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لأَنَّ الَّذِينَ تَشَمَّسُوا حَسَنًا، يَقْتَنُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ دَرَجَةً حَسَنَةً وَثِقَةً كَثِيرَةً فِي الإِيمَانِ الَّذِي بِالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.
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مقتطفات جُمعت من تفاسير منشورة لترسيخ القراءة.
purchase to themselves a good degree--literally, "are acquiring . . . a . . . step." Understood by many as "a higher step," that is, promotion to the higher office of presbyter. But ambition of rising seems hardly the motive to faithfulness which the apostle would urge; besides, it would require the comparative, "a better degree." Then the past aorist participle, "they that used the office of deacon well," implies that the present verb, "are acquiring to themselves boldness," is the result of the completed action of using the diaconate well. Also, Paul would not probably hold out to every deacon the prospect of promotion to the presbytery in reward of his service. The idea of moving upwards in Church offices was as yet unknown (compare Rom 12:7, &c.; Co1 12:4-11). Moreover, there seems little connection between reference to a higher Church rank and the words "great boldness." Therefore, what those who have faithfully discharged the diaconate acquire for themselves is "a good standing-place" [ALFORD] (a well-grounded hope of salvation) against the day of judgment, Ti1 6:19; Co1 3:13-14 (the figurative meaning of "degree" or "step," being the degree of worth which one has obtained in the eye of God [WIESINGER]); and boldness (resting on that standing-place"), as well for preaching and admonishing others now (Eph 6:19; a firm standing forth for the truth against error), as also especially in relation to God their coming Judge, before whom they may be boldly confident (Act 24:16; Jo1 2:28; Jo1 3:21; Jo1 4:17; Heb 4:16). in the faith--rather as Greek, "in faith," that is, boldness resting on their own faith. which is in Christ Jesus--resting in Christ Jesus.
افتح المصدر ↗In this chapter our apostle treats of church-officers. He specifies, I. The qualifications of a person to be admitted to the office of a bishop (Ti1 3:1-7). II. The qualifications of deacons (Ti1 3:8-10), and of their wives (Ti1 3:11), again of the deacons (Ti1 3:12, Ti1 3:13). III. The reasons of his writing to Timothy, whereupon he speaks of the church and the foundation-truth professed therein (Ti1 3:14 to the end).
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فَقَالَ لَهُ سَيِّدُهُ: نِعِمَّا أَيُّهَا الْعَبْدُ الصَّالِحُ وَالأَمِينُ! كُنْتَ أَمِينًا فِي الْقَلِيلِ فَأُقِيمُكَ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ. اُدْخُلْ إِلَى فَرَحِ سَيِّدِكَ.
لأَنَّ اللهَ لَيْسَ بِظَالِمٍ حَتَّى يَنْسَى عَمَلَكُمْ وَتَعَبَ الْمَحَبَّةِ الَّتِي أَظْهَرْتُمُوهَا نَحْوَ اسْمِهِ، إِذْ قَدْ خَدَمْتُمُ الْقِدِّيسِينَ وَتَخْدِمُونَهُمْ.
وَأَكْثَرُ الإِخْوَةِ، وَهُمْ وَاثِقُونَ فِي الرَّبِّ بِوُثُقِي، يَجْتَرِئُونَ أَكْثَرَ عَلَى التَّكَلُّمِ بِالْكَلِمَةِ بِلاَ خَوْفٍ.
وَلَمَّا صَارَ عَلَى الدَّرَجِ اتَّفَقَ أَنَّ الْعَسْكَرَ حَمَلَهُ بِسَبَبِ عُنْفِ الْجَمْعِ،
فَتَقَوَّ أَنْتَ يَا ابْنِي بِالنِّعْمَةِ الَّتِي فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.
فَحَسُنَ هذَا الْقَوْلُ أَمَامَ كُلِّ الْجُمْهُورِ، فَاخْتَارُوا اسْتِفَانُوسَ، رَجُلاً مَمْلُوًّا مِنَ الإِيمَانِ وَالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، وَفِيلُبُّسَ، وَبُرُوخُورُسَ، وَنِيكَانُورَ، وَتِيمُونَ، وَبَرْمِينَاسَ، وَنِيقُولاَوُسَ دَخِيلاً أَنْطَاكِيًّا.
وَأَمَّا اسْتِفَانُوسُ فَإِذْ كَانَ مَمْلُوًّا إِيمَانًا وَقُوَّةً، كَانَ يَصْنَعُ عَجَائِبَ وَآيَاتٍ عَظِيمَةً فِي الشَّعْبِ.
بَلْ بَعْدَ مَا تَأَلَّمْنَا قَبْلاً وَبُغِيَ عَلَيْنَا كَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ، فِي فِيلِبِّي، جَاهَرْنَا فِي إِلهِنَا أَنْ نُكَلِّمَكُمْ بِإِنْجِيلِ اللهِ، فِي جِهَادٍ كَثِيرٍ.
كَمَا أَنَّ ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ لَمْ يَأْتِ لِيُخْدَمَ بَلْ لِيَخْدِمَ، وَلِيَبْذِلَ نَفْسَهُ فِدْيَةً عَنْ كَثِيرِينَ».
فَقَالَ لَهُ: نِعِمَّا أَيُّهَا الْعَبْدُ الصَّالِحُ! لأَنَّكَ كُنْتَ أَمِينًا فِي الْقَلِيلِ، فَلْيَكُنْ لَكَ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى عَشْرِ مُدْنٍ.