إنجيل القدّيس مرقس 1: 1- 8
بَدْءُ إِنْجِيلِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ ٱبْنِ الله.
جَاءَ في كِتَابِ النَّبِيِّ آشَعْيا: «هَا إِنِّي أُرْسِلُ مَلاكِي أَمَامَ وَجْهِكَ، وهوَ يُمَهِّدُ طَرِيقَكَ.
صَوْتُ صَارِخٍ في البَرِّيَّة: أَعِدُّوا طَرِيقَ الرَّبّ، وَٱجْعَلُوا سُبُلَهُ قَوِيمَة».
تَمَّتْ هذِهِ النُّبُوءَةُ يَوْمَ جَاءَ يُوحَنَّا يُعمِّدُ في البَرِّيَّةِ ويَكْرِزُ بِمَعْمُودِيَّةِ التَّوْبَةِ لِمَغْفِرَةِ الخَطَايَا.
وكَانَتْ كُلُّ بِلادِ اليَهُودِيَّة، وَجَمِيعُ سُكَّانِ أُورَشَليم، يَخْرُجُونَ إِلَيْه، وَيَعْتَمِدُونَ عَلَى يَدِهِ في نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنّ، مُعْتَرِفِينَ بِخَطايَاهُم.
وكانَ يُوحَنَّا يَلْبَسُ ثَوْبًا مِنْ وَبَرِ الجِمَال، وَيَشُدُّ وَسَطَهُ بِحِزَامٍ مِن جِلْد، ويَقْتَاتُ مِنَ الجَرَادِ وعَسَلِ البَرَارِي.
وكانَ يُنَادِي قَائِلاً: يَأْتِي بَعْدِي مَنْ هُوَ أَقْوَى مِنِّي، مَنْ لا أَسْتَحِقُّ أَنْ أَنْحَنِيَ لأَحُلَّ رِبَاطَ حِذَائِهِ.
أَنَا عَمَّدْتُكُم بِٱلمَاء، أَمَّا هُوَ فَيُعَمِّدُكُم بِٱلرُّوحِ القُدُس
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 1:14-20.
After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the Gospel of God:
This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.
As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen.
Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Then they abandoned their nets and followed him.
He walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They too were in a boat mending their nets.
Then he called them. So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him.