بِمَاذَا أُشَبِّهُ مَلَكُوتَ الله؟ إنَّهُ يُشْبِهُ خَمِيرَةً أَخَذَتْهَا ٱمْرَأَةٌ وَخَبَّأَتْهَا في ثَلاثَةِ أَكْيَالٍ مِنَ الدَّقِيقِ حَتَّى ٱخْتَمَرَ كُلُّهُ
إنجيل القدّيس لوقا13/من18حتى21/:”قالَ الرَبُّ يَسُوع: «مَاذَا يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ الله؟ وَبِمَاذا أُشَبِّهُهُ؟ إنَّهُ يُشْبِهُ حَبَّةَ خَرْدَلٍ أَخَذَها رَجُلٌ وَأَلْقَاهَا في بُسْتَانِهِ، فَنَمَتْ وَصَارَتْ شَجَرَة، وَعَشَّشَتْ طُيُورُ السَّمَاءِ في أَغْصَانِهَا». وقَالَ أَيْضًا: «بِمَاذَا أُشَبِّهُ مَلَكُوتَ الله؟ إنَّهُ يُشْبِهُ خَمِيرَةً أَخَذَتْهَا ٱمْرَأَةٌ وَخَبَّأَتْهَا في ثَلاثَةِ أَكْيَالٍ مِنَ الدَّقِيقِ حَتَّى ٱخْتَمَرَ كُلُّهُ».”
أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلإِخْوَة، أَنَا لَمْ أَفْعَلْ شَيْئًا ضِدَّ شَعْبِنَا، أَو ضِدَّ عَادَاتِ آبَائِنَا
سفر أعمال الرسل28/من16حتى22/:”يا إِخوَتِي، لَمَّا دَخَلْنَا رُومَا، سُمِحَ لِبُولُسَ أَنْ يُقِيمَ في بَيْت، هُوَ وٱلجُنْدِيُّ ٱلَّذِي يَحْرُسُهُ. وبَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّام، أَرْسَلَ بُولُسُ يَدْعُو أَعْيَانَ ٱليَهُود. ولَمَّا ٱجْتَمَعُوا أَخَذَ يَقُولُ لَهُم: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلإِخْوَة، أَنَا لَمْ أَفْعَلْ شَيْئًا ضِدَّ شَعْبِنَا، أَو ضِدَّ عَادَاتِ آبَائِنَا، وقَدْ سُجِنْتُ في أُورَشَليمَ وأُسْلِمْتُ إِلى أَيْدي ٱلرُّومَان. وٱسْتَجْوَبَنِي ٱلرُّومَان، وكَانُوا يُريدُونَ أَنْ يُطْلِقُوا سَرَاحِي، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيَّ مَا يَسْتَوْجِبُ ٱلمَوْت. ولكِنَّ ٱليَهُودَ عَارَضُوا، فَٱضْطُرِرْتُ أَنْ أَرْفَعَ دَعْوَايَ إِلى قَيْصَر، لا كَأَنَّ لي شَيْئًا أَشْكُو بِهِ أُمَّتِي. فَلِهذَا ٱلسَّبَبِ دَعَوْتُكُم لأَرَاكُم وأُكَلِّمَكُم، لأَنِّي أَنَا مِنْ أَجْلِ رَجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مُوثَقٌ بِهذِهِ ٱلسَّلاسِل». أَمَّا هُم فقَالُوا لَهُ: «نَحْنُ مَا تَلَقَّيْنَا مِنَ ٱليَهُودِيَّةِ أَيَّ رِسَالَةٍ في شَأْنِكَ، ولا قَدِمَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الإِخْوَةِ يُخْبِرُنَا أَو يُكَلِّمُنَا عَنْكَ بِسُوء. غَيرَ أَنَّنَا نَوَدُّ لَو نَسْمَعُ مِنْكَ رأْيَكَ. أَمَّا مِنْ جِهَة هذِهِ ٱلشِّيعَة، فنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا تُقَاوَمُ في كُلِّ مَكَان».”
To what should I compare the kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 13/18-21/:”He said therefore, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in the garden; it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.’ And again he said, ‘To what should I compare the kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.’
Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, yet I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans
Acts of the Apostles 28/16-22/:”When we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him. Three days later he called together the local leaders of the Jews. When they had assembled, he said to them, ‘Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, yet I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. When they had examined me, the Romans wanted to release me, because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case. But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to the emperor even though I had no charge to bring against my nation. For this reason therefore I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is for the sake of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.’ They replied, ‘We have received no letters from Judea about you, and none of the brothers coming here has reported or spoken anything evil about you. But we would like to hear from you what you think, for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is spoken against.’”