إنجيل القدّيس يوحنّا .30-22:3
جَاءَ يَسُوعُ وتَلامِيذُهُ إِلى أَرْضِ اليَهُودِيَّة، وأَقَامَ هُنَاكَ مَعَهُم وكانَ يُعَمِّد
وكَانَ يُوحَنَّا أَيْضًا يُعَمِّدُ في عَيْنُون، بِٱلقُرْبِ مِنْ سَالِيم، لِغَزَارَةِ المِيَاهِ فِيهَا، والنَّاسُ يَأْتُونَ ويَعْتَمِدُون
لأَنَّ يُوحَنَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ بَعْدُ قَدْ أُلْقِيَ في السِّجْن
وصَارَ جِدَالٌ بَينَ تَلامِيذِ يُوحَنَّا وأَحَدِ اليَهُودِ في شَأْنِ التَّطْهِير
فَجَاؤُوا إِلى يُوحَنَّا وقَالُوا لَهُ: رَابِّي، إِنَّ ذَاكَ الَّذي كَانَ مَعَكَ في عِبرِ الأُرْدُنّ، وشَهِدْتَ أَنْتَ لَهُ، هَا هُوَ يُعَمِّد، والجَمِيعُ يُقْبِلُونَ إِلَيه
أَجَابَ يُوحَنَّا وقَال: لا يَقْدِرُ إِنْسَانٌ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ شَيْئًا، إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ لَهُ مِنَ السَّمَاء
أَنْتُم أَنْفُسُكُم تَشْهَدُونَ لِي أَنِّي قُلْتُ: لَسْتُ أَنَا المَسِيح، بَلْ أَنَا مُرْسَلٌ أَمَامَهُ
مَنْ لَهُ العَرُوسُ هُوَ العَرِيس. أَمَّا صَدِيقُ العَرِيسِ الوَاقِفُ يُصْغِي إِلَيْهِ فَيَطْرَبُ فَرَحًا لِصَوتِهِ. هذَا الفَرَحُ هُوَ فَرَحِي، وقَدِ ٱكْتَمَل
عَلَيْهِ هُوَ أَنْ يَزيد، وعَلَيَّ أَنَا أَنْ أَنْقُص
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 1:29-39.
On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.
Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her.
He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them.
When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demons.
The whole town was gathered at the door.
He cured many who were sick with various diseases, and he drove out many demons, not permitting them to speak because they knew him.
Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed.
Simon and those who were with him pursued him
and on finding him said, “Everyone is looking for you.”
He told them, “Let us go on to the nearby villages that I may preach there also. For this purpose have I come.”
So he went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee.