Glory Be to Jesus Christ!
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To the Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon:
For more information about the reading from the Apostle to the Great Martyrs, please refer to the link (there, in relation to Theodore Stratilat):
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/21062023.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/ek/PowerOfHuman.html
Romans VIII, 18 — ‘εἰς ἡμᾶς’ - ‘eis emas’ - ‘ in us’.
Romans VIII, 21 — ‘ἀπὸ τῆς δουλίας τῆς φθορᾶς εἰς τὴν ἐλευθερίαν’ - ‘apo tes doulias tes phthoros eis ten eleutherian’ - ‘from the slavery of corruption into (to) the freedom’. The expression is very eloquent. The preposition ‘apo’ emphasises complete deliverance, hence incorruption, and the preposition ‘eis’ indicates the final destination, the goal.
For more information about the reading from the Apostle, please refer to the following links:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/08072023.html
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Matthew IX, 10 — ‘ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ’ - ‘en te oikia’ - ‘in the house’.
Matthew IX, 12 — ‘ἰσχύοντες’ - ‘iskhyontes’ - ‘strong, mighty, able’. The emphasis is on the sinful weakness of a person, but at the same time it means that such people, of whom Christ speaks, want deliverance from sin, purification, change of life, and so on. In Matthew's case, it means that he was looking for a different life than he had had before, which is why he responded quickly and decisively to Jesus' call.
Matthew IX, 13 — see also here:
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For information about the reading from the Gospel, please refer to the link:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/08072023.html
Glory be to Thee, our God, glory be to Thee!