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∑Ú¬Ô\V™ ÿ>Vz©AÁ´ÁB¬ ÿÔV|©√>uz

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kÁ´√¶›]_, º\ºÈ c^· ""˛'' ®[√m

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\uÆD ˇºw c^· ""∏'' ®[√m ∏^Á·ÔÁ·¬

z§¬˛≈m.

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ƒÁ√BV™m ∂kÚ¬z¬ ˇµ©√‚ΩÚ¬˛≈m ®[√Á>•D ®º√EBÏ

5:23, 24 kƒ™∫Ô^ ÿ>π°√|›m˛[≈™. ""kV™›]KD ØtlKD

ƒÔÈ ∂]ÔV´xD'' ∂kÚ¬z¬ ÿÔV|¬Ô©√‚|^·m (\›º>• 2:1).

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÷_È›]_ ÔkÚD, \Á™s•D \uÆD ∏^Á·Ô”D ∂kÚ¬z¬

ˇµ©√‚ΩÚ¬Ô ºkı|D.

ÔkÏ >D \Á™s¬z› >ÁÈÁ\ k˛¬˛[≈VÏ ®[√mD

÷º> ∂·°¬z› ÿ>π°√|›>©√‚|^·m: ""˛§¸m ƒÁ√¬z›

>ÁÈBVlÚ¬˛≈mº√VÈ, AÚ≠–D \Á™s¬z› >ÁÈBVlÚ¬˛≈V[;

∂kº´ ƒZ´›]uzD ÷´‚ƒÔ´VlÚ¬˛≈VÏ. gÁÔBV_, ƒÁ√BV™m

˛§¸m°¬z¬ ˇµ©√Ω˛≈mº√VÈ \Á™sÔ”D >∫Ô^ ÿƒVÕ>©

AÚ≠ÏÔ”¬z ®Õ>¬ ÔVˆB›]ºÈ•D ˇµ©√ΩÕ]Ú¬Ô ºkı|D''

(5:23, 24). ÷Õ> kÁ´√¶›]_ \Á™sBV™k^ ˛§¸m°¬zD >™m

ÔkÚ¬zD ˇµ©√‚ΩÚ©√k·VÔfl E›>ˆ¬Ô©√‚ΩÚ¬˛[≈V^.

∏^Á·Ô^, z|D√›]_ >∫Ô^ ÿ√uº≈VÚ¬z¬ ˇµ©√ΩB

ºkı|D ®[ÆD ÷Àkƒ™©√z] ∂§s¬˛≈m: ""∏^Á·Ôº· c∫Ô^

ÿ√u≈VÚ¬z¬ ÔÏ›>Ú¬z^ ˇµ©√Ω•∫Ô^, ÷mWBVBD'' (6:1).

÷Às>\VÔ, º\ºÈ•^· kÁ´√¶›]_, ∂kÏÔ^ ˛§¸m°¬zD,

∂kÏÔπ[ >Ô©√–¬zD, ∂kÏÔπ[ >VF¬zD ˇµ©√‚ΩÚ©√kÏ

Ô·VÔfl E›>ˆ¬Ô©√‚|^·™Ï.

z|D√\V™m º>k[ sÚDA˛[≈√Ω ÷Ú©√>uz, z|D√›]_

c^· ŒÀÿkVÚkÚD >›>\¬z› º>k™V_ ÿÔV|¬Ô©√‚¶

ÿ√VÆ©AÔÁ· ∞uƬÿÔV^· \™sÚ©√\VF ÷Ú¬Ô ºkı|D.

z|D√›Á>© √u§B ŒÚ x¬˛B\V™ cıÁ\ÁB© ∏[kÚD

ÂÁÔfl∑Ák kƒ™¬ÔsÁ> s·¬Ô©√|›m˛≈m:

ºƒk_ ∂Á\] ÔV¬˛[≈ ∂_Èm ÿ√‚Á¶¬ºÔVa Ì°˛[≈

m´]Ïi¶kƒ\V™ z|D√›]_ kÚ›>D ÿƒa›m k·Ú˛≈m;

ˇµ©√Ω>_ c^· ÔkÏÔ·V ∂_Èm g]¬ÔD ÿƒK›mD

\Á™sÔ·V BVÚÁ¶B kVµ° tÔ°D ÷B_A¬z \V≈V™m

®[Æ ÂV[ ∂§k]_ÁÈ.

÷Õ> kƒ™∫ÔÁ· ÷[Á≈B ÂV‚Ôπ¬zˆB>VÔ º\D√|›mk

ÿ>[≈V_, ∏^Á·Ô·V_ ¶›>©√|D z|D√∫ÔÁ·©√u§B

kw¬Ô›]uz \V≈V™ ÛµWÁÈÔÁ·•D, ÂVD ÷]_ ºƒÏ›m¬ÿÔV^·

xΩ•D.

""ÿ√VÆ©A'' ®[√m z|D√›][ >ÁÈkÚ¬ÔV™ ]≈°ºÔV_

kVÏ›Á>BVÔ c^·m. >ÁÈÁ\›mkD ®[√m E≈©AˆÁ\B_È,

g™V_ ŒÚ ÿ√VÆ©A ®[√>VÔ c^·m. ŒÚ gı, >™m ÷_È›][

ƒZ´ \uÆD gs¬zˆB s≠B∫Ôπ_ ka¶›]fl ÿƒ_K>_ ®[√m

gb¬z› >sÏ¬Ô ÷BÈV> ÿ√VÆ©√VÔ c^·m (6:4n¬ ÔV°D).

