Luke 7:27
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
'This is the one about whom it is written: "Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You."'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
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King James Version with Strong's Numbers
This{G3778} is{G2076}{(G5748)} he, of{G4012} whom{G3739} it is written{G1125}{(G5769)}, Behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, I{G1473} send{G649}{(G5719)} my{G3450} messenger{G32} before{G4253} thy{G4675} face{G4383}, which{G3739} shall prepare{G2680}{(G5692)} thy{G4675} way{G3598} before{G1715} thee{G4675}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
This is he of who it is wrytte: Beholde I sende my messenger before thy face to prepare thy waye before the.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
This is he, of whom it is wrytten: Beholde, I sende my messaunger before yi face, which shal prepare thy waye before the.
Geneva Bible (1560)
This is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
This is he, of whom it is written: Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
‹This is› [he], ‹of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.›
Webster's Bible (1833)
This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, Who will prepare your way before you.'
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;
American Standard Version (1901)
This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
American Standard Version (1901)
This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
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.
World English Bible (2000)
This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
This is the one about whom it is written,‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’
Referenced Verses
- Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in: behold, he shall come, says the LORD of hosts.
- Mark 1:2 : 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.
- Luke 1:76 : 76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
- John 1:23 : 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.
- Isa 40:3 : 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
- Luke 1:15-17 : 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 He will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
- Mal 4:5-6 : 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.
- Matt 11:10 : 10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare 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 11:9-113 verses93%
9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.
11 Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
- Mark 1:2-32 verses84%
2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- Matt 3:1-33 verses82%
1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
2 And saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- 81%
28 For I say to you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
- John 1:30-312 verses80%
30 This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.
31 I did not know him, but that he should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.
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76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
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26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.
- John 1:22-232 verses78%
22 Then they said to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.
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4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in: behold, he shall come, says the LORD of hosts.
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7 And preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
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28 You yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.
- Luke 7:17-204 verses77%
17 And this rumor of him went throughout all Judea, and throughout all the surrounding region.
18 And the disciples of John reported to him of all these things.
19 And John, calling two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, Are you the one that should come? or do we look for another?
20 When the men came to him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you the one that should come? or do we look for another?
- 77%
15 John bore witness of him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me.
- John 1:26-272 verses77%
26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there stands one among you whom you do not know.
27 It is he who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.
- John 1:6-83 verses74%
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
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17 He will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
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5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
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24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
- Matt 11:3-42 verses74%
3 And said to him, Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?
4 Jesus answered and said to them, Go and show John again those things which you hear and see:
- Acts 13:24-252 verses74%
24 When John first preached, before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom do you think that I am? I am not he. But behold, there comes one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to untie.
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19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?
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17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
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14 And if you will receive it, this is Elijah, who was to come.
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7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
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3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
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33 I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.
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26 They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him.
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20 And He shall send Jesus Christ, who before was preached to you:
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16 John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
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22 Then Jesus answering said to them, Go your way, and tell John what things you have seen and heard: how the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
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29 But I know him, for I am from him, and he sent me.
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11 And Jesus answered and said to them, Elijah truly shall first come, and restore all things.
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13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.