Book of Common Prayer

²⁶ For if we sin willingly after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins, ²⁷ but a fearful looking for judgment and violent fire, which will devour the adversaries. ²⁸ He who despises Moses’ law dies without mercy under two or three witnesses: ²⁹ of how much sorer punishment do you suppose that person will be counted deserving who treads under foot the Son of God, and counts as an unholy thing the blood of the testament by which he was sanctified, and does dishonour to the Spirit of Grace? ³⁰ For we know him who has said: Vengeance belongs to me; I will recompense, says the Lord. And again: The Lord shall judge his people. ³¹ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

³² Call to remembrance the days that are past, in which, after you had received light, you endured a great fight in adversities – ³³ at times when everyone wondered and gazed at you for the shame and tribulation that was done to you, and other times when you became companions of those in such circumstances. ³⁴ For you suffered also with my bonds. And you bore patiently the spoiling of your goods, and that with gladness, knowing in yourselves that you had in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

³⁵ Cast not away therefore your confidence, which earns great reward. ³⁶ For you have need of patience, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: ³⁷ For yet a very little while, and he who is to come will come, and will not be long. ³⁸ But the just shall live by faith. And if a person withdraws himself, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

³⁹ But we are not of those who withdraw ourselves unto damnation, but are of faith to the winning of the soul.

¹⁶ And when evening was come, his disciples went to the sea ¹⁷ and entered into a boat, and went over the sea to Capernaum. And soon it was dark, and Jesus had not come to them. ¹⁸ And the sea arose with a great wind that blew. ¹⁹ And when they had rowed about 25 or 30 furlongs, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat, and were afraid. ²⁰ And he said to them, It is I; be not afraid.

²¹ Then they willingly received him into the boat, and the boat was immediately at the land where they were going.

²² The day following, the people who stood on the other side of the sea saw that there had been no other boat there except the one his disciples had entered into, and that Jesus had not got in the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. ²³ However, other boats from Tiberias came near to the place where they had eaten bread, when the Lord had blessed. ²⁴ Then, when the people saw that Jesus was not there nor his disciples, they also set off in boats and went to Capernaum seeking for Jesus.

²⁵ And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when did you come here? ²⁶ Jesus answered them and said, Truly truly I say to you, you seek me not because you saw the miracles, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.  ²⁷ Labour not for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures unto everlasting life, which food the Son of man will give to you. For him has God the Father sealed.