Â\m ºk>kƒ™©√z]l_ x[ ∂Á\›m Ák¬Ô©√‚|^·

ÿ√VÆ©AÔ^, >VµWÁÈ ∂_Èm cBÏWÁÈ ®[√m √u§ ®m°D

ÿƒFk>u˛_ÁÈ.2 ºk>VÔ\\V™m ÿ√ıÁ› >VµÕ>k·VÔ

ŒÚº√VmD E›>ˆ©√]_ÁÈ. ¿]ÿ\VaÔ^ 31_ ""zƒVoBV™

ÿ√ıÁ'' ÔıºV¬z∫Ô^. ∂k^ tÔ°D ]≈DkVFÕ> ÿ√ıVÔ

÷ÚÕ>V^! ƒ´Vƒˆ kËÔ WÏkV˛¬z ∂k·V_, ŒÚ∫ÔÁ\›>_,

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ÿ>Va_, ]≈Á\ \uÆD \M> c≈°Ô^ √u§© º√V]¬Ô xΩÕ>m!

z|D√›][ cÆ©∏™ÏÔ^ BVkÚD º>k™V_ >∫Ô”¬z¬

ÿÔV|¬Ô©√‚¶ ÿ√VÆ©AÔÁ· ∞uƬÿÔV^”Dº√Vm, z|D√\V™m

∂]ƒl¬Ô›>¬Ô kÁÔl_ ÿƒB_√|˛≈m. ÷m ÷_È›]_ c^·

®_ÈV©∏´flƒÁ™ÔÁ·•D >V™VÔ› yÏ›ms|k]_ÁÈ, g™V_

z|D√\V™m ∂Õ> xΩÁkfl ƒV]©√>uz x[º™V¬˛ sÁ´Õm ÿƒ_

k>VlÚ¬zD.

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÷_È›]_ EÈÏ >∫Ô”¬z› º>k™V_ ÿÔV|¬Ô©√‚¶ ÿ√VÆ©AÔÁ·

∞uƬÿÔV^· \™sÚ©√\VlÚÕm, \u≈kÏÔ^ ∂Á> ∞uƬÿÔV^·

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√Ë©ÿ√VÆ©Á√ WÁ≈ºku≈Vm ÷Ú¬zDº√Vm ÂV[ ®©√Ω ®[

√Ë©ÿ√VÆ©Á√ WÁ≈ºku≈ xΩ•D?'' ∂Õ>¬ ºÔ^sÔ”¬z© √°_

√]_ ∂π›>VÏ. 5:22_ ko•Æ›>©√‚|^· #ı|>ÁÈ ÔkM•∫Ô^:

""\Á™sÔº·, ÔÏ›>Ú¬z¬ ˇµ©√Ω˛≈mº√VÈ c∫Ô^ ÿƒVÕ>©

AÚ≠Ú¬z¬ ˇµ©√Ω•∫Ô^.'' ÷º> ko•Æ›>\V™m 6:1_ ∏^Á·Ô^

>∫Ô^ ÿ√uº≈VÚ¶[ ÿÔVı|^· c≈° xÁ≈Ô^ √u§•D

ÔV©√|˛≈m: ""∏^Á·Ôº·, c∫Ô^ ÿ√u≈VÚ¬z¬ ÔÏ›>Ú¬z^

ˇµ©√Ω•∫Ô^, ÷m WBVBD.'' ÷>–¶[ ÿ>V¶ÏAÁ¶B kƒ™©

√z]BV˛B ÿÔVºÈVÿƒBÏ 3:24 ÷Õ>fl EÕ>Á™ÁB sˆkV¬z˛≈m:

""®Á>fl ÿƒF>VKD, ∂Á> \–≠ÏÔ”¬ÿÔ[Æ ÿƒFBV\_, ÔÏ›>Ú¬

ÿÔ[º≈ \™©ØÏk\VFfl ÿƒF•∫Ô^.''

ƒÁ√l[*m ˛§¸ms[ ∂[Á√© √u§© º√∑k>[JÈD √°_,

z|D√›Á>© √u§B ŒÚ ®a_tzÕ> skˆ©Á√¬ ÿÔV|›>VÏ.

ƒÁ√BV™m >V[ ÷Ú¬Ô ºkıΩB ∏´ÔV´D xu§KD ÷Ú¬˛≈>V?

÷_ÁÈ. ®™ºk ˛§¸m, ""ƒÁ√BV™m ®©º√VmD ®™¬z¬

ˇµ©√ΩÕ]Ú©√]_ÁÈ d cıÁ\l_, EȺkÁ·Ôπ_ ∂m ®™¬z

cıÁ\BuÆ̶ c^·m d ÷M•D ÂV[ ∂[√V™ >ÁÈÁ\›mk›Á>

∂>uz ∂π¬Ô\V‚º¶['' ®[Æ ÌÆ˛[≈V´V? ∂kÏ, ""ÂV[ ÷M

ƒÁ√l[*m ∂[AÌ´\V‚º¶[, ÷M•D ÂV[ ƒÁ√ÁB gÊÏk]¬Ô

®[™V_ xΩÕ> BVkuÁ≈•D ÿƒFB\V‚º¶['' ®[Æ ÌÆ˛[≈V´V?

÷_ÁȺB.

c∫Ô^ ÷_È›]_ c^· BVkÚD >∫Ô^ ÿ√VÆ©A¬ÔÁ·

∞uƬÿÔV^·V>kÁ´l_ c∫Ô^ ÷_È\V™m, ∂m ÷Ú¬Ô ºkıΩB

∏´ÔV´D ÷Ú©√m ®[√m ŒÚ¬ÔVKD xΩBVm. s≠BD ∂mkVÔ

÷ÚÕ>VKD ÷_ÈVs‚¶VKD, ¿∫Ô^ ®ÀkVÆ ÷Ú¬Ôºkı|D

®[Æ º>k[ sÚDA˛[≈Vº´V ∂ÀkVº≈ ÷Ú¬Ô ¿∫Ô^ yÏ\VM¬Ô

ºkı|D.

