ألأَمِينُ في القَلِيلِ أَمينٌ في الكَثِير. والخَائِنُ في القَلِيلِ خَائِنٌ أَيْضًا في الكَثير/ Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much

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ألأَمِينُ في القَلِيلِ أَمينٌ في الكَثِير. والخَائِنُ في القَلِيلِ خَائِنٌ أَيْضًا في الكَثير
إنجيل القدّيس لوقا16/من01حتى12/:”قالَ الربُّ يَسوع لِتَلامِيذِهِ: قالَ الربُّ يَسوع لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «كانَ رَجُلٌ غَنِيٌّ لَهُ وَكِيل. فَوُشِيَ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يُبَدِّدُ مُقْتَنَيَاتِهِ. فَدَعَاهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: مَا هذَا الَّذي أَسْمَعُهُ عَنْكَ؟ أَدِّ حِسَابَ وِكَالَتِكَ، فَلا يُمْكِنُكَ بَعْدَ اليَوْمِ أَنْ تَكُونَ وَكِيلاً. فَقَالَ الوَكِيلُ في نَفْسِهِ: مَاذَا أَفْعَل؟ لأَنَّ سَيِّدي يَنْزِعُ عَنِّي الوِكَالة، وأَنَا لا أَقْوَى عَلَى الفِلاَحَة، وَأَخْجَلُ أَنْ أَسْتَعْطي! قَدْ عَرَفْتُ مَاذَا أَفْعَل، حَتَّى إِذَا عُزِلْتُ مِنَ الوِكَالَةِ يَقْبَلُنِي النَّاسُ في بُيُوتِهِم. فَدَعَا مَدْيُونِي سَيِّدِهِ واحِدًا فَوَاحِدًا وَقَالَ لِلأَوَّل: كَمْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَيِّدي؟ فَقَال: مِئَةُ بَرْمِيلٍ مِنَ الزَّيْت. قَالَ لَهُ الوَكيل: إِلَيْكَ صَكَّكَ! إِجْلِسْ حَالاً وٱكْتُبْ: خَمْسِين. ثُمَّ قَالَ لآخَر: وَأَنْتَ، كَمْ عَلَيْك؟ فَقَال: مِئَةُ كِيسٍ مِنَ القَمْح. فَقالَ لَهُ الوَكيل: إِلَيْكَ صَكَّكَ! وٱكْتُبْ: ثَمَانِين. فَمَدَحَ السَّيِّدُ الوَكِيلَ الخَائِن، لأَنَّهُ تَصَرَّفَ بحِكْمَة. فَإِنَّ أَبْنَاءَ هذَا الدَّهْرِ أَكْثَرُ حِكْمَةً مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ النُّورِ في تَعَامُلِهِم مَعَ جِيلِهِم. وَأَنَا أَقُولُ لَكُم: إِصْنَعُوا لَكُم أَصْدِقاءَ بِالمَالِ الخَائِن، حَتَّى إِذا نَفَد، قَبِلَكُمُ الأَصْدِقاءُ في المَظَالِّ الأَبَدِيَّة. أَلأَمِينُ في القَلِيلِ أَمينٌ في الكَثِير. والخَائِنُ في القَلِيلِ خَائِنٌ أَيْضًا في الكَثير. إِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا أُمَنَاءَ في المَالِ الخَائِن، فَمَنْ يَأْتَمِنُكُم عَلَى الخَيْرِ الحَقِيقيّ؟ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا أُمَنَاءَ في مَا لَيْسَ لَكُم، فَمَنْ يُعْطِيكُم مَا هُوَ لَكُم؟

Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 16/01-12/:” And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods. And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property. And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets. I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses. And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord? And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty. Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty. And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light. And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places. He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great. If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth? And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours?