انجيل القدّيس يوحنّا12/من23حتى30/إِنَّ حَبَّةَ الحِنْطَة، إِنْ لَمْ تَقَعْ في الأَرضِ وتَمُتْ، تَبْقَى وَاحِدَة. وإِنْ مَاتَتْ تَأْتِي بِثَمَرٍ كَثِير
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.
رسالة القدّيس بولس الثانية إلى طيموتاوس03/من10حتى17/فَجَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَحْيَوا بِالتَّقْوَى في الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ يُضْطَهَدُون
يا إخوَتِي، لَقَدْ تَبِعْتَ تَعْلِيمي، وسِيرَتي، وقَصْدي، وإِيْمَاني، وأَنَاتي، ومَحَبَّتي، وثَباتي، وٱضْطِهَادَاتي، وآلامي، كَالَّتي أَصَابَتْنِي في أَنطَاكِيَةَ وإِيقُونِيَةَ ولِسْترَة، وأَيَّ ٱضْطِهَاداتٍ ٱحْتَمَلْتُ! ومِنْ جَميعِهَا نَجَّاني الرَّبّ! فَجَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَحْيَوا بِالتَّقْوَى في الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ يُضْطَهَدُون. أَمَّا النَّاسُ الأَشْرَارُ والمُشَعْوِذُونَ فَإِنَّهُم يَتَمَادَوْنَ في الشَّرّ، مُضَلِّلِينَ الآخَرِينَ وهُم أَنْفُسُهُم مُضَلَّلُون. أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَٱثْبُتْ على مَا تَعَلَّمْتَهُ وأَيْقَنْتَهُ، عَارِفًا مِمَّنْ تَعَلَّمْتَهُ، وأَنَّكَ مُنذُ الطُّفُولَةِ تَعْرِفُ الكُتُبَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ القادِرَةَ أَنْ تُصَيِّرَكَ حَكِيمًا في سَبيلِ الخَلاصِ بِالإِيْمَانِ في الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوع. فَالكِتَابُ كُلُّهُ إِنَّمَا اللهُ أَلْهَمَهُ، وهُوَ مُفِيدٌ لِلتَّعْلِيم، والتَّوْبِيخ، والتَّقْوِيم، والتَّأْدِيبِ في البِرّ، لِيَكُونَ رَجُلُ اللهِ كامِلاً، مُعَدًّا لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِح.
Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 12/23-30: “Jesus answered them, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honour. ‘Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say “Father, save me from this hour”? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.’ Then a voice came from heaven, ‘I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.’The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, ‘An angel has spoken to him.’Jesus answered, ‘This voice has come for your sake, not for mine.
Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted
Second Letter to Timothy 03/10-17: “You have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, and my suffering the things that happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it, and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.”.