∂[A (5:25, 28, 29, 33)kƒ™D 25n•D ∂Á>› ÿ>V¶ÏÕm kÚD kƒ™∫ÔÁ·•D

\]©√>uz ÂVD, √°o[ ÂVπ_ ÷ÚÕ> cÈÔD √u§B EÈ

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s≠B∫ÔÁ·© AˆÕmÿÔV^· ºkı|D. R>›mk cÈ˛_, \Á™sÔ^,

]Ú\D \uÆD ÷_ÈD g˛B™, ºÔV‚√V‚¶·s_ cBÏÕ>

\]©√π¬Ô©√‚ΩÚÕ>™; g™V_ ÂÁ¶xÁ≈l_, s≠BD ÷mkVÔ

÷Ú¬Ôs_ÁÈ. ŒÚ R>Ï >\m ÔVÁÈ ÿ¤√›Á> ÿ¤∏¬zDº√Vm,

>DÁ\ º>k[, ""ŒÚ A≈¤V]BV™VÔºkV, ŒÚ ∂ΩÁ\BVÔºkV

∂_Èm ŒÚ ÿ√ıVÔºkV'' √Á¶›]´V\_ ÷ÚÕ>>uÔVÔ Â[§

ÿƒK›]™VÏ.3 R>ÏÔ^ \›]l_ skVÔx§° ®[√m ÷ÔµflE¬zˆB

kÁÔl_ tÔ°D ∑È√\V™>VÔ ÷ÚÕ>m; tÔ°D ∂u√\V™

ÔV´∫Ô”¬ÔVԬ̶, \Á™sÔ^ >^πÁk¬Ô©√‚ΩÚÕ>™Ï.

˛º´¬Ô cÈÔD ÷Á>s¶ tÔ°D º\Vƒ\V™>VÔ ÷ÚÕ>m.

s√ƒV´D ®[√m ˛º´¬Ô kVµs[ ŒÚ∫˛ÁÕ> √VÔ\VÔ

÷ÚÕ>m. ÿ¶\V¸ÿ>M¸ ®[√kÏ, ""ÂV∫Ô^ ƒÕº>V≠›]Mt›>D

sÁÈ\ÔπÁ´¬ ÿÔVıΩÚ¬˛[º≈VD; ÂV∫Ô^ ∂[≈V¶D c≈°

ÿÔV^k>uz gÁƒÂVB˛ÔÁ·¬ ÿÔVı|^º·VD; ÂV∫Ô^ ƒ‚¶©

ØÏk\V™ ∏^Á·ÔÁ·© ÿ√Æk>uzD, ®∫Ô·m T‚| s≠B∫Ô^

BVku§uzD cıÁ\BV™ ÔV©√V·´VF ÷Ú©√>uzD \Á™sÔÁ·¬

ÿÔVı|^º·VD'' ®[Æ ®ø]™VÏ.4

º´V\ cÈÔD ÷Á>s¶ ÷[–D tÔ º\Vƒ\V™>VÔ ÷ÚÕ>m.

√°o[ ÔVÈ›]_, º´V\¬z|D√ kVµ° EÁ>°uƬ ÔV©√‚¶m.

nÕm gı|Ôπ_ ®‚| ÔkÏÔÁ·¬ ÿÔVıΩÚÕ> ŒÚ ÿ√ıÁ©

√u§ º´V\ ®ø›>V·Ï ŒÚkÏ Ì§™VÏ. ÷Ú√›m J[<km

ÔkÚ¬z ]Ú\D ÿƒFs¬Ô©√‚ΩÚÕ> d ∂Õ> \M>Ú¬z ∂k^

÷Ú√›]ºBV´Vkm \Á™sBVF ÷ÚÕ>V^ d ŒÚ ÿ√ıÁ© √u§›

ÿ>V¶¬ÔÔVȬ ˛§¸>k k´ÈVu≈V·Ï ̧™VÏ.

∂Õ> ÂV‚Ôπ_, ÿ√ıbD ∏^Á·Ô”D ∂Ω©√Á¶l_ ®Õ>

cˆÁ\•D ÷_ÈV]ÚÕ>™Ï. ∂kÏÔπ[ kVµ¬ÁÔ √u§B xΩ°Ô^

BVÁk•D ∂Õ> T‚Ω_ ÷ÚÕ> gV_ º\uÿÔV^·©√‚¶m.

÷Õ>© ∏[™Ë¬z ®]´VÔ© √°_, ""AÚ≠ÏÔº· c∫Ô^

\Á™sÔπ_ ∂[AÌÚ∫Ô^; ∂©√ΩºB ˛§¸m°D ƒÁ√l_

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ŒÚkÏ, ""ÔkÚD >\m \Á™slM¶›]_ EÈ ÿ√VÆ©AÔÁ·¬

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ºÔ‚√Á> ®[™V_ Ôu√Á™ÿƒFB xΩ˛≈m. ""∂mºk ƒˆBV™m,

∂Õ>© ÿ√VÆ©AÔπ_, ∂kÏ >\m \Á™sl_ ∂[AÌÚ>_ ®[√m

x>ÈVk>VÔ c^·m'' ®[Æ √°_ ̧lÚ©√VÏ. ∂Õ>fl ƒ›]B›Á>

ÂVD ÔVVm s|kÁ>© √°_ sÚD√s_ÁÈ, ®™ºk ∂Á> ∂kÏ

Â\m ºk>√V¶©√z]l_ J[Æ xÁ≈ ̧™VÏ:

AÚ≠ÏÔº·, c∫Ô^ \Á™sÔπ_ ∂[AÌÚ∫Ô^; ∂©√ΩºB

˛§¸m°D ƒÁ√l_ ∂[AÌÏÕm, ... >DÁ\›>Vº\ ∂>uÔVÔ

Œ©A¬ÿÔV|›>VÏ (kƒ™∫Ô^ 25, 2÷).

