For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: