إنجيل القدّيس متّى 22-15:22
ذَهَبَ الفَرِّيسِيُّونَ فتَشَاوَرُوا لِكَي يَصْطَادُوهُ بِكَلِمَة
ثُمَّ أَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِ تَلامِيذَهُم مَعَ الهِيرُودُوسِيِّينَ قَائِلين: يَا مُعَلِّم، نَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ صَادِق، وأَنَّكَ تُعَلِّمُ طَرِيقَ اللهِ بِالحَقّ، ولا تُبَالِي بِأَحَد، لأَنَّكَ لا تُحَابِي وُجُوهَ النَّاس
فَقُلْ لَنَا: مَا رَأْيُكَ؟ هَلْ يَجُوزُ أَنْ نُؤَدِّيَ الجِزْيَةَ إِلى قَيْصَرَ أَم لا؟
وعَرَفَ يَسُوعُ مَكْرَهُم فَقَال: لِمَاذَا تُجَرِّبُونِي، يَا مُراؤُون؟
أَرُونِي نُقُودَ الجِزْيَة. فَقَدَّمُوا لَهُ دِيْنَارًا
فَقَالَ لَهُم: لِمَنْ هذِهِ الصُّورَةُ والكِتَابَة؟
قَالُوا لَهُ: «لِقَيْصَر». حَينَئِذٍ قَالَ لَهُم: أَدُّوا إِذًا مَا لِقَيْصَرَ إِلى قَيْصَرَ ومَا للهِ إِلى الله
فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا تَعَجَّبُوا وتَرَكُوهُ وَمَضَوا
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 13:31-35.
Some Pharisees came to Jesus and said, “Go away, leave this area because Herod wants to kill you.”
He replied, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and I perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I accomplish my purpose.
Yet I must continue on my way today, tomorrow, and the following day, for it is impossible that a prophet should die outside of Jerusalem.’
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how many times I yearned to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were unwilling!
Behold, your house will be abandoned. (But) I tell you, you will not see me until (the time comes when) you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'”