كُلُّ مَمْلَكَةٍ تَنْقَسِمُ عَلى نَفْسِها تَخْرَبْ، فَيَسْقُطُ بَيْتٌ عَلَى بَيْت،وَإِنِ ٱنْقَسَمَ الشَّيْطَانُ أَيْضًا عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، فَكَيْفَ تَثْبُتُ مَمْلَكَتُهُ؟/Every kingdom divided against itself becomes a desert, and house falls on house

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كُلُّ مَمْلَكَةٍ تَنْقَسِمُ عَلى نَفْسِها تَخْرَبْ، فَيَسْقُطُ بَيْتٌ عَلَى بَيْت، وَإِنِ ٱنْقَسَمَ الشَّيْطَانُ أَيْضًا عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، فَكَيْفَ تَثْبُتُ مَمْلَكَتُهُ؟
إنجيل القدّيس لوقا11/من14حتى23/”كانَ يَسُوعُ يُخْرِجُ شَيْطَانًا أَخْرَس. فَلَمَّا أَخْرَجَ الشَّيْطَانَ تَكَلَّمَ الأَخْرَس، فَتَعَجَّبَ الجُمُوع. وَقالَ بَعْضُهُم: «إِنَّهُ بِبَعْلَ زَبُول، رَئِيسِ الشَّيَاطِين، يُخْرِجُ الشَّيَاطِين». وَكانَ آخَرُونَ يَطْلُبُونَ مِنْهُ آيَةً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ لِيُجَرِّبُوه. أَمَّا يَسُوعُ فَعَلِمَ أَفْكَارَهُم وَقَالَ لَهُم: «كُلُّ مَمْلَكَةٍ تَنْقَسِمُ عَلى نَفْسِها تَخْرَبْ، فَيَسْقُطُ بَيْتٌ عَلَى بَيْت. وَإِنِ ٱنْقَسَمَ الشَّيْطَانُ أَيْضًا عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، فَكَيْفَ تَثْبُتُ مَمْلَكَتُهُ؟ لأَنَّكُم تَقُولُون: إِنِّي بَبَعْلَ زَبُولَ أُخْرِجُ الشَّيَاطِين. وَإِنْ كُنْتُ أَنا بِبَعْلَ زَبُولَ أُخْرِجُ الشَّيَاطِين، فَأَبْنَاؤُكُم بِمَنْ يُخرِجُونَهُم؟ لِذلِكَ فَهُم أَنْفُسُهُم سَيَحْكُمُونَ عَلَيكُم. أَمَّا إِنْ كُنْتُ أَنَا بِإِصْبَعِ اللهِ أُخْرِجُ الشَّيَاطِين، فَقَدْ وَافَاكُم مَلَكُوتُ الله. عِنْدَمَا يَحْرُسُ القَوِيُّ دَارَهُ وَهُوَ بِكَامِلِ سِلاحِهِ، تَكُونُ مُقْتَنَيَاتُهُ في أَمَان. أَمَّا إِذَا فَاجَأَهُ مَنْ هُوَ أَقْوَى مِنْهُ وَغَلَبَهُ، فَإِنَّهُ يُجَرِّدُهُ مِنْ كَامِلِ سِلاحِهِ، الَّذي كَانَ يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَيْه، وَيُوَزِّعُ غَنَائِمَهُ. مَنْ لَيْسَ مَعِي فَهُوَ عَلَيَّ، وَمَنْ لا يَجْمَعُ مَعِي فَهُوَ يُبَدِّد”.

Every kingdom divided against itself becomes a desert, and house falls on house, If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?
Saint Luke 11/14-23: “Now he was casting out a demon that was mute; when the demon had gone out, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed. But some of them said, ‘He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.’ Others, to test him, kept demanding from him a sign from heaven. But he knew what they were thinking and said to them, ‘Every kingdom divided against itself becomes a desert, and house falls on house. If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? for you say that I cast out the demons by Beelzebul. Now if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your exorcists cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you. When a strong man, fully armed, guards his castle, his property is safe. But when one stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away his armour in which he trusted and divides his plunder. Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.”

