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so Yochanan answered them all, "I am immersing you in water, but he who is coming is more powerful than I — I'm not worthy to untie his sandals! He will immerse you in the Ruach HaKodesh and in fire.

the Ruach HaKodesh came down on him in physical form like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, whom I love; I am well pleased with you."

Yeshua reached out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing! Be cleansed!" Immediately the tzara‘at left him.

For I too am a man set under authority. I have soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go!' and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!' and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!' and he does it."

This is the one about whom the Tanakh says, ‘See, I am sending out my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.'

Once when Yeshua was praying in private, his talmidim were with him; and he asked them, "Who are the crowds saying I am?"

"But you," he said to them, "who do you say I am?" Kefa answered, "The Mashiach of God!"

Get going now, but pay attention! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.

He said to them, "Go, tell that fox, ‘Pay attention: today and tomorrow I am driving out demons and healing people, and on the third day I reach my goal.'

"At last he came to his senses and said, ‘Any number of my father's hired workers have food to spare; and here I am, starving to death!

I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers." '

His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against Heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son — '

"‘What am I to do?' said the manager to himself. ‘My boss is firing me, I'm not strong enough to dig ditches, and I'm ashamed to go begging.

The Parush stood and prayed to himself, ‘O God! I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity — greedy, dishonest, immoral, or like this tax-collector!

But the tax-collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes toward heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God! Have mercy on me, sinner that I am!'

But Zakkai stood there and said to the Lord, "Here, Lord, I am giving half of all I own to the poor; and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay him back four times as much."

‘Excellent!' he said to him. ‘You are a good servant. Because you have been trustworthy in a small matter, I am putting you in charge of ten towns.'

"Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What am I to do? I will send my son, whom I love; maybe they will respect him.'

He answered, "Watch out! Don't be fooled! For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!' and, ‘The time has come!' Don't go after them.

and say to its owner, ‘The Rabbi says to you, "Where is the guest room, where I am to eat the Pesach meal with my talmidim?" '