Book of Common Prayer

A beast with seven heads and ten horns rises out of the sea. Another beast with two horns comes out of the earth.

13 And I saw a beast rise out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his head the name of blasphemy. ² And the beast that I saw was like a cat of the mountain, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his seat, and great authority.

³ And I saw one of his heads, as it were wounded to death, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world wondered at the beast. ⁴ And they worshipped the dragon that gave power to the beast, and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast? Who is able to war with him?

⁵ And there was given to him a mouth that spoke great things, and blasphemies, and power was given to him to continue 42 months. ⁶ And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. ⁷ And it was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. And power was given him over every kindred, tongue, and nation. ⁸ And all who dwell upon the earth worshipped him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb, who was killed from the beginning of the world. ⁹ If anyone has an ear, let him hear. ¹⁰ He who leads into captivity will go into captivity; he who kills with a sword must be killed with a sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

¹³ A man in the company said to him, Master, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me. ¹⁴ And he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? ¹⁵ And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness. For no man’s life stands in the abundance of the things that he possesses.

¹⁶ And he put forth a similitude to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth fruits plenteously, ¹⁷ and he thought in himself, saying, What should I do, since I have no room to store my fruits? ¹⁸ And he said, This I will do: I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my fruits and my goods. ¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have goods enough laid up in store for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry! ²⁰ But God said to him, You fool, this night they will call away your soul back from you. Then whose will be those things that you have laid up?

²¹ This is how it is with him who gathers riches, but is not rich in God.

²² And he spoke to his disciples: Therefore I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat; neither for your body, what you will put on. ²³ Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. ²⁴ Consider the ravens. For they neither sow nor reap, and have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. How much more of value are you than the birds? ²⁵ Which of you, with taking thought, can add one cubit to his stature? ²⁶ If you then are not able to do that which is least, why be anxious about the rest? ²⁷ Consider the lilies, how they grow: they do not labour, they do not spin, and yet I say to you that Solomon in all his royalty was not clothed like one of these. ²⁸ If God so clothes the grass that is today in the field and tomorrow will be cast into the furnace, how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? ²⁹ And ask not what you shall eat or what you shall drink, neither climb up on high. ³⁰ For all such things the heathen people of the world seek for. Your Father knows that you have need of such things. ³¹ Therefore seek the kingdom of God, and all these things will be ministered unto you.