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But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)
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And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
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There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
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As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.
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and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
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“Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
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And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
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They were all filled with awe and praised God. “A great prophet has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.”
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But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
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When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”
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In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!
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But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
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“What things?” he asked. “About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.
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They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
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John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
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questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
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“Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet.
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(Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)
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After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
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On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”
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They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.”
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Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.” The man replied, “He is a prophet.”
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This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
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No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
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But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.
