John 1:27

For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood—

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.

how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles.”

“To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says these things:

when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from within it, by the spirit of justice and by the spirit of burning.

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!” says Yahweh of Armies.

For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”

Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.

He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”

John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.

This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’

Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.

He said to them, “You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.

He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.

I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.

John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’ ”

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

I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.

He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Yahweh said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, shouldn’t she be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut up outside of the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.”

“Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.

Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.

They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

He preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,

John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,

For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.”

As John was fulfilling his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, and don’t hesitate to spit in my face.

Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring:

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness, and from all your idols.

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.

I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, ‘It is my people;’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is my God.’ ”

He will 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 prepare a people prepared for the Lord.”

He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”

Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.”

Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.

Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.

Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his sandal from off his foot, and spit in his face. She shall answer and say, “So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.”

The centurion answered, “Lord, I’m not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’

He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

Many came to him. They said, “John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true.”

Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?”