He must become more important while I become less important.”

concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;

“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.

“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”

“The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”

But Jesus shouted out, “The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me,

I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, “I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me.”

For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!

And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?

For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!”

and the one who sees me sees the one who sent me.

The one who hates me hates my Father too.

They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.

He will glorify me, because he will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you.

Just as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world.

But there are some Jews from the province of Asia who should be here before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.

Thus I am eager also to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome.

This is my defense to those who examine me.

So I hope to send him as soon as I know more about my situation,