إنجيل القدّيس مرقس .34-28:12
دَنَا إِلى يَسُوعَ أَحَدُ الكَتَبَة، وكَانَ قَدْ سَمِعَهُم يُجَادِلُونَهُ، ورَأَى أَنَّهُ أَحْسَنَ الرَّدَّ عَلَيْهِم، فَسَأَلَهُ: أَيُّ وَصِيَّةٍ هِي أُولَى الوَصَايَا كُلِّهَا؟
أَجَابَ يَسُوع: أَلوَصِيَّةُ الأُولَى هِيَ: إِسْمَعْ يَا إِسْرَائِيل، أَلرَّبُّ إِلهُنَا هُوَ رَبٌّ وَاحِد
فَأَحْبِبِ الرَّبَّ إِلهَكَ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِكَ، وكُلِّ نَفْسِكَ، وكُلِّ فِكْرِكَ، وكُلِّ قُوَّتِكَ
والثَّانِيَةُ هِيَ هذِهِ: أَحْبِبْ قَرِيبَكَ كَنَفْسِكَ! ولا وَصِيَّةَ أُخْرَى أَعْظَمُ مِنْ هَاتَينِ الوَصِيَّتَين
فقالَ لَهُ الكَاتِب: أَحْسَنْتَ يَا مُعَلِّم، بِحَقٍّ قُلْتَ: وَاحِدٌ هُوَ الله، لا إِلهَ آخَرَ سِوَاه
وحُبُّ اللهِ مِنْ كُلِّ القَلْب، وكُلِّ العَقْل، وكُلِّ القُوَّة، وحُبُّ القَريبِ كَالنَّفْس، هُمَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ كُلِّ الذَّبَائِحِ والمُحْرَقَات
ورَأَى يَسُوعُ أَنَّ الكَاتِبَ أَجَابَ بَحِكْمَة، فقَالَ لَهُ: «لَسْتَ بَعِيدًا مِنْ مَلَكُوتِ الله». ومَا عَادَ أَحَدٌ يَجْرُؤُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ شَيء
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 21:15-19.
After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
He then said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”
He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” (Jesus) said to him, “Feed my sheep.
Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
He said this signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”