¹⁷ and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:

⁴⁵ Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; your accuser is Moses, on whom you have set your hope.^{(A) 46} If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.^{(B) 47} But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”

²¹ For in every city, for generations past, Moses has had those who proclaim him, for he has been read aloud every Sabbath in the synagogues.”^(A)