And thou, Child, shalt be called Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to make ready his way,

This was in fulfillment of what is said in the writings of the Prophet Isaiah--'The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: "Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

The book given him was that of the Prophet Isaiah; and Jesus opened the book and found the place where it says--

I tell you," he continued, "that no Prophet is acceptable in his own country.

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the Prophet Elisha, yet it was not one of them who was made clean, but Naaman the Syrian."

Every one was awe-struck and began praising God. "A great Prophet has arisen among us," they said; "and God has visited his people."

What then did you go to see? A Prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.

When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself: "Had this man been 'The Prophet,' he would have known who, and what sort of woman, this is who is touching him, and that she is an outcast."

But to-day and to-morrow and the day after I must go on my way, because it cannot be that a Prophet should meet his end outside Jerusalem.

But, if we say 'human,' the people will all stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a Prophet."

They blindfolded him and then questioned him. "Now play the Prophet," they said; "who was it that struck you?"

"What things do you mean?" asked Jesus. "Why, about Jesus of Nazareth," they answered, "who, in the eyes of God and all the people, was a Prophet, whose power was felt in both his words and actions;