And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

as it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

Every gorge shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked places shall become a straight path, and the rough places smooth ways,

but he, passing through the midst of them, went his way,

And not finding what way to bring him in, on account of the crowd, going up on the housetop they let him down through the tiles, with his little couch, into the midst before Jesus.

This is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it up;

And he said to them, Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; nor to have two body-coats apiece.

And it came to pass as they went in the way, one said to him, I will follow thee wheresoever thou goest, Lord.

Carry neither purse nor scrip nor sandals, and salute no one on the way.

And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side;

For as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;

Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?

And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.

And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.

The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God are announced, and every one forces his way into it.

And he said to him, Rise up and go thy way: thy faith has made thee well.

And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that way.

And they that were sent, having gone their way, found as he had said to them.

And as he went, they strewed their clothes in the way.

And they asked him saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest no man's person, but teachest with truth the way of God:

And they said to one another, Was not our heart burning in us as he spoke to us on the way, and as he opened the scriptures to us?

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