أَنَّهُ كانَ يَنْبَغِي لِلمَسيحِ أَنْ يَتَأَلَّمَ ويَقُومَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلأَمْوَات، وأَنَّ يَسُوعَ هذَا ٱلَّذِي أُبَشِّرُكُم بِهِ هُوَ ٱلمَسيح
سفر أعمال الرسل17/من01حتى12/”يا إِخوتي، ٱجْتازَ بُولُسُ وسيلا أَمْفِيبُولِيس وأَبُولُّونِيَة، ووَصَلا إِلى تَسَالُونِيكي، حَيْثُ كَانَ مَجْمَعٌ لِليَهُود. ودَخَلَ بُولُسُ علَيْهِم، كَعَادَتِهِ، وجَادَلَهُم ثَلاثَةَ سُبُوت، مُنطَلِقًا مِنَ ٱلكُتُب، شَارِحًا ومُبَيِّنًا أَنَّهُ كانَ يَنْبَغِي لِلمَسيحِ أَنْ يَتَأَلَّمَ ويَقُومَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلأَمْوَات، وأَنَّ يَسُوعَ هذَا ٱلَّذِي أُبَشِّرُكُم بِهِ هُوَ ٱلمَسيح. فَٱقْتَنَعَ بَعْضٌ مِنْهُم، وٱلْتَحَقُوا بِبُولُسَ وسِيلا، مَعَ جُمْهُورٍ كَثِيرٍ مِنَ ٱليُونَانيِّينَ ٱلمُتَعَبِّدِين، ونِسَاءٍ عَابِدَاتٍ مِنْ سَيِّدَاتِ ٱلمُجْتَمَع. ودَبَّ ٱلحَسَدُ في ٱليَهُودِ فَجَمَعُوا رِجَالاً أَشْرَارًا مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلسُّوق، وحَشَدُوا ٱلجُمُوع، وأَشَاعُوا ٱلفَوضَى في ٱلمَدِينَة، وهَجَمُوا على بَيْتِ يَاسُونَ يَبْحَثُونَ عَنْ بُولُسَ وسِيلا، لِيَسُوقُوهُما إِلى ٱلشَّعْب. ولَمَّا لَمْ يَجِدُوهُمَا جَرُّوا يَاسُونَ وبَعْضَ ٱلإِخْوَةِ إِلى حُكَّامِ ٱلمَدِينَة، وهُم يَصِيحُون: «هؤُلاءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَثارُوا ٱلفِتَنَ في ٱلمَسْكُونَةِ هُمُ ٱلآنَ هُنا، في ضِيافَةِ يَاسُون. وهؤُلاءِ كُلُّهُم يُخالِفُونَ أَحْكَامَ قَيْصَر، ويَقُولُونَ إِنَّ هُنَاكَ مَلِكًا آخَرَ هُوَ يَسُوع. فٱضْطَرَبَ ٱلجَمْعُ وحُكَّامُ ٱلمَدِينَةِ لَدَى سَمَاعِهِم ذلِكَ، فأَخَذُوا كَفَالَةً مِنْ يَاسُونَ وٱلآخَرِين، وأَطْلَقُوا سِراحَهُم. ولِلحالِ أَرْسَلَ ٱلإِخوَةُ بُولُسَ وسِيلا لَيْلاً إِلى بِيرِيَة. ولَمَّا وصَلا دَخَلا مَجمَعَ ٱليَهُود. وكانَ يَهُودُ بِيرِيَةَ أَشْرَفَ مِنْ يَهُودِ تَسَالُونِيكي، فَقَبِلُوا ٱلكَلِمَةَ بِكُلِّ رَغْبَة. وكَانُوا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ يَفْحَصُونَ ٱلكُتُبَ لِيَرَوا هَلِ ٱلأَمْرُ كَذَلِكَ. فآمَنَ كَثيرُونَ مِنهُم، ومِنَ ٱلنِّساءِ ٱليُونانيَّاتِ ٱلنَّبيلات، وعدَدٌ كبيرٌ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَال.”

It was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, ‘This is the Messiah, Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you
Acts of the Apostles 17/01-12: “After Paul and Silas had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three sabbath days argued with them from the scriptures,
explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, ‘This is the Messiah, Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you.’ Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. But the Jews became jealous, and with the help of some ruffians in the market-places they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. While they were searching for Paul and Silas to bring them out to the assembly, they attacked Jason’s house. When they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some believers before the city authorities, shouting, ‘These people who have been turning the world upside down have come here also, and Jason has entertained them as guests. They are all acting contrary to the decrees of the emperor, saying that there is another king named Jesus.’ The people and the city officials were disturbed when they heard this, and after they had taken bail from Jason and the others, they let them go. That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas off to Beroea; and when they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue. These Jews were more receptive than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message very eagerly and examined the scriptures every day to see whether these things were so. Many of them therefore believed, including not a few Greek women and men of high standing.”