Trabalho
O trabalho é uma ordenança divina desde a criação. Deus colocou o homem no jardim para cultivar e guardar, revelando que o labor é parte do propósito humano e um meio de glorificá-lo.
Trabalho como vocação divina
Deus nos criou para trabalhar com propósito. O trabalho é expressão da imagem divina em nós e deve ser feito como para o Senhor.
Καὶ πᾶν ὅ τι35 (79.3%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 123 (10.4%) ¦ 234 (1.3%) ¦ 134 (0.5%) ¦ 23 (2.2%) ¦ 12 οτε (0.8%) ¦ 3 𝕻46ℵA,B,C (4.7%) NU ¦ four other readings (0.8%) (Perhaps some 20% evidently have ὁτι instead of ὃ τι.) ἐὰν35 ℵA,B,C (79.9%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ αν 𝕻46 (19.1%) ¦ --- (1%) ποιῆτε, ἐκ ψυχῆς ἐργάζεσθε, ὡς τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις,
Καὶ πᾶν ὅ τι35 (79.3%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 123 (10.4%) ¦ 234 (1.3%) ¦ 134 (0.5%) ¦ 23 (2.2%) ¦ 12 οτε (0.8%) ¦ 3 𝕻46ℵA,B,C (4.7%) NU ¦ four other readings (0.8%) (Perhaps some 20% evidently have ὁτι instead of ὃ τι.) ἐὰν35 ℵA,B,C (79.9%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ αν 𝕻46 (19.1%) ¦ --- (1%) ποιῆτε, ἐκ ψυχῆς ἐργάζεσθε, ὡς τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις, εἰδότες ὅτι ¦ --- CP ἀπὸ Κυρίου λήψεσθε35 𝕻46(A) [80%] RP,HF ¦ αποληψεσθε (ℵB,Cv) [20%] OC,TR(NU) ¦ αποληψεσθαι CP ¦ one other variant τὴν ἀνταπόδοσιν τῆς κληρονομίας· τῷ γὰρ35 [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [5%] NU Κυρίῳ Χριστῷ δουλεύετε.
Καὶ πᾶν ὅ τι35 ℵA,B,C [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ ὁτι [20%] CP ἂν35 ℵA,C [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εαν 𝕻46B [3%] NU ποιῆτε ἐν λόγῳ ἢ ἐν ¦ --- [10%] ἔργῳ, πάντα ἐν ὀνόματι ¦ 1 του [10%] Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ, εὐχαριστοῦντες τῷ Θεῷ καὶ35 [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻46vℵA,B,C [2%] NU Πατρὶ δι᾿ αὐτοῦ.
μετ᾿ εὐνοίας δουλεύοντες,35 [70%] TR ¦ 1 ως ℵA,B [30%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις, εἰδότες ὅτι ὃ ἐάν τι ἕκαστος35 [91%] RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ 234 [4%] HF ¦ ∼ 412 A [4%] ¦ ∼ 423 B,NU ¦ two other readings ℵ ποιήσῃ ἀγαθόν, τοῦτο κομιεῖται35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ κομισεται 𝕻46ℵA,B [3%] NU παρὰ τοῦ35 [90%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵA,B [10%] NU Κυρίου, εἴτε δοῦλος εἴτε ἐλεύθερος.
Εἴτε οὖν ἐσθίετε εἴτε πίνετε, εἴτε τι ποιεῖτε, πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε.
Ὥστε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί, ἑδραῖοι γίνεσθε, ἀμετακίνητοι, περισσεύοντες ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ τοῦ Κυρίου πάντοτε, εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ κόπος ὑμῶν οὐκ ἔστιν κενὸς ἐν Κυρίῳ.
Πάντα ὑμῶν ἐν ἀγάπῃ γινέσθω.
Diligência e recompensa
A mão diligente enriquece, mas a preguiça traz pobreza. A Bíblia valoriza o esforço honesto, dedicado e perseverante em toda obra.
Planejamento e excelência
A excelência no trabalho honra a Deus. Devemos nos dedicar com competência, entregar nossos planos ao Senhor e buscar o melhor em cada tarefa.
Σπούδασον σεαυτὸν δόκιμον παραστῆσαι τῷ Θεῷ, ἐργάτην ἀνεπαίσχυντον, ὀρθοτομοῦντα τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας.
Σπούδασον σεαυτὸν δόκιμον παραστῆσαι τῷ Θεῷ, ἐργάτην ἀνεπαίσχυντον, ὀρθοτομοῦντα τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας.
Πᾶσα Γραφὴ Θεόπνευστος καὶ ὠφέλιμος πρὸς διδασκαλίαν, πρὸς ἔλεγχον,35 [96%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ελεγμον ℵA,C,I [4%] NU πρὸς ἐπανόρθωσιν, πρὸς παιδείαν τὴν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, ἵνα ἄρτιος ᾖ ὁ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος, πρὸς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἐξηρτισμένος. ¦ εξηρτημενος [10%] ¦ εξηρτιμενος [5%] ¦ εξηρτυμενος CP[?]
Πάντα ποιεῖτε χωρὶς γογγυσμῶν35 𝕻46vℵA,B,C [90%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ οργης [10%] CP καὶ διαλογισμῶν, ἵνα γένησθε ἄμεμπτοι καὶ ἀκέραιοι, τέκνα Θεοῦ ἀμώμητα35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ αμωμα 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [3%] NU ἐν μέσῳ35 [96%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ μεσον 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [4%] NU γενεᾶς σκολιᾶς καὶ διεστραμμένης, ἐν οἷς φαίνεσθε ὡς φωστῆρες ἐν κόσμῳ,
O contentamento no trabalho
Deus nos dá a capacidade de desfrutar do nosso trabalho. Poder comer, beber e encontrar satisfação em nosso labor é um dom divino.
