I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit,

And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."

He said: "I am 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Make straight the way of the LORD," ' just as Isaiah the prophet said."

John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.

"He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the voice of the bridegroom. Therefore my joy has been fulfilled.

He who comes from above is above all; he who is from the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

He who speaks from himself is seeking his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.

So when Peter saw [this], he replied to the people: "Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk?

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you indeed delivered up and denied Him in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release Him.

Now a certain man named Simon was previously in the city practicing magic and astounding the people of Samaria, claiming himself to be someone great,

to whom they gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the great power of God."

Now when it happened that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, [and] fell at his feet and worshipped [him].

But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up; I myself am also a man."

And the crowds, seeing what Paul did, raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have been made like men and have come down to us!"

And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was before their city, bearing bulls and garlands to the gates, together with the crowds, was desiring to sacrifice [to them].

and saying, "Men! Why are you doing these things? We men are of the same nature as you, preaching the gospel to you, that you must turn from these useless things to turn to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all the things in them,

Therefore I have something to boast of in Christ Jesus in the things pertaining to God.

For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ did not work out through me, in word and deed, for the obedience of [the] Gentiles--

Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name.

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord has given to each one?

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gives the increase.

just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the [profit] of many, that they may be saved.

Some indeed are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will:

For neither were we using flattering speech, as you know, nor covering up greed, God is [our] witness.

Nor seeking glory from men, neither from you, nor from others, even though we were able to carry weight as apostles of Christ.

whom it is necessary to shut [their] mouths, who overturn whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.

shepherd the flock of God among you, overseeing not by compulsion, but rather willingly, not in fondness for dishonest gain, but rather eagerly;

And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

And by covetousness they will exploit you with fabricated words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction will not sleep.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us--by me, Silvanus, and Timothy--was not "Yes and no," but in Him was "Yes."

"But you, do not be called 'Rabbi'; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brothers.

"Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."

Him God has exalted to His right hand as Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

The word which God sent to the sons of Israel, preaching the good news of peace through Jesus Christ--He being Lord of all--

For whether we live, we live to the Lord; and whether we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live, or whether we die, we are the Lord's.

For to this end Christ died and rose and lived [again], so that He might be Lord of both [the] dead and [the] living.

but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness,

For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom [are] all things, and through whom we [live].

Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say that Jesus [is] Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

The first man [was] from earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.

and [that] every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Not that we lord it over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.

For the love of Christ compels us, having concluded this: that if One died for all, then all died;

and He died for all, so that they who live should live no longer for themselves, but for the [One] who died for them and rose again.

But Jesus, having summoned them, said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave;

But He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called 'benefactors.'

But you [shall] not [be] thus; but let the greatest among you, let him be as the youngest, and he who leads as he who serves.

Therefore if I, your Lord and your Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.

For I gave you an example, that just as I did to you, you also should do.

We then who are strong are obligated to bear with the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.

For being free from all [men], I have made myself a servant to all, in order that I might win the more;

to those outside the law, as [one] outside the law (not being outside the law toward God, but subject to [the] law toward Christ), in order that I might win those outside the law;

Now this I do for the sake of the gospel, in order that I may become a partaker of it [with you].

For you, brothers were called to freedom; only do not use freedom for an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Because of this, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.