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“For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” Luke 7:28 . “When the Lord Jesus praised His angel St. John the Baptist, He showed the power of the Gospel preaching. Even though St. John has reached such a marvelous status, for he was called ‘the greatest of all born of women’, yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.’ St. John represented the age of the old law, but the Gospel message offered the ‘filiation to God’ by means of which the believer is blessed with what is greater than what the men of the old Testament have ever obtained.” #StJohntheBaptist #greatestprophet #NewCopticYear #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;” 1 Peter 2:23 . “Upon looking at Jesus on the cross when He forgave those who crucified Him, who does not learn to forgive those who trouble him? Those qualities of Christ are your strength!” St Ambrose #forgive #donotjudge #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaohs daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.” Hebrews 11:24-26 . “Putting heaven before Moses made his admiration for the Egyptian palace very trivial… He considered the reproach of Christ much better than the easy life, and particularly for this, he deserves a reward… Voluntarily, Moses put himself in many dangerous situations, although he could have lived in his religious life while enjoying all the luxuries… But he considered not being prepared to endure afflictions with his brothers a sin. Therefore, his enduring afflictions and forsaking the royal palace became a good deed, because he saw better things to come, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt, for he looked to the reward.” St John Chrysostom #looktothereward #faith #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.” Matthew 25:13 . “If we make every effort to avoid death of the body, still more should it be our endeavour to avoid death of the soul. There is no obstacle for a man who wants to be saved other than negligence and laziness of soul.” St Anthony the Great #watch #wisevirgins #oilinyourlamp #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.” – Matthew 23:13 . “At any rate the teacher who stands in offense to his disciples through his wicked actions, he shuts the heavenly kingdom before them.” – St. Jerome #leadbyexample #leadthemtothekingdom #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you …

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