إنجيل القدّيس يوحنّا .30-25:7
كَانَ أُنَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ أُورَشَليمَ يَقُولُون : «أَلَيْسَ هذَا مَنْ يَطْلُبُونَ قَتْلَهُ؟
فَهَا هُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ عَلَنًا، ولا يَقُولُونَ لَهُ شَيْئًا. تُرَى، هَلْ تَأَكَّدَ الرُّؤَسَاءُ أَنَّ هذَا هُوَ المَسِيح؟
غَيْرَ أَنَّ هذَا، نَعْرِفُ مِنْ أَيْنَ هُوَ. أَمَّا المَسِيح، عِنْدَمَا يَأْتِي، فَلا أَحَدَ يَعْرِفُ مِنْ أَيْنَ هُوَ
فَهَتَفَ يَسُوع، وهُوَ يُعَلِّمُ في الهَيْكَل، وقَال: «تَعْرِفُونِي إِذًا، وتَعْرِفُونَ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنَا! ومَا أَتَيْتُ مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِي، ولكِنَّ مَنْ أَرْسَلَنِي هُوَ حَقٌّ، وأَنْتُم لا تَعْرِفُونَهُ
أَنَا أَعْرِفُهُ، لأَنِّي مِنْ عِنْدِهِ أَتَيْت، وهُوَ أَرْسَلَنِي
فَكَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَ القَبْضَ عَلَيْه، ولكِنَّ أَحَدًا لَمْ يُلْقِ عَلَيْهِ يَدًا، لأَنَّ سَاعَتَهُ مَا كَانَتْ بَعْدُ قَدْ حَانَتْ
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 7:19-23.
And sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
When the men came to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?'”
At that time he cured many of their diseases, sufferings, and evil spirits; he also granted sight to many who were blind.
And he said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.
And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me.”