إنجيل القدّيس متّى 37-33:12
قالَ الربُّ يَسوعُ: إِمَّا أَنْ تَجْعَلُوا الشَّجَرَةَ جَيِّدَةً وثَمَرَتَهَا جَيِّدَة، وإِمَّا أَنْ تَجْعَلُوا الشَّجَرَةَ فَاسِدَةً وثَمَرَتَهَا فَاسِدَة: فَمِنَ الثَّمَرَةِ تُعْرَفُ الشَّجَرَة
يَا نَسْلَ الأَفَاعي، كَيْفَ تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمُوا كلامًا صَالِحًا وأَنْتُم أَشْرَار؟ لأَنَّ الفَمَ مِنْ فَيْضِ القَلْبِ يَتَكَلَّم
أَلإِنْسَانُ الصَّالِحُ يُخْرِجُ الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنْ كَنْزِهِ الصَّالِح، والإِنْسَانُ الشِّرِّيرُ يُخْرِجُ الشُّرُورَ مِنْ كَنْزِهِ الشِّرِّير
وأَقُولُ لَكُم: إِنَّ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ بَطَّالَةٍ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهَا النَّاس، سَيُؤَدُّونَ عَنْهَا حِسَابًا في يَوْمِ الدِّين
فَإنَّكَ بِكَلامِكَ تُبَرَّر، وبِكَلامِكَ تُدَان
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 9:7-9.
Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed because some were saying, “John has been raised from the dead” ;
others were saying, “Elijah has appeared”; still others, “One of the ancient prophets has arisen.”
But Herod said, “John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see him.