And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

to illumine those who sat in darkness, and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.

as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths strait:

every valley shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be levelled, and the crooked ways made strait, and the rough roads smooth:

For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

And it so fell out, that a certain priest went down that way, and seeing him, he kept the opposite side of the road.

And a Levite also, in the same way, being near the place, came, and seeing him, kept the opposite side of the road.

For as thou art going with thy prosecutor to the magistrate, on the way endeavour to make up the matter with him; lest he drag thee before the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

And he passed through the cities and villages, teaching, and making his way towards Jerusalem.

And he said to him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath saved thee.

So running before, he climbed up a sycamore-tree, in order to get a sight of him: for he was about to pass that way.

And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly, and respectest no man's person, but teachest the way of God in truth: