إنجيل القدّيس متّى .48-38:5
قالَ الربُّ يَسوع: «سَمِعْتُم أَنَّهُ قِيْل: أَلْعَيْنُ بِالعَين، والسِّنُّ بِالسِّنّ
أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُولُ لَكُم: لا تُقَاوِمُوا الشِّرِّير، بَلْ مَنْ لَطَمَكَ عَلى خَدِّكَ الأَيْمَن، فَحَوِّلْ لَهُ الآخَرَ أَيضًا
ومَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُحَاكِمَكَ لِيَأْخُذَ قَمِيصَكَ، فَٱتْرُكْ لَهُ رِدَاءَكَ أَيْضًا
ومَنْ سَخَّرَكَ مِيلاً واحِدًا، فَٱذْهَبْ مَعَهُ مِيلَين
مَنْ يَسْأَلُكَ فَأَعْطِهِ، ومَنْ يُريدُ أَنْ يَقْتَرِضَ مِنْكَ فَلا تُحَوِّلْ وَجْهَكَ عَنْهُ
سَمِعْتُم أَنَّه قِيل: أَحْبِبْ قَريبَكَ وأَبْغِضْ عَدُوَّكَ
أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُولُ لَكُم: أَحِبُّوا أَعْدَاءَكُم، وصَلُّوا مِنْ أَجْلِ مُضْطَهِدِيكُم
لِتَكُونُوا أَبْنَاءَ أَبيكُمُ الَّذي في السَّمَاوَات، لأَنَّه يُشْرِقُ بِشَمْسِهِ عَلى الأَشْرَارِ والأَخْيَار، ويَسْكُبُ غَيْثَهُ عَلى الأَبْرَارِ والفُجَّار
فَإِنْ أَحْبَبْتُمُ الَّذينَ يُحِبُّونَكُم، فَأَيُّ أَجْرٍ لَكُم؟ أَلَيْسَ العَشَّارُونَ أَنْفُسُهُم يَفْعَلُونَ ذلِكَ؟
وإِنْ سَلَّمْتُمْ عَلى إِخْوَتِكُم وَحْدَهُم، فَأَيَّ فَضْلٍ عَمِلْتُم؟ أَلَيْسَ الوَثَنِيُّونَ أَنْفُسُهُم يَفْعَلُونَ ذلِكَ؟
فَكُونُوا أَنْتُمْ كَامِلِين، كمَا أَنَّ أَبَاكُمُ السَّمَاوِيَّ هُوَ كَامِل
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 4:35-41.
On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples: “Let us cross to the other side.”
Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him.
A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up.
Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”
He woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Quiet! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was great calm.
Then he asked them, “Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?”
They were filled with great awe and said to one another, “Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?”