Oportunidades
As oportunidades são dádivas de Deus que exigem sabedoria e prontidão. A Bíblia nos chama a aproveitar o tempo, agir com diligência e não desperdiçar os kairos divinos.
Aproveitando o tempo
Remindo o tempo, porque os dias são maus. O cristão é chamado a reconhecer e aproveitar cada oportunidade com sabedoria.
ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν.
Ἐν σοφίᾳ περιπατεῖτε πρὸς τοὺς ἔξω, τὸν καιρὸν ἐξαγοραζόμενοι.
Ἐμὲ35 A,C,N (99.3%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ημας 𝕻66,75ℵB(D)(W) (0.5%) NU ¦ long omission (0.2%) [homoioteleuton] δεῖ ἐργάζεσθαι τὰ ἔργα τοῦ πέμψαντός με ἕως ἡμέρα ἐστίν· ἔρχεται νὺξ ὅτε οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐργάζεσθαι.
Ἄρα οὖν, ὡς καιρὸν ἔχομεν, ἐργαζώμεθα35 ℵB,C [65%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ εργαζομεθα A [28%] ¦ εργασωμεθα 𝕻46 [6%] ¦ εργασομεθα [1%] τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς πάντας, μάλιστα δὲ πρὸς τοὺς οἰκείους τῆς πίστεως.
Prontidão e ação
Pregue a Palavra a tempo e fora de tempo. As oportunidades às vezes surgem inesperadamente e exigem decisão imediata.
Κήρυξον τὸν Λόγον· ἐπίστηθι εὐκαίρως ἀκαίρως· ἔλεγξον, ἐπιτίμησον, παρακάλεσον, ἐν πάσῃ μακροθυμίᾳ καὶ διδαχῇ.
Εἶπεν δὲ Πέτρος πρὸς αὐτούς· «Μετανοήσατε35 [20%] ¦ ∼ 32 εφη 456 [72%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 32456 φησιν ℵA,C [2%] [NU] ¦ ∼ 32456 B ¦ ∼ 3245 φησιν 6 D ¦ five further variants [5%] καὶ βαπτισθήτω, ἕκαστος ὑμῶν, ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν,35 D (95.3%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 υμων (1.4%) ¦ των 1 υμων ℵA,B(C) (1.8%) NU ¦ των 1 (1.6%) καὶ λήψεσθε35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ λημψεσθε A,B,NU ¦ λημψεσθαι ℵC,D [1%] ¦ ληψεσθαι [3%] τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος.
Καὶ νῦν τί μέλλεις; Ἀναστάς, βάπτισαι καὶ ἀπόλουσαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας σου, ἐπικαλεσάμενος τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου.›35 [79%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ αυτου ℵA,B [6%] NU ¦ 2 [15%]
Περὶ δὲ Ἀπολλὼ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ· πολλὰ παρεκάλεσα αὐτὸν ἵνα ἔλθῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς μετὰ τῶν ἀδελφῶν, καὶ πάντως οὐκ ἦν θέλημα ἵνα νῦν ἔλθῃ· ἐλεύσεται δὲ ὅταν εὐκαιρήσῃ.
οὗ ἐγενόμην35 C [96%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εγενηθην 𝕻46ℵA,B [4%] NU διάκονος κατὰ τὴν δωρεὰν τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὴν δοθεῖσάν35 [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ της δοθεισης 𝕻46ℵA,B,C,I [5%] NU μοι κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ.
Οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες ἐχάρησαν καὶ ἐπηγγείλαντο αὐτῷ ἀργύρια35 A [40%] OC ¦ αργυριον ℵB,C,D,W [60%] HF,RP,CP,TR,NU δοῦναι. Καὶ ἐζήτει πῶς εὐκαίρως αὐτὸν35 D [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ 21 ℵA,B,C,W [2%] NU παραδῷ.35 ℵA [99.5%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ παραδοι B,C,D,W [0.5%] NU