Matthew 11:10

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

For {G1063} this {G3778} is {G2076} he, of {G4012} whom {G3739} it is written {G1125}, Behold {G2400}, I {G1473} send {G649} my {G3450} messenger {G32} before {G4253} thy {G4675} face {G4383}, which {G3739} shall prepare {G2680} thy {G4675} way {G3598} before {G1715} thee {G4675}.

This is the one about whom the Tanakh says, `See, I am sending out my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.'

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.’

This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Malachi 3:1 (46 votes)

    ¶ Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

  • Isaiah 40:3 (28 votes)

    ¶ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

  • Malachi 4:5 (16 votes)

    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

  • Mark 1:2 (14 votes)

    As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Luke 7:26 (11 votes)

    But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

  • Luke 7:27 (11 votes)

    This is [he], of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • John 1:23 (11 votes)

    He said, I [am] the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.