PhilipfoundNathanaeland saidto him, "We have foundHim of whomMosesin the Lawand [also] the Prophetswrote--Jesusof Nazareth,the sonof Joseph."
"In your seedallthe nationsof the earthshall be blessed,becauseyou have obeyedMy voice."
And I will putenmityBetweenyou and the woman,And betweenyour seedand her seed;He shall bruiseyou on the head,And you shall bruisehim on the heel."
"The sceptershall not departfrom Judah,Northe ruler'sstafffrom betweenhis feet,UntilShilohcomes,And to him [shall be] the obedienceof the peoples.
In that daythe Branchof the LORDwill be beautifuland glorious,and the fruitof the earth[will be] the prideand the adornmentof the survivorsof Israel.
For He grewup beforeHim like a tendershoot,And like a rootout of parchedground;He has no[stately] formor majestyThat we should lookupon Him, Norappearancethat we should be attractedto Him.
"Thereforethe LordHimselfwill giveyou a sign:Behold,a virginwill be with childand beara son,and she will callHis nameImmanuel.
For a childwill be bornto us, a sonwill be givento us; And the governmentwill reston His shoulders;And His namewill be calledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,EternalFather,Princeof Peace.
"But as for you, BethlehemEphrathah,[Too] littleto be among the clansof Judah,From you One will goforthfor Me to be rulerin Israel.His goingsforthare from longago,From the daysof eternity."
"Then sayto him, 'Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"Behold,a manwhose nameis Branch,for He will branchout from whereHe is; and He will buildthe templeof the LORD.
Rejoicegreatly,O daughterof Zion!Shout[in triumph], O daughterof Jerusalem!Behold,your kingis comingto you; He is justand endowedwith salvation,Humble,and mountedon a donkey,Even on a colt,the foalof a donkey.
Philipand Bartholomew;Thomasand Matthewthe tax collector;Jamesthe son of Alphaeus,and Thaddaeus;
"Is not thisthe carpenter'sson?Is not His mothercalledMary,and His brothers,Jamesand Josephand Simonand Judas?
and cameand livedin a citycalledNazareth.[This was] to fulfillwhatwas spokenthroughthe prophets:"He shall be calleda Nazarene."
And the crowdswere saying,"Thisis the prophetJesus,from Nazarethin Galilee."
and seeingPeterwarminghimself, she lookedat him and said,"You alsowere with Jesusthe Nazarene."
"Is not thisthe carpenter,the sonof Mary,and brotherof Jamesand Josesand Judasand Simon?Are not His sistersherewith us?" And they took offenseat Him.
They toldhim that Jesusof Nazarethwas passingby.
Josephalsowentup from Galilee,from the cityof Nazareth,to Judea,to the cityof Davidwhichis calledBethlehem,becausehe was of the houseand familyof David,
When they sawHim, they were astonished;and His mothersaidto Him, "Son,whyhave You treatedus this way?Behold,Your fatherand I have been anxiouslylookingfor You."
Thenbeginningwith Mosesand with allthe prophets,He explainedto them the things concerningHimselfin allthe Scriptures.
NowHe saidto them, "Theseare My wordswhichI spoketo you while I was stillwith you, that all thingswhich are writtenaboutMe in the Lawof Mosesand the Prophetsand the Psalmsmustbe fulfilled."
When He beganHis ministry, JesusHimselfwas aboutthirtyyears of age,being,as was supposed,the sonof Joseph,the sonof Eli,
And allwere speaking wellof Him, and wonderingat the graciouswordswhich were fallingfrom His lips;and they were saying,"Is thisnot Joseph'sson?"
NowPhilipwas from Bethsaida,of the cityof Andrewand Peter.
thesethencameto Philip,whowas from Bethsaidaof Galilee,and [began to] askhim, saying,"Sir,we wishto seeJesus."
Philipsaidto Him, "Lord,showus the Father,and it is enoughfor us."
They answeredHim, "Jesusthe Nazarene."He saidto them, "I am[He]." And Judasalso,who was betrayingHim, was standingwith them.
ThereforeHe againaskedthem, "Whomdo you seek?"And they said,"Jesusthe Nazarene."
Pilatealsowrotean inscriptionand putit on the cross.It was written,"JESUSTHE NAZARENE,THE KINGOF THE JEWS."
SimonPeter,and ThomascalledDidymus,and Nathanaelof Canain Galilee,and the [sons] of Zebedee,and twoothersof His discipleswere together.
They were saying,"Is not thisJesus,the sonof Joseph,whosefatherand motherwe know?Howdoes He nowsay,I have come downout of heaven'?"
ThereforeJesus,liftingup His eyesand seeingthat a largecrowdwas comingto Him, saidto Philip,"Whereare we to buybread,sothat thesemay eat?"
PhilipansweredHim, "Two hundreddenariiworth of breadis not sufficientfor them, for everyoneto receivea little."
"[You know of] Jesusof Nazareth,howGodanointedHim with the HolySpiritand with power,and [how] He went aboutdoing goodand healingallwho were oppressedby the devil,for Godwas with Him.
"Menof Israel,listento thesewords:Jesusthe Nazarene,a manattestedto you by Godwith miraclesand wondersand signswhichGodperformedthroughHim in your midst,justas you yourselvesknow--
"And I answered,'Whoare You, Lord?'And He saidto me, 'I amJesusthe Nazarene,whomyou are persecuting.'
"So then,I thoughtto myselfthat I hadto domany thingshostileto the nameof Jesusof Nazareth.
But Petersaid,"I do not possesssilverand gold,but whatI do haveI giveto you: In the nameof JesusChristthe Nazarene--walk!"