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∂©√ΩºB, AÚ≠ÏÔ”D >∫Ô^ \Á™sÔÁ·› >∫Ô^

ÿƒVÕ>fl ƒZ´∫Ô·VÔ© √Vs›m, ∂kÏÔπ_ ∂[AÌ´ ºkı|D

(kƒ™D 2∂).

®©√Ω•D, c∫Ôπ_ ∂k™k[ >[M¶›]_

∂[AÌÚkmº√VÈ, >[ \Á™slM¶›]KD ∂[AÌ´¬Ô¶k[

(kƒ™D 33∂).

ŒÚ ÔkÏ >D \Á™sÁB ®ÀkVÆ ∂[AÌ´ ºkı|D?

""˛§¸m ƒÁ√l_ ∂[AÌÏÕ>mº√VÈ'' ∂[AÌ´ ºkı|D. ˛§¸m

ƒÁ√l[*m ÿÔVıΩÚÕ> (\uÆD ÿÔVı|^·) ∂[A ®›>ÁÔBm?

√a©∏uzˆB, √akV∫zD >[Á\•^·, ∑BÂÈ\V™ ""∂[√V''?

(∂_Èm) "">V[ ŒÚ "x>ÈVπBVÔ' ÷Ú©√Á> W‘∏¬zD kÁÔl_

ƒ‚¶∫ÔÁ· ÷|k]_ \˛µkÁ¶˛≈ ∂[√V?'' ÷_ÁÈ! ∂k´m ∂[A

∑BÂÈ\u≈ ∂[√VÔ c^·m, ∂Õ> \Vÿ√ÚD ∂[∏Mt›>D, ∂kÏ

ƒÁ√¬ÔVÔ› "">DÁ\›>Vº\ Œ©A¬ÿÔV|›>VÏ.''

2 \uÆD 2D kƒ™∫Ô^, ""∂©√ΩºB, AÚ≠ÏÔ”D >∫Ô^

\Á™sÔÁ·› >∫Ô^ ÿƒVÕ>fl ƒZ´∫Ô·VÔ© √Vs›m, ∂kÏÔπ_

∂[AÌ´ ºkı|D; >[ \Á™sl_ ∂[AÌÚ˛≈k[ >[M_>V[

∂[AÌÚ˛≈V[. >[ ÿƒVÕ> \VDƒ›Á>© √ÁÔ›>k[ ŒÚk–

t_ÁȺB; ÔÏ›>Ï ƒÁ√ÁB© º√V¥›m¬ÔV©√VuÆ˛≈mº√VÈ

ŒÀÿkVÚk–D >[ \VDƒ›Á>© º√V¥›m¬ ÔV©√VuÆ˛≈V['' ®[Æ

Ì|>ÈVÔ¬ ÌÆ˛≈m. cıÁ\l_ ÷ºB∑, >\m ÿƒVÕ> ƒZ´›Á>¬

ÔV‚ΩKD ∂]Ô\VÔ ƒÁ√l[*m ∂[AÌÏÕ>VÏ d ∞ÿ™M_ ∂kÏ

ƒÁ√ÁB¬ ˛´BD ÿÔV^k>uÔVÔ› >\m ƒZ´›Á>fl EKÁkl_

Œ©A¬ÿÔV|›>VÏ!

ÿ>V¶¬ÔÔVÈ ®ø›>V·´V™ ˛§ºvV¸º>VD ®[√kÏ, ÂVD

√Ω›m¬ÿÔVıΩÚ¬zD ÷Àkƒ™∫Ô”¬z© ∏[kÚ\VÆ s·¬ÔD

∂π›>VÏ:

ˇµ©√Ω>o[ ∂·T‚Á¶ ¿∫Ô^ ÔıΩÚ¬˛[SÏÔ·V?

÷∫z ∂[∏[ ∂·T‚Á¶•D ºÔ”∫Ô^. c∫Ô^ \Á™sÔ^,

ƒÁ√BV™m ˛§¸m°¬z¬ ˇµ©√Ω˛≈mº√V_ c∫Ô”¬z¬

ˇµ©√ΩB ºkı|\V? ∂©√ΩBV™V_ ˛§¸m ƒÁ√l[*m

ÿƒK›mkmº√V[≈ ∂¬ÔÁ≈ÁB ¿∫Ô^ c∫Ô^ \Á™sÔπ[*m

ÿƒK›m∫Ô^. º>Ák©√‚¶V_ ¿∫Ô^ c∫Ô^ \Á™s¬ÔVÔ

c∫Ô^ clÁ´•D ÿÔV|¬Ôºkı|D ∂_Èm gl´D mı|Ô·VÔ

ÿk‚¶©√|k>uzD ƒD\]¬Ôºkı|D ∂_Èm ®[™

ºÂÏÕ>VKD ƒ˛›m¬ÿÔV^· ºkı|D, ∂Á> \ƬÔVyÏÔ^

... ∂kÏ √BxÆ›m>o™VºÈV ∂_Èm √B›]™VºÈV ∂_Èm

∂Às>\V™ ºkÆ ®Õ>fl ÿƒBo™VºÈV ∂_È, g™V_ >\m

\Vÿ√ÚD º√V¥©∏™VºÈºB ƒÁ√ÁB› >\m √V>∫Ôπ[ˇµ¬

ÿÔVı| kÕ>VÏ, ∂mº√V[º≈ ¿∫Ô”D c∫Ô^ \Á™sl¶›]_

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Ôº· ÷¶Ï©√V‚Á¶¬ ÿÔVıΩÚ©√VÏÔ^!

