Book of Common Prayer

I Solemnly Charge You To Proclaim The Word, For People Will Turn Away From The Truth

4 I solemnly-charge you in the sight of God and Christ Jesus, the One going-to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearance and His kingdom— ² proclaim the Word. Stand-at^[a] it in-season, out-of-season. Rebuke, warn, exhort^[b], with all patience and instruction. ³ For there will be a time when they will not bear-with healthy teaching, but while itching^[c] with respect to the hearing, they will heap-up teachers for themselves in accordance with their own desires. ⁴ And they will turn the hearing away from the truth and be turned-aside to myths. ⁵ But you, be sober in all things, suffer-hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill^[d] your ministry.

For The Time of My Departure Is Near. I Have Finished My Course

⁶ For I am already being poured-out^[e], and the time of my departure^[f] has stood-near^[g]. ⁷ I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. ⁸ Henceforth, the crown of righteousness is reserved for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will render to me on that day— and not only to me, but also to all the ones having loved His appearance.

Blind Bartimaeus Calls Upon The Messiah To Heal Him

⁴⁶ And they come to Jericho. And while He and His disciples and a considerable crowd are proceeding-out from Jericho, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting beside the road. ⁴⁷ And having heard that it was Jesus from-Nazareth, he began to cry-out and say, “Son of David, Jesus, have-mercy-on me”. ⁴⁸ And many were rebuking him in order that he might keep-silent. But the one was crying-out by much more, “Son of David, have mercy on me”. ⁴⁹ And having stopped, Jesus said, “Call him”. And they call the blind one, saying to him, “Take-courage, arise, He is calling you!” ⁵⁰ And the one, having thrown-off his cloak, having jumped-up, came to Jesus. ⁵¹ And having responded to him, Jesus said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And the blind one said to Him, “Rabboni^[a]— that I may see-again!” ⁵² And Jesus said to him, “Go. Your faith has restored^[b] you”. And immediately he saw-again. And he was following Him on the road.