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.

And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

But if we say, From men, we fear the multitude, for everyone holds John as a prophet.

But if we say, From men; they feared the people, for all counted John to have truly been a prophet.

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David.

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.

But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man have been born in her; and the Most High shall establish her.

This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.

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

He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.

and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, Prepare the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah has spoken.

Behold, I send My messenger, and He will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord whom you seek shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the Covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, He comes, says Jehovah of Hosts.

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

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.

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;

For this is he of whom it is written: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.

As it is written in the Prophets: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.

The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.

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

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

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

when John had first preached, before His coming on the scene, an immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Who do you think I am? I am not He. But behold, there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.