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√ı√VF ÷Ú¬Ô ºkı|D ®[√m cıÁ\ºB: \Á™sÔ^

>∫Ô^ ÔkÏÔπ_ ∂[AÌ´ ºkı|D; ÿ√uº≈VÏÔ^ >∫Ô^

∏^Á·Ôπ¶›]_ ∂[AÌ´ºkı|D; ∏^Á·Ô^ >∫Ô^

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÷·D ÿ√ıÔ^ "">∫Ô^ AÚ≠ˆ¶›]KD, >∫Ô^ ∏^Á·Ôπ¶›]KD

∂[A^·kÏÔ·VF'' ÷Ú¬zD√Ω º√V]¬Ô©√¶ ºkı|D

®[Æ Ì§™VÏ (y›m 2:4). ∂[A ®[√m ÷_È›][ ÷Ú>BD

º√V[Æ^·m.

√ˆ∑›>›>[Á\ (5:25d27)25 x>_ 2kÁ´•^· kƒ™∫Ô^, ˛§¸m >\m gs¬zˆB

\kV‚ΩlM¶D ÿÔVı|^· ∂[A^· c≈°xÁ≈ JÈD ƒV]¬Ô

xBuE ÿƒF•D ŒÚ ÷ȬÁÔ© √u§ Â\¬z¬ ÌÆ˛≈m:

... ∂©√ΩºB ˛§¸m°D ƒÁ√l_ ∂[AÌÏÕm, >VD ∂Á>›

]Úkƒ™›Á>¬ ÿÔVı| >ıßÏ xø¬˛™V_ ∑›]Ôˆ›m,

√ˆ∑›>\V¬z˛≈>uzD, ÔÁ≈]Á´ x>ÈV™ÁkÔ^ Œ[ÆD

÷_ÈV\_ √ˆ∑›>xD ∏ÁwBu≈m\V™ \˛Á\•^· ƒÁ√BVÔ

∂Á>› >\¬zx[ WÆ›]¬ÿÔV^k>uzD >DÁ\›>Vº\

∂>uÔVÔ Œ©A¬ÿÔV|›>VÏ.

""ÔÁ≈]Á´ x>ÈV™ÁkÔ^ Œ[ÆD ÷_ÈV\_'' ®[≈

kVÏ›Á>ÔÁ·© √u§ gµÕm EÕ]›m √VϬ԰D. ÷ºB∑ >Vº\

ƒÁ√¬z© √ˆ∑›>\V™k´VÔ, #FÁ\BV™k´VÔ, \uÆD cıÁ\

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#FÁ\BV™ \uÆD √ˆ∑›>\V™ \kV‚ΩÁB sÚDA˛[≈VÏ.

÷[Á≈B ÂV‚Ôπ_ ""ÂD∏¬ÁÔ› mº´VÔD ®[√m cıÁ\l_

]Ú\ kVµsuz ®Õ>¬ ÿÔ|>KD ÿƒFk]_ÁÈ; cıÁ\l_,

EÈÚÁ¶B kVµs_ ÷m º\D√V‚Á¶ ∞u√|›>¬Ì|D'' ®[√m

º√V[≈ ÿƒF]Ô^ Â\m ÿƒsÔÁ·› >V¬z˛[≈™. ∂m ∏ƒVƒV™k–

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kVµÂV^ xøkmD Œ©A¬ÿÔV|›m^· WÁÈl_>V[ ]Ú\

c≈°xÁ≈BV™m k·ÏÕm √¬zk\Á¶B xΩ•D d ÷Õ> c≈s_,

]Ú\›]_ ÷ÁÕ> Ôk[ \æs g˛B ÷ÚkÚD ºkÿ≈kÚ¬zD

>∫ÔÁ·¬ ÿÔV|›]Ú¬Ô\V‚¶VÏÔ^, s≠BD ÷ÀkVÆ c^·m

®[√Á> ∂ÀsÚkÚº\ ®Às> ƒÕº>ÔxD ÷[§ ∂§˛[≈™Ï.

®∏ÿ´BÚ¬z WÚ√›Á> ®ø]BÏ, ""skVÔD BVkÚ¬z^”D

Ô™x^·>V•D, skVÔ\fiƒD ∂∑E©√¶V>>V•tÚ©√>VÔ;

ºkE¬Ô^·Á´•D s√ƒV´¬ÔV´Á´•D º>k[ WBVBÕyÏ©√VÏ''

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(®∏ÿ´BÏ 13:4) ®[Æ Ì§Bº√Vm tÔ›ÿ>πkVÔºk º√E™VÏ.

k·ÏflE (5:26, 27)ÂVD, 26 \uÆD 2D kƒ™∫Ôπ[ \Á≈kV™ ÔÚ›m¬ÔÁ·

÷[–D ƒuÆ›#´D ®|›mflÿƒ_ºkVD: ˛§¸m ÂDÁ\©

√ˆ∑›>\V™kÏÔ·VÔ°D #FÁ\BV™kÏÔ·VÔ°D g¬zk>uÔVÔ

ÂD*m ∂[AÌÚ˛[≈VÏ, g™V_ ÂDt¶›]_ ÷[–D ∂Õ>©

√ıAÔ^ ÷Ú©√]_ÁÈ. ®™ºk ÂVD ÷Ú¬Ô ºkıΩB ∏´ÔV´D

÷Ú©√>uÔVÔºk ÷ºB∑ ÂD*m ∂[AÌÚ˛[≈VÏ ®[Æ Ì≈xΩ•D.

