Book of Common Prayer
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, With such violence shall that great city Babylon be cast down, and shall be found no more. 22 And the sound of harpers and musicians, and of pipers and trumpeters, shall be heard no more in you. And no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in you. And the sound of a mill shall be heard no more in you. 23 And the light of the candle shall no more shine in you. And the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more in you. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, and with your enchantment were deceived all nations. 24 And in her was found the blood of the prophets and of the saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
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.
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.