Matthew 3:15

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And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt understand hereafter.

Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me:

It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness'sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.

And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him.

For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you.

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;

For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:

he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.

After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.