÷Ú¬Ô ºkıΩB ∏´ÔV´D gz>K¬z¬ ÔVÈD ÿƒ_KD; ÷>uz

k·ÏflE º>Ák©√|˛≈m.

÷Õ>¬ ÿÔV^ÁÔBV™m ]Ú\›]KD ÷_È›]KD ®[™

ÿƒFk>VÔ c^·m? ÂDt_ √ÈÏ ]Ú\D ÿƒFms‚| ∏[A

]Ú\›Á> Â\m ""ÿƒFB ºkıΩB Ô¶Á\Ôπ['' √‚ΩBo_ (ÿƒFm

xΩ›ms‚¶>VÔ) z§l|˛[º≈VD. ÷Á°fl ÿƒB_xÁ≈l˚º¶

ÂVD Ô¶Õm ÿƒ_K˛[º≈VD; ƒuº≈ Â\m ÔVÈ›Á>•D √›Á>•D

Eu§[√›]uÔVÔ°D ŒÚ mÁÁB g>VB©√|›mk>uÔVÔ°D

ÿƒÈs|˛[º≈VD; ÷©º√Vm ÂVD, Â\m ]Ú\›Á> \≈Õms¶

xΩ•D ®[ÆD kVµs_ ÿku§ÿ√≈ x[º™§fl ÿƒ_k]_ Ôk™D

ÿƒK›> xΩ•D ®[ÆD WÁ™¬˛[º≈VD. ÂVD, Œ[Æ, ÷´ı|, J[Æ

∂_Èm ∂]Ô\V™ ∏^Á·ÔÁ·¬ ÿÔVıΩÚ¬ÔÈVD, ∏[A ÂVD,

∂kÏÔ ºk>VÔ\© √^π¬zD g´V>Á™¬zD ∂Áw›mfl ÿƒ_KD

kÁ´l_, ∂kÏÔ^ *>V™ Â\m ÿ√VÆ©AÔ WÁ≈ºku§lÚ©√>VÔ¬

Ôu√Á™ ÿƒFmÿÔVıΩÚ¬ÔÈVD.

c≈°xÁ≈Ô^ k·´ºkı|D ®[√Á> ÂVD AˆÕmÿÔV^·

ºkı|D. c≈°xÁ≈ÁB º\D√|›m>K¬z¬ ÔVÈD º>Ák©√|˛≈m.

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º>Ák©√|˛≈m. z|D√›]_ c^· cÆ©∏™ÏÔ^ ŒÀÿkVÚkÚD,

∂]_ ®øD ∏´flEÁ™ ®Á>•D º>k–Á¶B c>s•¶[

®]ÏÿÔVı|, ∂Õ>© ∏´flƒÁ™ÔÁ·¬ ÁÔBV·ºkı|D.

W´Õ>´› >[Á\ (5:31; 6:3)31D kƒ™D Â[z √w¬Ô\V™ kƒ™\VÔ c^·m, ÷m

ÿ>V¶¬Ô›]_ g]BVÔ\D 2:24_ ÔV©√|˛≈m, \uÆD \›º>•

1:5_ ÷ºB∑s™V_ º\uºÔV^ ÔVı∏¬Ô©√‚|^·m: ""÷]Mt›>D

AÚ≠™V™k[ >[ >Ô©√Á™•D >VÁB•D s‚|› >[ \Á™sºBVº¶

÷ÁƒÕ]Ú©√V[; ∂kÏÔ^ ÷ÚkÚD Œº´ \VDƒ\VlÚ©√VÏÔ^.''

(\Vuz 10:, n•D ÔV°D.) ∂Õ> º\uºÔVπ_ √È \Vÿ√ÚD

ƒ›]B∫Ô^ s·¬Ô©√‚|^·™, g™V_ ∂ku§_ Œ[Á≈ \V›]´D

ÂVD ÷Às¶›]_ ko•Æ›mºkVD: ]Ú\›][ W´Õ>´›>[Á\.

®Õ> ŒÚ c≈°xÁ≈lKD ∏´flƒÁ™ ®[√m >sϬÔ

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∂kÁ·› >^πÁk©√>[JÈD c∫Ô^ ""÷·D kB][ \Á™s¬z›

mº´VÔD'' ÿƒFB ºkı|D ®[Æ ∂Ï›>©√|k]_ÁÈ (\_˛BV

2:14). ∂mº√V[º≈, c∫Ô^ \Á™sBÚD c∫Ôπ¶›]_ ∂ÀkVÆ

¶ÕmÿÔV^·¬Ì¶Vm. º>k[ ÷[™xD >^πs|>ÁÈ

ÿkƬ˛[≈VÏ (\_˛BV 2:16). ÷ºB∑, ""gÁÔBV_, º>k[

÷Á›>Á> \M>[ ∏ˆ¬ÔV]Ú¬Ô¬Ô¶k['' ®[Æ ∂§s›>VÏ

(\›º>• 1:6g).

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ÿkπºBÆ˛[≈™Ï (\›º>• 1:5), g™V_ ∂kÏÔπ[ ÿ√uº≈VÏ

Ô”Á¶B ]Ú\ kVµ° ÊÏÿ√VÚÕ]B>VÔ ÷Ú¬zDº√Vm, ∂kÏÔ^

®©º√Vmº\ ºkÏÔ¬ ÿÔVı|^·™Ï. ∂kÏÔ^ ""÷_È›]uz

kÚk>uÿÔ[Æ'' ŒÚ ÷¶›Á> ®©º√Vmº\ ÿÔVı|^·™Ï. ÷Às>

\VÔ, ®º√EBÏ 6:3[ ƒ›]B\V™m ∂kÏÔ”¬z ŒÚ ∂Ï›>D >Ú˛≈m;

∂[√V™ ŒÚ T‚Ωuz ∂kÏÔ^ ]ÚDADº√Vm, ∂kÏÔ^ >∫ÔÁ·©

ÿ√VÆ›>kÁ´ ®_ÈVD ""ÂÈ\VÔ'' c^·m ®[Æ ∂§kVÏÔº·.

