إنجيل القدّيس لوقا .30-18:7
دَعَا يُوحَنَّا ٱثنَينِ مِنْ تَلامِيذِهِ
وَأَرْسَلَهُما إِلى الرَّبِّ يَقُول: «أَنْتَ هُوَ الآتِي، أَمْ نَنْتَظِرُ آخَر؟
فَأَقْبَلَ الرَّجُلانِ إِلَيهِ وَقَالا: «يُوحَنَّا المَعْمَدانُ أَرْسَلَنا إِلَيْكَ قَائِلاً: أَنْتَ هُوَ الآتِي، أَمْ نَنْتَظِرُ آخَر؟
في تِلْكَ السَّاعَة، شَفَى يَسُوعُ كَثِيرِينَ مِنْ أَمْرَاضٍ وَعاهَاتٍ وَأَرْوَاحٍ شِرِّيرَة، وَوَهَبَ البَصَرَ لِعُمْيانٍ كَثِيرِين
ثُمَّ أَجابَ وقالَ لِلرَّجُلَين: «إِذْهَبَا وَأَخْبِرا يُوحَنَّا بِمَا رَأَيْتُما وَسَمِعْتُما: أَلعُمْيَانُ يُبْصِرُون، وَالعُرْجُ يَمْشُون، وَالبُرْصُ يَطْهُرُون، والصُّمُّ يَسْمَعُون، والمَوتَى يَقُومُون، والمَسَاكِينُ يُبَشَّرُون
وَطُوبَى لِمَنْ لا يَشُكُّ فِيَّ
وٱنْصَرَفَ رَسولاَ يُوحَنَّا فَبَدَأَ يَسُوعُ يَقُولُ لِلجُمُوعِ في شَأْنِ يُوحَنَّا: «مَاذا خَرَجْتُم إِلَى البَرِّيَّةِ تَنْظُرُون؟ أَقَصَبَةً تُحَرِّكُها الرِّيح؟
أَوْ مَاذا خَرَجْتُم تَرَون؟ أَرَجُلاً في ثِيَابٍ نَاعِمَة؟ هَا إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَلْبَسُونَ المَلابِسَ الفَاخِرَة، وَيَعِيشُونَ في التَّرَف، هُمْ في قُصُورِ المُلُوك
أَوْ مَاذا خَرَجْتُم تَرَون؟ أَنَبِيًّا؟ أَقُولُ لَكُم: نَعَم! بَلْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ نَبِيّ
هذَا هُوَ الَّذي كُتِبَ عَنْهُ: هَا أَنَا مُرسِلٌ مَلاكِي أَمَامَ وَجْهِكَ لِيُمَهِّدَ الطَّرِيقَ أَمَامَكَ
أَقُولُ لَكُم: لَيْسَ في مَوالِيدِ النِّسَاءِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ يُوحَنَّا، وَلكِنَّ الأَصْغَرَ في مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْهُ
وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الشَّعْبُ كُلُّهُ والعَشَّارُون، الَّذِينَ ٱعْتَمَدُوا بِمَعْمُودِيَّةِ يُوحَنَّا، إِعْتَرَفُوا بِبِرِّ ٱلله
أَمَّا الفَرِّيسِيُّونَ وَعُلَمَاءُ التَّوْرَاة، الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَعْتَمِدُوا، فَرَفَضُوا مَشِيئَةَ ٱلله
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 6:45-52.
After the five thousand had eaten and were satisfied, Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
And when he had taken leave of them, he went off to the mountain to pray.
When it was evening, the boat was far out on the sea and he was alone on shore.
Then he saw that they were tossed about while rowing, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them.
But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out.
They had all seen him and were terrified. But at once he spoke with them, “Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!”
He got into the boat with them and the wind died down. They were (completely) astounded.
They had not understood the incident of the loaves. On the contrary, their hearts were hardened.