John 10:41

Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

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.

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

Israel saw the great work which Yahweh did to the Egyptians, and the people feared Yahweh; and they believed in Yahweh and in his servant Moses.

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.

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.’ ”

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did.

Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.

because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.

“ ‘No meal offering which you shall offer to Yahweh shall be made with yeast; for you shall burn no yeast, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

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

They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”

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.

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,

They answered, “ ‘John the Baptizer,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.”

But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Therefore let’s keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

The border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. The border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward.

and the Arabah to the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and to the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth Jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:

The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that Yahweh’s word in your mouth is truth.”

In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

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

When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,

Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of God’s Kingdom,

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

Now on one of those days, he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.

When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah, the prophet.

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias.

Many believed in him there.

But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.”

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “See how you accomplish nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.”

When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.

This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

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.”

For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.

A little yeast grows through the whole lump.

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

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.

For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

the Arabah also, and the Jordan and its border, from Chinnereth even to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.

and to the kings who were on the north, in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,

and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan’s bank, to the uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward.

“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father should walk before me forever.’ But now Yahweh says, ‘Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be cursed.

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.

What is man, that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

Moreover the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, in the day that Yahweh binds up the fracture of his people, and heals the wound they were struck with.

“ ‘ “It will happen in that day, that I will give to Gog a place for burial in Israel, the valley of those who pass through on the east of the sea; and it will stop those who pass through. They will bury Gog and all his multitude there; and they will call it ‘The valley of Hamon Gog’.

In that day Yahweh will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He who is feeble among them at that day will be like David, and David’s house will be like God, like Yahweh’s angel before them.

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.

From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

Jesus departed from there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

They found him and told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”

Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.

They told him, “John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets.”

If we should say, ‘From men’ ”—they feared the people, for all held John to really be a prophet.

They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

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,

Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

But the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

“For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in God’s Kingdom is greater than he.”

When Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.

and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”

Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Therefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath, and lead him away to water?

Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

“Beware of those scribes who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;

The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.

He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”

He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn’t yet glorified.

Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what Jesus did believed in him.

If then you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly?

God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.