إنجيل القدّيس متّى 44-32:24
مِنَ التِّينَةِ خُذُوا العِبْرة: فإِذا لانَت أَغصانُها ونبَتَت أَوراقُها، عَلِمتُم أَنَّ الصَّيفَ قَريب.
وكذَلكَ أَنتُم، إِذا رَأَيتُم هذِهِ الأُمورَ كُلَّها، فَاعلَموا أَنَّ ابنَ الإِنسانِ قريبٌ على الأَبواب.
الحَقَّ أَقولُ لكم: لَن يَزولَ هذا الجيلُ حتَّى تَحدُثَ هذِه الأُمورُ كُلُّها.
السَّماءُ والأَرضُ تَزولان، وكلامي لن يَزول.
فَأَمَّا ذلكَ اليومُ وتلكَ السَّاعَة، فما مِن أَحَدٍ يَعلَمُها، لا مَلائكةُ السَّمَواتِ ولا الابنُ إِلاَّ الآبُ وَحْدَه.
وكما كانَ الأَمرُ في أَيَّامِ نوح، فكذلكَ يكونُ عِندَ مَجيءِ ابنِ الإِنسان.
فكَما كانَ النَّاسُ، في الأَيَّامِ التي تَقَدَّمَتِ الطُّوفان، يَأكُلونَ ويَشرَبونَ ويَتزَّوجونَ ويُزَوِّجونَ بَناتِهِم، إِلى يَومَ دخَلَ نوحٌ السَّفينَة،
وما كانوا يَتَوَقَّعونَ شَيئًا، حتَّى جاءَ الطُّوفانُ فجَرَفهم أَجمَعين، فكذلكَ يَكونُ مَجيءُ ابنِ الإِنسان:
يَكونُ عِندَئِذٍ رَجُلانِ في الحَقْل، فيُقبَضُ أَحَدُهما ويُترَكُ الآخَر.
وتكونُ امرأَتانِ تَطحَنانِ بِالرَّحَى فتُقبَضُ إِحداهما وتُترَكُ الأُخرى.
فَاسهَروا إِذًا، لأَنَّكُم لا تَعلَمونَ أَيَّ يَومٍ يَأتي ربُّكم.
وتَعلَمونَ أَنَّه لو عَرَفَ رَبُّ البَيتِ أَيَّ ساعةٍ مِنَ اللَّيلِ يَأتي السَّارِق لَسَهِرَ ولم يَدَعْ بَيتَه يُنقَب.
لِذلِكَ كونوا أَنتُم أَيضًا مُستَعِدِّين، ففي السَّاعَةِ الَّتي لا تَتَوَقَّعونَها يأَتي ابنُ الإِنسان
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 10:25-37.
There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”
He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
He replied to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.”
But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.
A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight.
He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn and cared for him.
The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, ‘Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on my way back.’
Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?”
He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”