For I say to you, Among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Immerser. But he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

I will make of you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing.

But his father refused and said, I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

And Jehovah said to Joshua, This day I will begin to magnify you in the eyes of all Israel, and they shall know that, as I was with Moses, so I am with you.

On that day Jehovah magnified Joshua in the eyes of all Israel; and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.

And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great ones of the earth.

Both riches and honor come from before You, and You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; it is in Your hand to make great and to give strength to all.

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Immerser; but he who is least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

and saying: We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we mourned to you, and you did not lament.

The Son of Man comes eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a glutton and a wino, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! But wisdom is justified by her children.

He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.

For John the Immerser came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: When either a man or woman makes an extraordinary vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself unto Jehovah,

All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is produced from the grapevine, from seed to skin.

Now therefore, take heed and do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean.

And the woman came and told her husband, saying, A Man of God has come to me, and His countenance was like the countenance of the Angel of God, very awesome; but I did not ask Him where He was from, and He did not tell me His name.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.

Jehovah of Hosts shall defend them. And they shall devour and subdue with slingstones. And they shall drink and roar, as with wine. And they shall be full like a bowl, like the corners of the altar.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

And do not be drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled by the Spirit,

For You are He who took Me out of the womb, causing Me to trust while on My mother's breasts.

Before I formed you in the belly I knew you; and before you came forth out of the womb I consecrated you, and I ordained you a prophet to the nations.

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace,