فَإِنَّهُ لأَسْهَلُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ جَمَلٌ في خِرْمِ الإِبْرَة، مِنْ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ غَنِيٌّ مَلَكُوتَ ٱلله/It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God

597

 ما أَصْعَبَ عَلَى الأَثْرِياءِ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا مَلَكُوتَ ٱلله. فَإِنَّهُ لأَسْهَلُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ جَمَلٌ في خِرْمِ الإِبْرَة، مِنْ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ غَنِيٌّ مَلَكُوتَ ٱلله
إنجيل القدّيس لوقا18/من18حتى30/:”سَأَلَ يَسُوعَ أَحَدُ الرُّؤَسَاءِ قَائِلاً: «أَيُّها المُعَلِّمُ الصَّالِح، مَاذَا أَعْمَلُ لأَرِثَ الحَيَاةَ الأَبَدِيَّة؟». فَقالَ لَهُ يَسُوع: «لِمَاذا تَدْعُونِي صَالِحًا؟ لا أَحَدَ صَالِحٌ إِلاَّ وَاحِد، هُوَ الله! أَنْتَ تَعْرِفُ الوَصَايا: لا تَزْنِ، لا تَقْتُلْ، لا تَسْرِقْ، لا تَشْهَدْ بِالزُّور، أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ!». قالَ الرَّجُل: «هذِهِ كُلُّهَا حَفِظْتُهَا مَنْذُ صِبَاي». ولَمَّا سَمِعَ يَسُوعُ ذلِكَ قَالَ لَهُ: «وَاحِدَةٌ تُعْوِزُكَ: بِعْ كُلَّ مَا لَكَ، وَوَزِّعْ عَلَى الفُقَرَاء، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ كَنْزٌ في السَّمَاوَات، وَتَعَالَ ٱتْبَعْنِي!». فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الرَّجُلُ ذلِكَ، حَزِنَ حُزْنًا شَدِيدًا، لأَنَّهُ كانَ غَنِيًّا جِدًّا. ورَأَى يَسُوعُ أَنَّهُ حَزِنَ فَقَال: «ما أَصْعَبَ عَلَى الأَثْرِياءِ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا مَلَكُوتَ ٱلله. فَإِنَّهُ لأَسْهَلُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ جَمَلٌ في خِرْمِ الإِبْرَة، مِنْ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ غَنِيٌّ مَلَكُوتَ ٱلله». فقَالَ السَّامِعُون: «فَمَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَخْلُص؟». قَالَ يَسُوع: «إِنَّ غَيْرَ المُمْكِنِ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ هُوَ مُمْكِنٌ عِنْدَ الله». فقَالَ بُطْرُس: «هَا نَحْنُ قَدْ تَرَكْنَا كُلَّ مَا لَنَا وَتَبِعْنَاك!». فقالَ لَهُم: «أَلحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُم: مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ تَرَكَ بَيتًا، أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةً، أَوْ إِخْوَةً، أَوْ وَالِدَيْن، أَوْ بَنِين، مِنْ أَجْلِ مَلَكُوتِ الله، إِلاَّ وَيَأْخُذُ في هذَا الزَّمَانِ أَضْعَافًا كَثِيرَة، وفي الدَّهْرِ الآتي حَياةً أَبَدِيَّة».

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 18/18-30/:”A certain ruler asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; Honour your father and mother.” ’ He replied, ‘I have kept all these since my youth.’When Jesus heard this, he said to him, ‘There is still one thing lacking. Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’But when he heard this, he became sad; for he was very rich. Jesus looked at him and said, ‘How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’Those who heard it said, ‘Then who can be saved?’He replied, ‘What is impossible for mortals is possible for God.’Then Peter said, ‘Look, we have left our homes and followed you.’And he said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not get back very much more in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.’”.

زِيدُوا عَلى إِيْمَانِكُمُ الفَضِيلَة، وعلى الفَضِيلَةِ المَعْرِفَة، وعلى المَعْرِفَةِ العَفَاف، وعَلى العَفَافِ الثَّبَات، وعَلى الثَّبَاتِ التَّقْوَى، وعَلى التَّقْوَى الحُبَّ الأَخَوِيّ، وعَلى الحُبِّ الأَخَوِيِّ المَحَبَّة
رسالة القدّيس بطرس الثانية 01/من03حتى11/:”يا إِخوَتي، إنَّ قُدْرَةَ يَسوعَ المَسيحِ الإِلهِيَّةَ وهَبَتْنَا كُلَّ ما يَؤُولُ إِلى الحَيَاةِ والتَّقْوى، بِمَعْرِفَتِنَا لِمَنْ دعَانَا بِمَجْدِهِ وقوَّتِه. فَوهَبَنَا بِهِمَا أَثْمَنَ الوُعُودِ وأَعْظَمَهَا، حتَّى إِذا ما تَخَلَّصْتُم مِمَّا في العالَم مِنَ فَسَادِ الشَّهْوَة، تَصِيرُونَ شُرَكاءَ في الطَّبِيعَةِ الإِلهِيَّة. فَمِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا عَيْنِه، أُبْذُلُوا كُلَّ الجَهْدِ لِكَي تَزِيدُوا عَلى إِيْمَانِكُمُ الفَضِيلَة، وعلى الفَضِيلَةِ المَعْرِفَة، وعلى المَعْرِفَةِ العَفَاف، وعَلى العَفَافِ الثَّبَات، وعَلى الثَّبَاتِ التَّقْوَى، وعَلى التَّقْوَى الحُبَّ الأَخَوِيّ، وعَلى الحُبِّ الأَخَوِيِّ المَحَبَّة. فإِنْ كَانَتْ فِيكُم هذهِ كُلُّهَا وكانَتْ وافِرَة، فإِنَّهَا لَنْ تَدَعَكُم بَطَّالِينَ بِغَيرِ ثَمَر، في معرِفَتِكُم لِرَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ المَسِيح. ومَنْ لَم تَكُنْ فِيه، فَهُوَ أَعْمَى قَصِيرُ النَّظَر، وقَد نَسِيَ أَنَّهُ تَطهَّرَ مِنْ خَطاياهُ القَدِيْمَة. لذلِكَ، أَيُّهَا الإِخوَة، أُبذُلُوا الجَهْدَ بِالأَحْرَى لِكَي تُثَبِّتُوا دَعْوةَ اللهِ وٱختِيَارَهُ لَكُم. فإِنَّكُم، إِنْ فَعَلْتُم هذَا، لَنْ تَسْقُطُوا أَبَدًا. وهكذَا يُعْطى لَكُم بِسَخَاءٍ أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا المَلَكُوتَ الأَبَدِيّ، مَلَكوتَ رَبِّنَا ومُخَلِّصِنَا يَسُوعَ المَسِيح”.

Make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness
Second Letter of Peter 01/03-11/:”His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust, and may become participants in the divine nature. For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love. For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.For anyone who lacks these things is short-sighted and blind, and is forgetful of the cleansing of past sins. Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble. For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.