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 him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand."

Then I said, "Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me:

The LORD was pleased, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious.

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

Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.

And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him."

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

If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant,being born in the likeness of men.

For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.

whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.