As it has been written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way;

And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house."

But others said, "It is Elijah." And others said, "It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets."

For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and suffer damage as to his soul?

"If we say, 'From Heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did ye not believe him!' But, should we say, 'From men,'"??hey feared the people; for all held John to be a prophet indeed.