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إنجيل القدّيس يوحنّا 36-31:7
آمَنَ بِيَسُوعَ مِنَ الجَمْعِ كَثِيرُون، وكَانُوا يَقُولُون: عِنْدَمَا يَأْتِي المَسِيح، أَتُرَاهُ يَصْنَعُ آيَاتٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا هذَا
وَسَمِعَ الفَرِّيسَيُّونَ مَا كَانَ يَتَهَامَسُ بِهِ الجَمْعُ في شَأْنِ يَسُوع، فَأَرْسَلُوا هُمْ والأَحْبَارُ حَرَسًا لِيَقْبِضُوا عَلَيْه
فَقَالَ لَهُم يَسُوع: أَنَا مَعَكُم بَعْدُ زَمَنًا قَلِيلاً، ثُمَّ أَمْضِي إِلى مَنْ أَرْسَلَنِي
سَتَطْلُبُونِي فَلا تَجِدُونِي، وحَيْثُ أَكُونُ أَنَا لا تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْتُم أَنْ تَأْتُوا
فَقَالَ اليَهُودُ بَعْضُهُم لِبَعْض: إِلى أَيْنَ يَنْوِي هذَا أَنْ يَذْهَب، فلا نَجِدَهُ نَحْنُ؟ هَلْ يَنْوِي الذَّهَابَ إِلى اليَهُودِ المُشَتَّتِينَ بِيْنَ اليُونَانيِّينَ، ويُعَلِّمُ اليُونَانيِّين
مَا هذِهِ الكَلِمَةُ الَّتِي قَالَهَا: سَتَطْلُبُونِي فَلا تَجِدُونِي، وحَيْثُ أَكُونُ أَنَا لا تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْتُم أَنْ تَأْتُوا
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 7:24-30.
When the messengers of John had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. “What did you go out to the desert to see–a reed swayed by the wind?
Then what did you go out to see? Someone dressed in fine garments? Those who dress luxuriously and live sumptuously are found in royal palaces.
Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
This is the one about whom scripture says: ‘Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, he will prepare your way before you.’
I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John; yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
(All the people who listened, including the tax collectors, and who were baptized with the baptism of John, acknowledged the righteousness of God;
but the Pharisees and scholars of the law, who were not baptized by him, rejected the plan of God for themselves.)