But Johntried to preventHim, saying,"I haveneedto be baptizedby You, and do You cometo me?"
Becauseyou are sons,Godhas sent forththe Spiritof His Soninto our hearts,crying,"Abba!Father!"
But the Scripturehas shutup everyoneundersin,sothat the promiseby faithin JesusChristmight be givento thosewho believe.
whomGoddisplayed publiclyas a propitiationin His bloodthroughfaith.[This was] to demonstrateHis righteousness,becausein the forbearanceof GodHe passed overthe sinspreviously committed;
for allhave sinnedand fall shortof the gloryof God,
For of His fullnesswe have allreceived,and graceupon grace.
"And howhas it [happened] to me, that the motherof my Lordwould cometo me?
ThenJesusarrivedfrom Galileeat the Jordan[coming] to John,to be baptizedby him.
But Jesusansweringsaidto him, "Permit[it] at this time;for in this wayit is fittingfor us to fulfillallrighteousness."Thenhe permittedHim.
I do not wantyou to be unaware,brethren,that oftenI have plannedto cometo you (and have been preventedsofar)sothat I may obtainsomefruitamongyou also,evenas amongthe restof the Gentiles.
The [former] priests,on the one hand,existedin greater numbersbecausethey were preventedby deathfrom continuing,
