Abraham said, 'Your brothers have Moses and the prophets to warn them; your brothers should listen to what they say.'

But Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone were to rise from death.' "

Tell me, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes indeed, but you saw much more than a prophet.

I assure you that John the Baptist is greater than anyone who has ever lived. But the one who is least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than John.

Until the time of John all the prophets and the Law of Moses spoke about the Kingdom;

Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one whom Moses wrote about in the book of the Law and whom the prophets also wrote about. He is Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth."

God announced long ago through all the prophets that his Messiah had to suffer; and he made it come true in this way.

And all the prophets who had a message, including Samuel and those who came after him, also announced what has been happening these days.

The promises of God through his prophets are for you, and you share in the covenant which God made with your ancestors. As he said to Abraham, 'Through your descendants I will bless all the people on earth.'

Then he sent them out to preach the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick,

heal the sick in that town, and say to the people there, 'The Kingdom of God has come near you.'

'Even the dust from your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. But remember that the Kingdom of God has come near you!'

"Turn away from your sins," he said, "because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"

From that time Jesus began to preach his message: "Turn away from your sins, because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"

Go and preach, 'The Kingdom of heaven is near!'

After John had been put in prison, Jesus went to Galilee and preached the Good News from God.

Tell me, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes indeed, but you saw much more than a prophet.

I tell you," Jesus added, "John is greater than anyone who has ever lived. But the one who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than John."

For John the Baptist came to you showing you the right path to take, and you would not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. Even when you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.

But the man went away and began to spread the news everywhere. Indeed, he talked so much that Jesus could not go into a town publicly. Instead, he stayed out in lonely places, and people came to him from everywhere.

If we let him go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Roman authorities will take action and destroy our Temple and our nation!"

The Pharisees then said to one another, "You see, we are not succeeding at all! Look, the whole world is following him!"