِ هذَا ٱلكَلام، فَٱنْصَرَفُوا وهُم في جِدَالٍ عَنِيف. وأَقَامَ بُولُسُ سَنَتَيْنِ كَامِلَتَيْنِ في بَيْتٍ ٱسْتَأْجَرَهُ لِنَفْسِهِ، وكَانَ يَسْتَقْبِلُ جَميعَ ٱلآتِينَ إِلَيْه. وكَانَ يُنَادِي بِمَلَكُوتِ ٱلله، ويُعَلِّمُ بَكُلِّ جُرْأَةٍ مَا يَخْتَصُّ بيَسُوعَ ٱلمَسِيحِ ولا يَمْنَعُهُ أَحَد”.

This people’s heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing,and they have shut their eyes;so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn and I would heal them.
Acts of the Apostles 28/23-31/:”After they had fixed a day to meet him, they came to him at his lodgings in great numbers. From morning until evening he explained the matter to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the law of Moses and from the prophets. Some were convinced by what he had said, while others refused to believe. So they disagreed with each other; and as they were leaving, Paul made one further statement: ‘The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah,
“Go to this people and say, You will indeed listen, but never understand, and you will indeed look, but never perceive. For this people’s heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing,and they have shut their eyes;so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn and I would heal them.” Let it be known to you then that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.’ He lived there for two whole years at his own expense and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. “

اجْتَهِدُوا أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا مِنَ البَابِ الضَّيِّق
إنجيل القدّيس لوقا13/من22حتى33/:”كَانَ يَسُوعُ يَجْتَازُ في المُدُنِ وَالقُرَى، وَهُوَ يُعَلِّم، قَاصِدًا في طَريقِهِ أُورَشَلِيم. فَقَالَ لَهُ أَحَدُهُم: «يا سَيِّد، أَقَلِيلُونَ هُمُ الَّذينَ يَخْلُصُون؟». فَقَالَ لَهُم: «إِجْتَهِدُوا أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا مِنَ البَابِ الضَّيِّق. أَقُولُ لَكُم: إِنَّ كَثِيرينَ سَيَطْلُبُونَ الدُّخُولَ فَلا يَقْدِرُون. وَبَعْدَ أَنْ يَكُونَ رَبُّ البَيْتِ قَدْ قَامَ وَأَغْلَقَ البَاب، وَبدَأْتُم تَقِفُونَ خَارِجًا وَتَقْرَعُونَ البَابَ قَائِلين: يَا رَبّ، ٱفتَحْ لَنَا! فَيُجِيبُكُم وَيَقُول: إِنِّي لا أَعْرِفُكُم مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُم! حِينَئِذٍ تَبْدَأُونَ تَقُولُون: لَقَد أَكَلْنَا أَمَامَكَ وَشَرِبْنا، وَعَلَّمْتَ في سَاحَاتِنا! فَيَقُولُ لَكُم: إِنِّي لا أَعْرِفُ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُم! أُبْعُدُوا عَنِّي، يَا جَمِيعَ فَاعِلِي الإِثْم! هُنَاكَ يَكُونُ البُكاءُ وَصَرِيفُ الأَسْنَان، حِينَ تَرَوْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسحقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَجَميعَ الأَنْبِياءِ في مَلَكُوتِ الله، وَأَنْتُم مَطْرُوحُونَ خَارِجًا. وَيَأْتُونَ مِنَ المَشَارِقِ وَالمَغَارِب، وَمِنَ الشَّمَالِ وَالجَنُوب، وَيَتَّكِئُونَ في مَلَكُوتِ الله. وَهُوَذَا آخِرُونَ يَصِيرُونَ أَوَّلِين، وَأَوَّلُونَ يَصِيرُونَ آخِرِين».

Strive to enter through the narrow door
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 13/22-30/:”Jesus went through one town and village after another, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, ‘Lord, will only a few be saved?’ He said to them,
‘Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. When once the owner of the house has got up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, “Lord, open to us”, then in reply he will say to you, “I do not know where you come from.” Then you will begin to say, “We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.” But he will say, “I do not know where you come from; go away from me, all you evildoers!” There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrown out. Then people will come from east and west, from north and south, and will eat in the kingdom of God. Indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.’”