إنجيل القدّيس لوقا 48-37:11
فيمَا يَسُوعُ يَتَكَلَّم، سَأَلَهُ فَرِّيسيٌّ أَنْ يَتَغَدَّى عِنْدَهُ. فَدَخَلَ وَٱتَّكأ
وَرَأَى الفَرِّيسِيُّ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ لَمْ يَغْتَسِلْ قَبْلَ الغَدَاء، فَتَعَجَّب
فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّبّ: أَنْتُمُ الآن، أيُّها الفَرِّيسِيُّون، تُطَهِّرُونَ خَارِجَ الكَأْسِ وَالوِعَاء، ودَاخِلُكُم مَمْلُوءٌ نَهْبًا وَشَرًّا
أَيُّها الجُهَّال، أَلَيْسَ الَّذي صَنَعَ الخَارِجَ قَدْ صَنَعَ الدَّاخِلَ أَيْضًا؟
أَلا تَصَدَّقُوا بِمَا في دَاخِلِ الكَأْسِ وَالوِعَاء، فَيَكُونَ لَكُم كُلُّ شَيءٍ طَاهِرًا
لَكِنِ ٱلوَيْلُ لَكُم، أَيُّها الفَرِّيسِيُّون! لأَنَّكُم تُؤَدُّونَ عُشُورَ النَّعْنَعِ وَالسَّذَابِ وَكُلِّ البُقُول، وَتُهْمِلُونَ العَدْلَ وَمَحَبَّةَ ٱلله. وَكانَ عَلَيْكُم أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهذِهِ وَلا تُهْمِلُوا تِلْكَ
أَلوَيْلُ لَكُم، أَيُّهَا الفَرِّيسِيُّون! يَا مَنْ تُحِبُّونَ صُدُورَ المَجَالِسِ في المَجَامِع، وَالتَّحِيَّاتِ في السَّاحَات
أَلوَيْلُ لَكُم، لأَنَّكُم مِثْلُ القُبُورِ المَخْفِيَّة، وَالنَّاسُ يَمْشُونَ عَلَيْها وَلا يَعْلَمُون
فَأَجَابَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ عُلَمَاءِ التَّوْرَاةِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: يا مُعَلِّم، بِقَوْلِكَ هذَا، تَشْتُمُنا نَحْنُ أَيْضًا
فَقَال: أَلوَيْلُ لَكُم، أَنْتُم أَيْضًا، يا عُلَمَاءَ التَّوْرَاة! لأَنَّكُم تُحَمِّلُونَ النَّاسَ أَحْمَالاً مُرهِقَة، وَأَنْتُم لا تَمَسُّونَ هذِهِ الأَحْمَالَ بِإِحْدَى أَصَابِعِكُم
أَلوَيْلُ لَكُم! لأَنَّكُم تَبْنُونَ قُبُورَ الأَنْبِيَاء، وَآبَاؤُكُم هُمُ الَّذِينَ قَتَلُوهُم
فَأَنْتُم إِذًا شُهُود! وَتُوَافِقُونَ عَلَى أَعْمَالِ آبَائِكُم، لأَنَّهُم هُمْ قَتَلُوهُم وَأَنْتُم تَبْنُونَ قُبُورَهُم
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 8:31-42.
Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, “If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples,
and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, ‘You will become free’?”
Jesus answered them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
A slave does not remain in a household forever, but a son always remains.
So if a son frees you, then you will truly be free.
I know that you are descendants of Abraham. But you are trying to kill me, because my word has no room among you.
I tell you what I have seen in the Father’s presence; then do what you have heard from the Father.”
They answered and said to him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works of Abraham.
But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God; Abraham did not do this.
You are doing the works of your father!” (So) they said to him, “We are not illegitimate. We have one Father, God.”
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and am here; I did not come on my own, but he sent me.