Matthew 3:15

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And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

Jesus answered and said to him, “What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter.”

Then I said, “Behold, I come;
In the scroll of the book it is written of me.

The Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake
To make the law great and glorious.

They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

Jesus *said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.

And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.”

For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you.

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

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emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.

For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens;

For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps,

the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.

After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.