\]©A (5:21, 28, 33; 6:2, 4)ÂVD √Ω›m¬ ÿÔVıΩÚ¬zD kƒ™©√z]BV™m \]©A ®[≈

ÔÚ›m¶[ ÿ>V¶∫z˛≈m (""ÿ>Fk√B›m¶º™''), \uÆD ÷m \]©Afl

ÿƒK›mD√ΩBV™ ŒÚ Ô‚¶Á·•¶[ xΩ˛≈m (""\Á™s•D >[

AÚ≠M¶›]_ √B√¬]BVlÚ¬Ô¬Ô¶k^''). 5:21_ c^· ""√BD'' ®[≈

kVÏ›Á>BV™m ŒÚ ÿ√BÏflÿƒV_ÈVÔ c^·m, 5:33_ c^· ""√B√¬]''

®[≈ kVÏ›Á>BV™m ŒÚ sÁ™flÿƒV_ÈVÔ c^·m; g™V_ ÷ÀsÚ

kVÏ›Á>Ô”º\ ˛º´¬Ô ÿ\Val_, ""gw\V™ \uÆD ÷Ú>B›]_

c´©√‚¶ \]©A'' ®[Æ ∂Ï›>©√|˛≈ Œº´ ºkÏkVÏ›Á>l_

÷ÚÕm kÚ˛[≈™.6

®º√EBÏ 5:21d6:4_, \]©A ®[√m sºƒ¥›> kÁÔl_ J[Æ

c≈°xÁ≈Ôπ_ z§©∏¶©√‚|^·m: BVkÚD ÔÏ›>ˆ¶›]_

√B√¬]BVlÚ¬Ô ºkı|D (5:21), \Á™sÔ^ >∫Ô^ ÔkÏÔ^*m

\]©AÁ¶BkÏÔ·VF ÷Ú¬Ôºkı|D (5:33), \uÆD ∏^Á·Ô^

>∫Ô^ ÿ√uº≈VÏÔÁ·¬ Ô™©√|›> ºkı|D (6:2). \]©A ®[√m

÷_È›]_ c^· ®_ÈV c≈°ÔπKD ∂›]BVkEB\V™>VÔ

c^·m. ÔkÏ, "">[M_>Vº™ ∂[AÌÚkmº√V_ >\m ÿƒVÕ>

\Á™sl¶›]_ ∂[AÌ´ ºkı|D'' (5:33), ÷m \Á™sl[*m

\]©Afl ÿƒK›m>ÁÈ \Á≈xÔ\VF cÏ›m˛≈m. >ÕÁ>BÏÔ”¬z,

" "c∫Ô^ ∏^Á·ÔÁ·¬ ºÔV√©√|›>ºkı¶VD'' ®[Æ

Ì≈©√‚|^·m (6:4∂), ÷m ∏^Á·Ô^*m \]©Afl ÿƒK›m>ÁÈ

\Á≈xÔ\VF cÏ›m˛≈m.

˛§¸>kÏÔ^ ®[≈ kÁÔl_ ÂVD Â\m ÷_È∫Ôπ_ c^· \u≈

kÏÔπ[*m \]©Afl ÿƒK›mk>uz¬ ÔV´D ŒÀÿkV[Á≈•D

ÿÔVı|^º·VD: ƒÔ\M>ÏÔ^ ®[≈ kÁÔl_ ÂVD ŒÚkÏ \u≈

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kÏ*m \]©Afl ÿƒK›>ºkı|D. Œº´ z|D√›][ cÆ©∏™ÏÔ^

®[≈ kÁÔl_ ÂVD ŒÚkÏ \u≈kÏ*m \]©Afl ÿƒK›> ºkı|D.

z|D√›]_ ®_ÈVÚD ˛§¸>kÏÔ·VF ÷ÚÕ>V_ ÂVD ŒÚkÏ \u≈

kÏ*m ˛§¸m°¬z^ ƒºÔV>´ ƒºÔV>ˆÔ^ ®[≈ kÁÔl_ \]©Afl

ÿƒK›>ºkı|D. ®™m ÔÁ¶E \Ô·V™ gfiE >™m Œ[√m

kB]ºÈºB ˛§¸>k·V™V^, QV™¸ÂV™›>ı߈_ ÷ÚÕm ∂k^

ÿkπºB kÚÁÔl_, ÂV[ ∂k·m ÂÁ™Õ>, Â|∫zD c¶o[*m

®™m ÁÔÔÁ·¬ÿÔVı| ∂´kÁ›º>[, ∂k”D ÂV–D ÷©º√Vm

ŒÚ A]B c≈°xÁ≈ÁB¬ ÿÔVıΩÚÕº>VD. º´V©√Ï z|D√›]_

ÂV∫Ô^ >ÕÁ>/\Ô^ ®[≈ c≈Ák¬ ÿÔVıΩÚÕ>m \‚|t[§,

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c≈Ák•D ÿÔVıΩÚÕº>VD.

