And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready His ways,

as it is written in the sermon-book of the prophet Isaiah: "Here is a voice of one shouting in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord, make the paths straight for Him.

The roll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him, and He unrolled it and found the place where it was written:

He added, "I solemnly say to you, no prophet is welcome in his native neighborhood.

So awe seized them all, and they began to praise God, saying, "A great prophet has appeared among us!" and, "God has visited His people!"

If not, then what did you go out there to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is far more than a prophet.

So when the Pharisee who invited Him saw it, he said to himself, "If He were really a prophet, He would know who and of what character the woman is who is clinging to Him -- that she is a social outcast."

But I must continue on my way, for it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside Jerusalem.'

But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."

and after blindfolding Him they asked Him, "Play the prophet and tell us who it is that struck you!"

And He said to them, "What sort of things?" They answered Him, "The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who in the sight of God and of all the people became a prophet mighty in deed and word,