Today a Savior, who is Messiah the Lord, was born for you in the city of David.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he saw the Lord’s Messiah.

Now the people were waiting expectantly, and all of them were debating in their minds whether John might be the Messiah.

Also, demons were coming out of many, shouting and saying, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Messiah.

“But you,” He asked them, “who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered, “God’s Messiah!”

Then He said to them, “How can they say that the Messiah is the Son of David?

David calls Him ‘Lord’; how then can the Messiah be his Son?”

They said, “If You are the Messiah, tell us.”

But He said to them, “If I do tell you, you will not believe.

They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”

The people stood watching, and even the leaders kept scoffing: “He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!”

Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at Him: “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself and us!”

Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer these things and enter into His glory?”

He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead the third day,