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 25:1-13.
Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them,
but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.
Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
At midnight, there was a cry, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
But the wise ones replied, ‘No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’
While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked.
Afterwards the other virgins came and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’
But he said in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’
Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”