John was like a lamp that burned and gave light. For a while you chose to enjoy his light.

约翰是点着的明灯，你们情愿暂时喜欢他的光。

约翰是点亮的明灯，你们情愿因他的光欢欣一时。

约翰是点亮的明灯，你们情愿因他的光欢欣一时。

约翰是一盏点亮的明灯，你们情愿暂时享受他的光。

约翰是一盏点亮的灯，你们情愿暂时在他的光中欢乐。

约翰是一盏燃烧发光的灯，你们情愿在他的光里快乐一时。

約翰是點着的明燈，你們情願暫時喜歡他的光。

約翰是點亮的明燈，你們情願因他的光歡欣一時。

約翰是點亮的明燈，你們情願因他的光歡欣一時。

約翰是一盞點亮的明燈，你們情願暫時享受他的光。

約翰是一盞點亮的燈，你們情願暫時在他的光中歡樂。

那個人是點𤏲而發亮的燈，你們情願暫時以他的光為歡樂。

約翰是一盞燃燒發光的燈，你們情願在他的光裡快樂一時。

彼乃燈、燃且明也、爾暫喜其光、

約翰乃燃明之燈、爾暫喜其光、○

約翰為燃明之燈、爾暫喜其光、

如望乃輝煌之明燈、爾等亦曾瞻仰其光、而極一時之樂矣。

John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

John was like a burning and shining lamp, and you were excited for a while about his message.

John was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

He was the lamp that was burning and shining, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.

He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.

John was a burning and shining lamp, and for a time you were willing to enjoy his light.

He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.

He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

We also have the message of the prophets. This message can be trusted completely. You must pay attention to it. The message is like a light shining in a dark place. It will shine until the day Jesus comes. Then the Morning Star will rise in your hearts.

As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John. He said,“ What did you go out into the desert to see? Tall grass waving in the wind?If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No. People who wear fine clothes are in kings’ palaces.Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

So why aren’t you treating me the same way now? Suppose you could have torn out your own eyes and given them to me. Then you would have done it. I am a witness to this.Have I become your enemy now by telling you the truth?

“ And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go ahead of the Lord to prepare the way for him.You will tell his people how they can be saved. You will tell them that their sins can be forgiven.

But what if we say,‘ From human authority’? We are afraid of the people. Everyone believes that John was a prophet.”

From this time on, many of his disciples turned back. They no longer followed him.

People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea. They also came from the whole area around the Jordan River.When they confessed their sins, John baptized them in the Jordan.John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing. He said to them,“ You are like a nest of poisonous snakes! Who warned you to escape the coming of God’s anger?

The seed that fell on rocky places is like other people. They hear the message and at once receive it with joy.But they have no roots. So they last only a short time. They quickly fall away from the faith when trouble or suffering comes because of the message.

He came to be a witness about that light. He was a witness so that all people might believe.John himself was not the light. He came only as a witness to the light.

because Herod was afraid of John. So he kept John safe. Herod knew John was a holy man who did what was right. When Herod heard him, he was very puzzled. But he liked to listen to John.

He will be important in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or other such drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.And he will prepare the way for the Lord. He will have the same spirit and power that Elijah had. He will bring peace between parents and their children. He will teach people who don’t obey to be wise and do what is right. In this way, he will prepare a people who are ready for the Lord.”

My people come to you, just as they usually do. They sit in front of you. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice. With their mouths they say they love me. But in their hearts they want what belongs to others. They try to get rich by cheating them.

I tell you, no one more important than John has ever been born. But the least important person in God’s kingdom is more important than John is.”

What I’m about to tell you is true. No one more important than John the Baptist has ever been born. But the least important person in the kingdom of heaven is more important than he is.