And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

And he added, “I tell you the truth, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.

They answered, “John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”

Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us!” and “God has come to help his people!”

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”

He said to them, “What things?” “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied, “a man who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet before God and all the people;