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;

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.

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 bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.

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

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and unrighteousness is not in Him.

And when Peter saw it, he answered the people: Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this one? Or why do you gaze on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Son Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to set Him free.

But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously used sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great,

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

And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and did homage.

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

Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, The gods have come down to us, becoming like men!

Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, determined to sacrifice with the multitudes.

and saying, Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them,

Therefore I have reason to exult in Christ Jesus in the things which pertain to God.

For I will not dare to speak of anything which Christ has not accomplished through me, unto the obedience of the Gentiles in word and deed;

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you immersed into the name of Paul?

that no one should say that I had immersed into my name.

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

I planted, Apollos watered, but God made it grow.

just as I also strive to please everyone in everything, not seeking my own profit, but of the many, in order that they may be saved.

Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from good will:

For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor in pretense of covetousness; God is witness.

Nor did we seek honor from men, either from you or from others, when we might have been authoritative as apostles of Christ.

whose mouths must be stopped, who overturn whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not eager for dishonest gain but with a ready mind;

and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.

By covetousness they will exploit you with well-turned words; whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction does not slumber.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you through us; through 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 brethren.

Therefore let all the house of Israel understand with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.

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

The Word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all);

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

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

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

For I determined not to know anything 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 we through Him.

Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

The first man was out of the earth, of dust; the second Man is the Lord out of Heaven.

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

Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers of your joy; for by faith you stand.

For the love of Christ holds us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died;

and He died for all, that those who live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto Him who died for them and rose again.

But Jesus called them to Himself and said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them.

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

And He said to them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors.

But not so among you; rather, he who is greater among you, let him be as the younger, and he who leads as he who serves.

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

For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

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

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to building up.

For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might gain the more;

to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under the Law toward Christ), that I might gain those who are without law;

Now this I do through the gospel, that I may become a fellow partaker of it.

For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Therefore 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.