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Luke 7:27

Prophecy

25 Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces.

26 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’

28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

29 All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
KJV
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
WEB
This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
ASV
This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
DARBY
This is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, *I* send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;
BLB
This is he about whom it has been written: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.’
ÅB
Det er ham det er skrevet om: Se, jeg sender mitt bud for ditt åsyn; han skal rydde din vei for deg.
OTB
Dette er han som det står skrevet om:
‘Se, jeg sender min budbærer foran deg,
som skal forberede din vei foran deg.’
B1930
Det er ham det er skrevet om: Se, jeg sender mitt bud for ditt åsyn; han skal rydde din vei for dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Malachi 3:1

    “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Luke 1:76

    And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

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  • Mark 1:2

    As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”

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  • Matthew 11:10

    This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’

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  • Malachi 4:5–6

    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

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  • John 1:23

    John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

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  • Luke 1:15–17

    for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

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  • Isaiah 40:3

    A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

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