And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said.

And they asked him, saying, Why then do you immerse if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?

It is He who, arriving after me, appeared in history before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.

The next day John sees Jesus coming toward him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, I have been sent to go before Him.

Behold, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of Jehovah.

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the sons, and the heart of the sons to their fathers, that I not come and strike the earth with utter destruction.

And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Indeed, Elijah is coming first and will restore all things.

But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son of Man is also about to suffer under them.

And they asked Him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?

But I say to you that Elijah has also come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him.

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, as the prophet Isaiah said.

And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the Word of God, who had not done homage to the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except according to my word.

And he answered, I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah and have gone after the Baals.

So Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of Jehovah:

Now therefore, thus says Jehovah: You shall not come down from the bed on which you have gone up, but you shall die the death. And Elijah departed.

And they said to him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says Jehovah: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed upon which you have gone up, but you shall die the death.

And John himself was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather waistband around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

and do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

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

Because John had said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her.

Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be immersed by him, Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

He answered and said to them, He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise.

And he said to them, Collect no more than what is appointed for you.

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the sons, and the heart of the sons to their fathers, that I not come and strike the earth with utter destruction.

Those who erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and those who murmured shall learn doctrine.

He answered and said, I will not, but afterward he regretted it and went.

Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to Him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be led astray. Neither prostitutes, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Jehovah for you.

O Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You.

And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the thing came about suddenly.

Jehovah, You have heard the desire of the lowly; You will prepare their heart, You will cause Your ear to hear,

and might not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not set its heart aright, and whose spirit has not been faithful to the Mighty God.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise stands eternally.

Therefore I will do this to you, O Israel: Because of this that I will do to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel.

So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God.

and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand unto glory,

giving thanks to the Father who has made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from these, he will be a vessel unto honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of His possession, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, of what sort ought you to be in holy behavior and godliness,

Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He is revealed, we may have confidence and not be distanced from Him in shame at His coming.