"And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

"For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

"And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you loosing [it?'] thus you shall say to him, 'Because the Lord has need of it.' "

And they said, "The Lord has need of him."

"The word which [God] sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ -- He is Lord of all --

which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

The first man [was] of the earth, [made] of dust; the second Man [is] the Lord from heaven.

For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake.

My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with partiality.

And He has on [His] robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and baptized.

And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified -- behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!"