“Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come” ([Matthew x, 23]).
“The gospel must first be published among all nations” ([Mark xiii, 10]).
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Did Jesus claim to be the Christ or Messiah from the first?
John: He did. Early in his ministry “The woman [of Samaria] saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he” ([iv, 25, 26]).
Synoptics: He did not announce his Messiahship until late in his ministry.
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Who where the first to recognize his divinity?