إنَّ حَبَّةَ الحِنْطَة، إِنْ لَمْ تَقَعْ في الأَرضِ وتَمُتْ، تَبْقَى وَاحِدَة. وإِنْ مَاتَتْ تَأْتِي بِثَمَرٍ كَثِير
إنجيل القدّيس يوحنّا/12/من23حتى30/قالَ الرَبُّ يَسُوع: «لَقَدْ حَانَتِ السَّاعَةُ لِكَي يُمَجَّدَ ٱبْنُ الإِنْسَان. أَلحَقَّ ٱلحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُم: إِنَّ حَبَّةَ الحِنْطَة، إِنْ لَمْ تَقَعْ في الأَرضِ وتَمُتْ، تَبْقَى وَاحِدَة. وإِنْ مَاتَتْ تَأْتِي بِثَمَرٍ كَثِير. مَنْ يُحِبُّ نَفْسَهُ يَفْقِدُهَا، ومَنْ يُبْغِضُهَا في هذَا العَالَمِ يَحْفَظُهَا لِحَيَاةٍ أَبَدِيَّة.مَنْ يَخْدُمْنِي فَلْيَتْبَعْنِي. وحَيْثُ أَكُونُ أَنَا، فَهُنَاكَ يَكُونُ أَيْضًا خَادِمِي. مَنْ يَخْدُمْنِي يُكَرِّمْهُ الآب. نَفْسِي الآنَ مُضْطَرِبَة، فَمَاذَا أَقُول؟ يَا أَبَتِ، نَجِّنِي مِنْ هذِهِ السَّاعَة؟ ولكِنْ مِنْ أَجْلِ هذَا بَلَغْتُ إِلى هذِهِ السَّاعَة! يَا أَبَتِ، مَجِّدِ ٱسْمَكَ». فَجَاءَ صَوْتٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ يَقُول: «قَدْ مَجَّدْتُ، وسَأُمَجِّد».وسَمِعَ الجَمْعُ الحَاضِرُ فَقَالُوا: «إِنَّهُ رَعد». وقَالَ آخَرُون: «إِنَّ مَلاكًا خَاطَبَهُ». أَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وقَال: «مَا كَانَ هذَا الصَّوْتُ مِنْ أَجْلِي، بَلْ مِنْ أَجْلِكُم»
Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds
John 12:23-30/ Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name!”Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him. Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine.
إِذًا فَمَاذَا نَقُولُ بَعْد؟ إِذَا كَانَ اللهُ مَعَنَا، فَمَنْ عَلَيْنَا؟ فاللهُ الَّذي لَمْ يَبْخُلْ بِٱبْنِهِ، بَلْ سَلَّمَهُ إِلَى المَوْتِ مِنْ أَجْلِنَا جَميعًا، كَيْفَ لا يَهَبُ لَنَا مَعَهُ أَيْضًا كُلَّ شَيء
رسالة القدّيس بولس إلى أهل رومة08/من28حتى39/”يا إِخوتي، نَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللهَ يَعْمَلُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ لِخَيْرِ الَّذينَ يُحِبُّونَهُ، أُولئِكَ الَّذينَ دَعَاهُم بِحَسَبِ قَصْدِهِ؛ لأَنَّ الَّذينَ سَبَقَ فَعَرَفَهُم، سَبَقَ أَيْضًا فحَدَّدَهُم أَنْ يَكُونُوا مُشَابِهينَ لِصُورَةِ ٱبْنِهِ، حَتَّى يَكُونَ ٱبْنُهُ بِكْرًا لإِخْوَةٍ كَثِيرِين. والَّذِينَ سَبَقَ فحَدَّدَهُم، هؤُلاءِ أَيْضًا دَعَاهُم، والَّذِينَ دَعَاهُم، هؤُلاءِ أَيْضًا بَرَّرَهُم، والَّذِينَ بَرَّرَهُم، هؤُلاءِ أَيْضًا مَجَّدَهُم. إِذًا فَمَاذَا نَقُولُ بَعْد؟ إِذَا كَانَ اللهُ مَعَنَا، فَمَنْ عَلَيْنَا؟ فاللهُ الَّذي لَمْ يَبْخُلْ بِٱبْنِهِ، بَلْ سَلَّمَهُ إِلَى المَوْتِ مِنْ أَجْلِنَا جَميعًا، كَيْفَ لا يَهَبُ لَنَا مَعَهُ أَيْضًا كُلَّ شَيء؟ فَمَنْ يَشْكُو مُخْتَارِي ٱلله؟ أَللهُ يُبَرِّرُهُم. فَمَنِ الَّذي يَدِين؟ هوَ المَسِيحُ يَسُوعُ الَّذي مَات، بَلْ أُقِيم، وهوَ أَيْضًا عَنْ يَمينِ ٱلله، وهُوَ أَيْضًا يَشْفَعُ لَنَا! مَنْ يَفْصِلُنَا عَنْ مَحَبَّةِ المَسِيح؟ أَضِيقٌ، أَمْ شِدَّةٌ، أَمِ ٱضْطِهَادٌ، أَمْ جُوعٌ، أَمْ عُرْيٌ، أَمْ خَطَرٌ، أَمْ سَيْف؟ كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوب: «إِنَّنَا مِنْ أَجْلِكَ نُمَاتُ النَّهَارَ كُلَّهُ، وقَدْ حُسِبْنَا مِثْلَ غَنَمٍ لِلذَّبْح!». إِلاَّ أَنَّنَا في كُلِّ ذلِكَ نَغْلِبُ بِالَّذي أَحَبَّنَا. فإِنِّي لَوَاثِقٌ أَنَّهُ لا مَوْتَ ولا حَيَاة، ولا ملائِكَةَ ولا رِئَاسَات، ولا حَاضِرَ ولا مُسْتَقْبَل، ولا قُوَّات، ولا عُلْوَ ولا عُمْق، ولا أَيَّ خَلِيقَةٍ أُخْرَى تقْدِرُ أَنْ تَفْصِلَنَا عَنْ مَحَبَّةِ اللهِ الَّتي في المَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ رَبِّنَا
If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else?
Letter to the Romans 08/28-39: “”We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn within a large family. And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified. What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, ‘For your sake we are being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.’ No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
