Luke 7:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Mal 3:1 : 1 See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.
  • Mark 1:2 : 2 Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;
  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;
  • John 1:23 : 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
  • Isa 40:3 : 3 A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God.
  • Luke 1:15-17 : 15 For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth. 16 And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.
  • Mal 4:5-6 : 5 See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared. 6 And by him the hearts of fathers will be turned to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers; for fear that I may come and put the earth under a curse.
  • Matt 11:10 : 10 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 11:9-11
    3 verses
    93%

    9 But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

    10 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

    11 Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

  • Mark 1:2-3
    2 verses
    84%

    2 Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

    3 The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;

  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

    1 And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

    2 Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.

    3 For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • 28 I say to you, Among all the sons of women, not one is greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

  • John 1:30-31
    2 verses
    80%

    30 This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

    31 I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

  • 76 And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

  • 26 But what did you go out to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

  • John 1:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22 So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

    23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

  • 4 As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • 1 See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.

  • 7 And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

  • 28 You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.

  • Luke 7:17-20
    4 verses
    77%

    17 And this story about him went through all Judaea and the places round about.

    18 And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

    19 Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

    20 And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

  • 15 John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

  • John 1:26-27
    2 verses
    77%

    26 John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;

    27 It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.

  • John 1:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

    7 He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.

    8 He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.

  • 17 And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

  • 5 See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared.

  • 24 And when the men who were sent by John had gone away, he said to the people, about John, What did you go out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

  • Matt 11:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

    4 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Go and give news to John of the things which you are seeing and hearing:

  • 74%

    24 For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.

    25 And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

  • 19 And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?

  • 17 So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

  • 14 And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.

  • 7 And when they were going away, Jesus, talking of John, said to all the people, What went you out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

  • 3 A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God.

  • 33 I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.

  • 26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.

  • 20 And that he may send the Christ who was marked out for you from the first, even Jesus:

  • 16 John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:

  • 33 You sent to John and he gave true witness.

  • 22 And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

  • 29 I have knowledge of him because I came from him and he sent me.

  • 11 And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right:

  • 13 Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.