And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways,

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, by guiding our feet in the way of peace.

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight;

every ravine shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made level; and the crooked ways shall be made straight; and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

And finding no way by which they could bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up on the top of the house, and, through the tiling, let him down, with his bed, into the midst before Jesus.

This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way be fore thee.

those by the way side are they that hear; then comes the devil and takes the word from their heart, lest they should believe and be saved.

For when you are going with your opponent at law to the ruler, while you are on the way, endeavor to be delivered from him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the collector, and the collector throw you into prison.

And he arose, and came to his father. And while he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion on him, and ran and fell upon his neck, and kissed him.

Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God, as a little child, shall in no way enter into it.

And he ran before, and climbed up a sycamore-tree, that he might see him, for he was about to pass that way.

And they asked him, saying: Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and do not regard the person of any, but teach the way of God in truth.

And they said one to an other, Did not our heart burn within us while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

And they told what had taken place on the way, and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.