√´¸√´D \]©Á√¬ ÔVı∏¬zD z|D√D Œ[§_ ∂∫ÔD k˛›>_

®[√m º\[Á\BV™>VÔ c^·m. ÔkÏÔ^ >∫Ô^ \Á™sBÁ´›

>Vµ›]© º√∑k]_ÁÈ; \Á™sBÏ >∫Ô^ ÔkÏÔπ[ ]≈Á\

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>∫Ô^*m ∂[AÌÚD ÿ√uº≈VÏÔπ¶›]_ ƒVÕ>\VÔ°D \]©Afl

ÿƒK›mD kÁÔl_ ¶Õm ÿÔV^˛[≈™Ï.

xΩ°Á´º>k[ sÚDA˛[≈ kÁÔlÈV™ ÷_ÈD ®[√m ®m? ∂m

∑BÂÈt[Á\, √B√¬], ÿ√VÆ©A, ∂[A, √ˆ∑›>› >[Á\, k·ÏflE,

W´Õ>´› >[Á\ \uÆD \]©A g˛BÁk c^· ÷¶\VzD. ÂVD

∂©√Ω©√‚¶ ÷_È∫ÔÁ·¬ ÿÔVıΩÚ¬Ô ºkı|ÿ\[≈V_,

ÂDt_ ŒÀÿkVÚkÚD ÂD\V_ xΩÕ>Á>fl ÿƒFB ºkı|D; ÂDt_

ŒÀÿkVÚkÚD ÂVD ÷Ú¬Ô ºkıΩB ∏´ÔV´D ÷Ú¬Ô ºkı|D.

ÂV[ ŒÚxÁ≈ ÷Á>©º√V[≈ >ÁÈ©∏_ º√EBº√Vm, ∏´ƒ∫ÔD

xΩÕ>∏[A ŒÚ ÿ√ı\Ë ®[M¶›]_ kÕm, ""÷[Á≈B ÂVπ[

∏´ƒ∫Ô›Á> BVº´–D Œo©√]° ÿƒF>VÏÔ·V? ∂>[ ∏´] Œ[Á≈

ÂV[ ®[ ÔkÚ¬ÔVÔ© ÿ√uƬÿÔV^· sÚDA˛[º≈[! ∂Á>¬

ÔkM›m¬ ºÔ‚zD√Ω ÂV[ ®[ ÔkÁ´ kuAÆ›>©º√V˛[º≈[!''

®[Æ Ì§™VÏÔ^. ÷Õ>© √V¶D c∫Ô^ mÁkÚ¬ºÔV/

mÁs¬ºÔV ∂_Èm c∫Ô^ ∏^Á·Ô”¬ºÔV Â_È>VÔ ÷Ú¬ÔÈVD

∂_Èm ∂ÀkVÆ ÷´V\uº√VÔÈVD, g™V_ ÷m c∫Ô”¬z

c>k¬Ì|D. c∫Ô ¿∫Ôº·, ""®™m ÷_È›Á> º\[Á\BV¬Ô

®[™V_ ®[™ ÿƒFB xΩ•D? ®™m z|D√›]_ c≈°xÁ≈ÔÁ·

ÂV[ ®ÀkVÆ º\D√|›> xΩ•D?'' ®[Æ ºÔ‚|¬ÿÔV^”∫Ô^.

¿∫Ô^ ŒÚ ˛§¸>k´VÔ ÷´V]ÚÕ>V_, º>k–Á¶B

∏^Á·BVz>_ ®[√º> ¿∫Ô^ º\uÿÔV^· ºkıΩB x>_

√ΩBVÔ c^·m (\Vuz 16:16; ¶√ΩÔ^ 2:3). ¿∫Ô^ ˛§¸>k

kVµs_ cıÁ\BuÆ©º√VlÚÕ>V_, ÔÏ›>ˆ¶›]KD ∂k´m

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ƒÁ√lM¶›]KD ]ÚDA>_ ®[√º> ¿∫Ô^ º\uÿÔV^·

ºkıΩB x>_ √ΩBVÔ c^·m (¶√ΩÔ^ :22; BV¬ºÔVA 5:16).

¿∫Ô^ ∂kÚ¬z¬ ˇµ©√Ωkm ∂kEBD ®[≈V_, ÷mºk ∂>uÔV™

ºkÁ·BVÔ c^·m.

z§©AÔ^1David Lipscomb, “Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians,” in A Commentary on

the New Testament Epistles, ed. J. W. Shepherd (Nashville: Gospel Advocate Co., 1960), 4:117. 2ºkÔ\VF ÿƒ[≈>uÔVÔ¬ ÔVkÈÏ ®[Á™ WÆ›> ºkıΩlÚÕ>V_,

∂kÏ ®™¬z º\ÈV™k´VlÚ¬Ô \V‚¶VÏ, ÂV[ ∂kÚ¬z¬ ˇwV™k´VF

÷Ú¬Ô\V‚º¶[; g™V_ ∂Õ>fl ÛµWÁÈl_, ∂kÏ ®[*m ∂]ÔV´D

ÿÔVıΩÚ©√VÏ (º´V\Ï 13:1). ºk>VÔ\ ∂]ÔV´›mkD ®[√m º\ÈV™WÁÈ

∂_Èm wV™WÁÈ ®[√m √u§ ®m°D ÿƒFk>u˛_ÁÈ. ŒÀÿkVÚ s≠BxD

º>k–Á¶B ∞u√V|Ôπ[√Ω ÿƒFB©√¶ ºkıΩB>VÔ c^·m. 3Quoted in William Barclay, The Letters to the Galatians and Ephesians, rev. ed., The Daily Study Bi-ble Series (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1976), 168-71. 4Ibid. 5Ibid., 173. 6The KJV has “reverence” in 5:33. ]Ú\D \uÆD z|D√D √u§ ÂV[ ∏´ƒ∫˛¬zDº√Vm,

÷mºk ÂV[ s|¬zD ∂Ω©√Á¶ ∂Áw©√VÔ c^·m. z|D√D √u§

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