“Now you, little boy, will be called a prophet {\cf2\super [25]} of the Most High (God).\par You will go first before the Lord\par to make the people ready\par for the Lord’s coming.\par
John 4:1 - Easy To Read Version The Pharisees {\cf2\super [57]} heard that Jesus was making and baptizing {\cf2\super [58]} more followers than John. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition NOW WHEN the Lord knew (learned, became aware) that the Pharisees had been told that Jesus was winning and baptizing more disciples than John– American Standard Version (1901) When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John Common English Bible Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was making more disciples and baptizing more than John ( Catholic Public Domain Version And so, when Jesus realized that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made more disciples and baptized more than John, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version WHEN Jesus therefore understood that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus maketh more disciples, and baptizeth more than John, |
“Now you, little boy, will be called a prophet {\cf2\super [25]} of the Most High (God).\par You will go first before the Lord\par to make the people ready\par for the Lord’s coming.\par
If any person asks you why you are taking the donkey, you should say, ‘The Master needs this donkey.’”
Today your Savior was born in David’s town. He is Christ, {\cf2\super [29]} the Lord.
When the Lord (Jesus) saw her, he felt very sorry for her. Jesus said to her, “Don’t cry.”
John sent them to the Lord (Jesus) to ask, “Are you the One that is coming, or should we wait for another person?”
After this, Jesus and his followers went into the area of Judea. There Jesus stayed with his followers and baptized {\cf2\super [51]} people.
So the followers came to John. They said, “Teacher, remember the man that was with you on the other side of the Jordan River? He is the man you were telling people about. That man is baptizing {\cf2\super [53]} people, and many people are going to him.”
God has spoken to the Jewish people. God sent them the Good News {\cf2\super [210]} that peace has come through Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Lord (Ruler) of all people!
Christ did not give me the work of baptizing people. Christ gave me the work of telling the Good News. {\cf2\super [4]} But Christ sent me to tell the Good News without using words of worldly wisdom. If I used worldly wisdom to tell the Good News, then the cross {\cf2\super [5]} of Christ would lose its power.
The first man came from the dust of the earth. The second man (Christ) came from heaven.
None of the rulers of this world understood this wisdom. If they had understood it, then they would not have killed our glorious Lord on a cross.
We don’t tell people about ourselves. But we tell people that Jesus Christ is Lord; and we tell people that we are your servants for Jesus.
My dear brothers and sisters, you are believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. So don’t think that some people are more important than other people.