And a Branch shall go out from the trunk of Jesse, and a Shoot shall grow out of his roots.

Behold, the days are coming, says Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King who shall reign and act prudently, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the earth.

Thus says the Lord Jehovah: I will take also one of the highest branches of the high cedar and set it out. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.

And speak to him, saying, Thus says Jehovah of Hosts, saying, Behold, the Man whose name is THE BRANCH. And He shall spring up out of His place, and He shall build the temple of Jehovah.

Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of Jacob, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us? And they were offended at Him.

And she gave birth to her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

So when they had performed all things according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them; but His mother kept all these words in her heart.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.

For what the Law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh; and on account of sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,

who, being in the form of God, did not consider clinging, to be equal with God,

but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.

Just as many were astonished at You (His appearance was disfigured more than any man, and His form more than the sons of mankind);

And He answered and said to them, Truly, Elijah comes first and restores all things. And how it is written concerning the Son of Man, that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt.

He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and yet the world did not know Him.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, to those believing into His name:

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Then they reviled him and said, You are His disciple, but we are Moses' disciples.

We know that God spoke to Moses; as for this fellow, we do not know where He is from.

Then they all cried again, saying, Not this Man, but Barabbas! Now Barabbas was a robber.

Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Behold the Man!

Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, Behold your King!

But they cried out, Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him! Pilate said to them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar!

or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.