²³ “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”^[a](A) (which means “God with us”).

John the Baptist Prepares the Way^(A)

1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,^[a] the Son of God,^[b](B)

³⁰ I and the Father are one.”^(A)

⁸ But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.^(A)

²⁴ but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.^(A)