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6Ali premudrost govorimo koja je u savršenima, a ne premudrost vijeka ovoga ni knezova vijeka ovoga koji prolaze. 7Nego govorimo premudrost Božiju u tajnosti sakrivenu, koju odredi Bog prije svijeta za slavu našu; 8Koje nijedan od knezova vijeka ovoga ne pozna; jer da su je poznali, ne bi Gospoda slave razapeli. 9Nego kao što je pisano: što oko ne vidje, i uho ne èu, i u srce èovjeku ne doðe, ono ugotovi Bog onima, koji ga ljube.
15Tada otidoše fariseji i naèiniše vijeæu kako bi ga uhvatili u rijeèi. 16I poslaše k njemu uèenike svoje s Irodovcima, te rekoše: uèitelju! znamo da si istinit, i putu Božijemu zaista uèiš, i ne mariš ni za koga, jer ne gledaš ko je ko. 17Kaži nam dakle šta misliš ti? treba li dati haraè æesaru ili ne? 18Razumjevši Isus lukavstvo njihovo reèe: što me kušate, licemjeri? 19Pokažite mi novac haraèki. A oni donesoše mu novac. 20I reèe im: èij je obraz ovaj i natpis? 21I rekoše mu: æesarev. Tada reèe im: podajte dakle æesarevo æesaru, i Božije Bogu. 22I èuvši diviše se, i ostavivši ga otidoše.
He was the last of the Judges of Israel, and was appointed by God to anoint the first two kings of Israel, Saul and David. Read the Old Testament book 1 Samuel for his story. Many believe that he is the author of the books of Judges, Ruth and the first 24 chapters of I Samuel.
He served in Thrace in the time of Diocletian’s persecutions. When the pagans were about to burn a Christian church, he came forward and said to them: ‘Do you think that God is shut within walls? He lives in men’s hearts.’ The church was burned and all its clergy were taken to Jedrene where, after long imprisonment and torture, they were drowned in the river Maritsa. The holy bishop Philip, his priest Severus, his deacon Hermes, and thirty-eight other Christians all received the martyr’s crown.