Luke 7:26

Geneva Bible (1560)

But what went ye foorth to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say to you, and greater then a Prophet.

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  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And thou, babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord, to prepare his waies,
  • Luke 20:6 : 6 But if we shall say, Of men, all the people will stone vs: for they be perswaded that Iohn was a Prophet.
  • John 3:26-30 : 26 And they came vnto Iohn, and saide vnto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Iorden, to whom thou barest witnesse, behold, he baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27 Iohn answered, and saide, A man can receiue nothing, except it be giuen him fro heauen. 28 Yee your selues are my witnesses, that I sayde, I am not that Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29 He that hath the bride, is the bridegrome: but the friend of the bridegrome which standeth and heareth him, reioyceth greatly, because of the bridegromes voyce. This my ioy therefore is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
  • John 5:35 : 35 He was a burning, & a shining candle: and ye would for a season haue reioyced in his light.
  • Luke 16:16 : 16 The Lawe and the Prophets endured vntill Iohn: and since that time the kingdome of God is preached, and euery man preasseth into it.
  • Matt 11:9-9 : 9 But what went ye out to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say vnto you, and more then a Prophet. 10 For this is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 11 Verely I say vnto you, among them which are begotten of women, arose there not a greater then Iohn Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is the least in the kingdome of heauen, is greater then he. 12 And from the time of Iohn Baptist hitherto, the kingdome of heauen suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 For all the Prophetes and the Lawe prophecied vnto Iohn. 14 And if ye will receiue it, this is that Elias, which was to come.

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  • Matt 11:7-11
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    7 And as they departed, Iesus beganne to speake vnto the multitude, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

    8 But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that weare soft clothing, are in Kings houses.

    9 But what went ye out to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say vnto you, and more then a Prophet.

    10 For this is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

    11 Verely I say vnto you, among them which are begotten of women, arose there not a greater then Iohn Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is the least in the kingdome of heauen, is greater then he.

  • Luke 7:24-25
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    24 And when the messengers of Iohn were departed, hee began to speake vnto the people, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

    25 But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft rayment? Beholde, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and liue delicately, are in Kings courtes.

  • Luke 7:27-28
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    27 This is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

    28 For I say vnto you, there is no greater Prophet then Iohn, among them that are begotten of women: neuerthelesse, hee that is the least in the kingdome of God, is greater then he.

  • Luke 7:18-20
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    18 And the disciples of Iohn shewed him of all these things.

    19 So Iohn called vnto him two certaine men of his disciples, and sent them to Iesus, saying, Art thou hee that should come, or shall we waite for another?

    20 And when the men were come vnto him, they said, Iohn Baptist hath sent vs vnto thee, saying, Art thou hee that should come, or shall we waite for another?

  • Matt 16:14-15
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    14 And they said, Some say, Iohn Baptist: and some, Elias: and others, Ieremias, or one of the Prophets.

    15 He said vnto them, But whome say ye that I am?

  • Mark 8:28
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    28 And they answered, Some say, Iohn Baptist: and some, Elias: and some, one of the Prophets.

  • John 7:40
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    40 So many of the people, when they heard this saying, said, Of a trueth this is that Prophet.

  • Matt 11:3-4
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    3 Art thou he that shoulde come, or shal we looke for another?

    4 And Iesus answering, said vnto them, Goe, and shewe Iohn, what things ye heare, and see.

  • John 1:21-23
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    21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou that Prophet? And he answered, No.

    22 Then said they vnto him, Who art thou, that we may giue an answere to them that sent vs? What sayest thou of thy selfe?

    23 He said, I am the voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias.

  • Matt 13:17
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    17 For verely I say vnto you, that many Prophets, & righteous men haue desired to see those things which ye see, & haue not seene them, & to heare those things which ye heare, and haue not heard them.

  • Matt 12:6
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    6 But I say vnto you, that here is one greater then the Temple.

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    76 And thou, babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord, to prepare his waies,

  • Luke 10:24
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    24 For I tell you that many Prophets and Kings haue desired to see those things, which ye see, and haue not seene them: and to heare those things which ye heare, and haue not heard them.

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    3 For this is he of whome it is spoken by the Prophet Esaias, saying, The voyce of him that crieth in the wildernes, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make his pathes straight.

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    26 And they came vnto Iohn, and saide vnto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Iorden, to whom thou barest witnesse, behold, he baptizeth, and all men come to him.

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    7 And he saide vnto them, What maner of man was he which came and met you, and tolde you these wordes?

  • Mark 1:7
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    7 And preached, saying, A stronger then I commeth after me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to stoupe downe, and vnloose.

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    14 Then the men, when they had seene the miracle that Iesus did, saide, This is of a trueth that Prophet that should come into the world.

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    15 Other sayd, It is Elias, and some sayd, It is a Prophet, or as one of those Prophets.

  • John 1:25-26
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    25 And they asked him, and saide vnto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, neither Elias, nor that Prophet?

    26 Iohn answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there is one among you, whom ye knowe not.

  • Luke 9:19
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    19 They answered, and sayd, Iohn Baptist: and others say, Elias: and some say, that one of the olde Prophets is risen againe.

  • Mal 3:1
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    1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lorde whom ye seeke, shall speedely come to his Temple: euen the messenger of the couenant whom ye desire: beholde, he shall come, sayth the Lord of hostes.

  • Mark 1:2
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    2 As it is written in the Prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Matt 12:17
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    17 That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying,

  • Matt 11:14
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    14 And if ye will receiue it, this is that Elias, which was to come.

  • John 3:28
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    28 Yee your selues are my witnesses, that I sayde, I am not that Christ, but that I am sent before him.

  • John 1:19
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    19 Then this is the record of Iohn, when the Iewes sent Priestes and Leuites from Hierusalem, to aske him, Who art thou?

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    11 And the people said, This is Iesus that Prophet of Nazareth in Galile.

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    22 And Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, Goe your wayes and shewe Iohn, what things ye haue seene and heard: that the blinde see, the halt goe, the lepers are cleansed, the deafe heare, the dead are raised, and the poore receiue the Gospel.

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    36 What saying is this that hee saide, Ye shall seeke mee, and shall not finde mee? and where I am, cannot ye come?

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    25 And when Iohn had fulfilled his course, he saide, Whom ye thinke that I am, I am not he: but beholde, there commeth one after me, whose shooe of his feete I am not worthy to loose.

  • John 7:25-26
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    25 Then saide some of them of Hierusalem, Is not this he, whom they goe about to kill?

    26 And beholde, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing to him: doe the rulers know in deede that this is in deede that Christ?

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    52 They answered, and said vnto him, Art thou also of Galile? Searche and looke: for out of Galile ariseth no Prophet.

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    34 Wherefore beholde, I send vnto you Prophets, and wise men, and Scribes, and of them ye shall kill and crucifie: and of them shall ye scourge in your Synagogues, and persecute from citie to citie,