This day there has been born to you, in the town of David, a Savior, who is Christ and Lord.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not die until he had seen the Lord's Christ.

Then, while the people were in suspense, and were all debating with themselves whether John could be the Christ,

And even demons came out from many people, screaming 'You are the Son of God.' Jesus rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

"But you," he went on, "who do you say that I am?" And to this Peter answered: "The Christ of God."

But Jesus said to them: "How is it that people say that the Christ is to be David's son?

"If you are the Christ," they said, "tell us so." "If I tell you," replied Jesus, "you will not believe me;

And they began to accuse him: "This is a man whom we found misleading our people, preventing them from paying taxes to the Emperor, and giving out that he himself is 'Christ, a King.'"

Meanwhile the people stood looking on. Even the leading men said with a sneer: "He saved others, let him save himself, if he is God's Christ, his Chosen One."

One of the criminals who were hanging beside Jesus railed at him. "Are not you the Christ? Save yourself and us," he said.

Was not the Christ bound to undergo this suffering before entering upon his Glory?"

"Scripture says that the Christ should suffer, and that he should rise again from the dead on the third day,