A responsabilidade cristã
O cristão deve trabalhar com suas próprias mãos, viver dignamente e ser exemplo de dedicação. Quem não trabalha, não coma.
Καὶ γάρ, ὅτε ἦμεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς τοῦτο παρηγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν· ὅτι εἴ τις οὐ θέλει ἐργάζεσθαι μηδὲ ἐσθιέτω. Ἀκούομεν γάρ τινας περιπατοῦντας ἐν ὑμῖν ἀτάκτως· μηδὲν ἐργαζομένους, ἀλλὰ περιεργαζομένους. Τοῖς δὲ τοιούτοις παραγγέλλομεν καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ35 [96%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εν κυριω 56 ℵA,B [4%] NU ἵνα μετὰ ἡσυχίας ἐργαζόμενοι τὸν ἑαυτῶν ἄρτον ἐσθίωσιν.
καὶ φιλοτιμεῖσθαι ἡσυχάζειν καὶ πράσσειν τὰ ἴδια, καὶ ἐργάζεσθαι ταῖς ἰδίαις35 ℵA [93%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU] ¦ --- B [7%] χερσὶν ὑμῶν (καθὼς ὑμῖν παρηγγείλαμεν), ἵνα περιπατῆτε ¦ περιπατειτε [10%] CP εὐσχημόνως πρὸς τοὺς ἔξω, καὶ μηδενὸς χρείαν ἔχητε.
Ὁ κλέπτων μηκέτι κλεπτέτω, μᾶλλον δὲ κοπιάτω, ἐργαζόμενος τὸ ἀγαθὸν ταῖς χερσίν,35 (71.7%) RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ 123 ιδιαις 4 (16%) CP ¦ 12 εν 34 (2%) ¦ ∼ 3412 𝕻46,49B,I (1.5%) ¦ ∼ 3 ιδιαις 412 ℵA (7%) [NU] ¦ 12 (0.8%) ¦ four other variants (1%) ἵνα ἔχῃ μεταδιδόναι τῷ χρείαν ἔχοντι.
Δυνατὸς35 [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ δυνατει 𝕻46ℵB,C [2%] NU δὲ ὁ Θεὸς πᾶσαν χάριν περισσεῦσαι εἰς ὑμᾶς, ἵνα ἐν παντὶ πάντοτε πᾶσαν αὐτάρκειαν ἔχοντες περισσεύητε εἰς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθόν—
Ἄρα, ἀπολείπεται σαββατισμὸς τῷ λαῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ. Ὁ γὰρ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸς κατέπαυσεν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ, ὥσπερ ἀπὸ τῶν ἰδίων ὁ Θεός.
Ἐμβλέψατε εἰς τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν οὐδὲ συνάγουσιν εἰς ἀποθήκας, καὶ ὁ Πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος τρέφει αὐτά. Οὐχ ὑμεῖς μᾶλλον διαφέρετε αὐτῶν;
Καὶ τίς ὁ κακώσων ὑμᾶς ἐὰν τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ μιμηταὶ35 [75%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ζηλωται (𝕻72ℵ)A(B)C [25%] NU γένησθε;
»Ἀμήν, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ, τὰ ἔργα ἃ ἐγὼ ποιῶ κἀκεῖνος ποιήσει· καὶ μείζονα τούτων ποιήσει, ὅτι ἐγὼ πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα μου35 [95%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- 𝕻66,75ℵA,B,D,Q,W [5%] NU πορεύομαι.
Ἀλλ᾿ οὐδενὸς λόγον35 A,D (89.9%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ λογου ℵB,C (2.9%) NU ¦ τουτων 1 (6.9%) ¦ one other variant ποιοῦμαι, οὐδὲ ἔχω35 (95.6%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 321 A(D) (2.3%) ¦ 1 ℵB,C (1.5%) NU τὴν ψυχήν μου35 D (87%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B,C (13%) NU τιμίαν ἐμαυτῷ, ὡς ¦ ωστε [20%] ¦ ως το C ¦ του D τελειῶσαι τὸν δρόμον μου μετὰ χαρᾶς,35 C (97.1%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B,D (2.9%) NU [Observe how the attestation in ( ) fluctuates among these four variant sets, all in one verse.] καὶ τὴν διακονίαν ἣν ἔλαβον παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ διαμαρτύρασθαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Θεοῦ.
Βλέπετε ἑαυτούς, ἵνα μὴ ἀπολέσωμεν35 (75.5%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ απολεσομεν (5.2%) ¦ απολεσαμεν (0.4%) ¦ απολεσητε A,B,048v,0232v (17.1%) NU ¦ απολεσεται (0.4%) ¦ απολητε (0.6%) ¦ απολησθε ℵ (alone) ¦ three other variants (0.6%) ἃ εἰργασάμεθα,35 (B) [82%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ 1 καλα [3%] CP ¦ ειργασασθε ℵA,048v,0232v [15%] ἀλλὰ μισθὸν πλήρη ¦ πληρης [10%] ἀπολάβωμεν.35 (76.1%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ απολαβομεν (5.2%) ¦ απολαβητε ℵA,B,0232v (17.9%) NU ¦ απολαβετε (0.6%) ¦ one other variant (0.2%)