玛格丽特(Margaret)不在圣经中——它的意思是“珍珠”

  • Margaret 并没有出现在圣经中。它源自拉丁语 Margarita,源于希腊语 雏菊, ,意为“珍珠”,很可能是从印欧-伊朗语系借用而来的。
  • 安提阿的圣玛格丽特(Saint Margaret of Antioch)在四世纪殉道,她是准妈妈们的守护神,也是中世纪最受爱戴的圣徒之一。
  • 耶稣用珍珠来比喻天国:一位专业的商人,深知货物的价值,为了得到这一颗珍珠,变卖了一切(马太福音 13:45-46)。
  • 马太福音 7:6 警告不要把珍珠丢在猪前——这提醒我们要谨慎对待宝贵之物的使用。
  • 启示录 21:21 描述新耶路撒冷有十二个门,“每一个门是一颗珍珠。”

Margaret is not in the Bible. It comes through the Latin Margarita from the Greek margarites, and it means pearl. Of all the meanings a name could carry, dear friends, this is the one our Lord chose when he wanted to say what the kingdom of God is worth. What does the name Margaret mean? Pearl. The Greek word was probably borrowed from further east — an Indo-Iranian language, before the Greeks had it — which is fitting for a…

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