Book of Common Prayer

²¹ Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, have you not heard of the law? ²² For it is written that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a free woman. ²³ Yea, and the son of the bondwoman was born after the flesh, but the son of the free woman was born by promise, ²⁴ which things contain an allegory. For these women are two testaments. The one is from Mount Sinai, which engenders bondage, which is Hagar. ²⁵ For Mount Sinai is called Hagar in Arabia, and corresponds to the city that is now Jerusalem and is in bondage with her children. ²⁶ But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all. ²⁷ For it is written: Rejoice, O barren, who bears no children! Break forth and shout, you who travail not! For the desolate has many more children than she who has a husband.

²⁸ Brethren, we are like Isaac: children of promise. ²⁹ But just as then he who was born carnally persecuted him who was born spiritually, so also is it now. ³⁰ Nevertheless, what does the scripture say? Put away the bondwoman and her son. For the son of the bondwoman will not be heir with the son of the free woman. ³¹ So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free woman.

²⁹ Then Jesus went away from there, and came near to the Sea of Galilee, ³⁰ and went up on a mountain and sat down there. And crowds of people came to him, having with them people who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and put them down at Jesus’ feet. ³¹ And he healed them, and the people were in wonderment to see the dumb speak, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

³² Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, I have compassion on the people, because they have continued with me now for three days, and have nothing to eat. I do not want to let them go away without eating, lest they faint along the road. ³³ And his disciples said to him, Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a great number of people? ³⁴ And Jesus said to them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

³⁵ And he directed the people to sit down on the ground, ³⁶ and took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave them to his disciples; and the disciples gave them to the people. ³⁷ And they did all eat, and were satisfied. And of the pieces left over they took up seven baskets full – ³⁸ and yet those who ate were 4,000 men, as well as women and children.

³⁹ And Jesus sent the people away, boarded the boat, and went to the region of Magdala.