Jesus knew the Pharisees had heard that he was baptizing and making more disciples than John
“And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High, because you will prepare the way for the Lord.
If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying that colt?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
And the disciples simply replied, “The Lord needs it.”
The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!
When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said.
and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?”
Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people.
So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us.”
This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
For Christ didn’t send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News—and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power.
Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven.
But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord.
You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.
My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?
On his robe at his thigh was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords.