إنجيل القدّيس لوقا .30-18:18
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
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 25:14-30.
Jesus told his disciples this parable: “A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one– to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately
the one who received five talents went and traded with them, and made another five.
Likewise, the one who received two made another two.
But the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his master’s money.
After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.
The one who had received five talents came forward bringing the additional five. He said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.’
His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master’s joy.’
(Then) the one who had received two talents also came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more.’
His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master’s joy.’
Then the one who had received the one talent came forward and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter;
so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back.’
His master said to him in reply, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter?
Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with interest on my return?
Now then! Take the talent from him and give it to the one with ten.
For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
And throw this useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’”