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Luke 1:76
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76 And you, child, will be called (A)the prophet of (B)the Most High;
    for (C)you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

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Luke 1:76
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76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet(A) of the Most High;(B)
    for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,(C)

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Malachi 3:1
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3 (A)“Behold, I send (B)my messenger, and (C)he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord (D)whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and (E)the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

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Malachi 3:1
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3 “I will send my messenger,(A) who will prepare the way before me.(B) Then suddenly the Lord(C) you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant,(D) whom you desire,(E) will come,” says the Lord Almighty.

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Isaiah 40:3-5
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3 (A)A voice cries:[a]
(B)“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
    (C)make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 (D)Every valley shall be lifted up,
    and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
    and the rough places a plain.
5 (E)And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
    and all flesh shall see it together,
    (F)for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

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  1. Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one crying
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Isaiah 40:3-5
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3 A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
    the way(A) for the Lord[a];
make straight(B) in the desert
    a highway for our God.[b](C)
4 Every valley shall be raised up,(D)
    every mountain and hill(E) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,(F)
    the rugged places a plain.
5 And the glory(G) of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all people will see it together.(H)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”(I)

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  1. Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
  2. Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
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Mark 1:2-3
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2 (A)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,[a]

(B)“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
    who will prepare your way,
3 (C)the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
    (D)‘Prepare[b] the way of the Lord,
    make his paths straight,’”

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  1. Mark 1:2 Some manuscripts in the prophets
  2. Mark 1:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
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Mark 1:2-3
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2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

“I will send my messenger ahead of you,
    who will prepare your way”[a](A)—
3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[b](B)

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  1. Mark 1:2 Mal. 3:1
  2. Mark 1:3 Isaiah 40:3
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Matthew 11:9-10
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9 What then did you go out to see? (A)A prophet?[a] Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is he of whom it is written,

(B)“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
    who will prepare your way before you.’

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  1. Matthew 11:9 Some manuscripts Why then did you go out? To see a prophet?
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Matthew 11:9-10
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9 Then what did you go out to see? A prophet?(A) Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is the one about whom it is written:

“‘I will send my messenger ahead of you,(B)
    who will prepare your way before you.’[a](C)

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  1. Matthew 11:10 Mal. 3:1
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John 1:23
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23 He said, “I am (A)the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight[a] the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

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  1. John 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight
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John 1:23
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23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,(A) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”[a](B)

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  1. John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
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Matthew 14:5
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5 And though he wanted to put him to death, (A)he feared the people, because they held him to be (B)a prophet.

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Matthew 14:5
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5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.(A)

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Matthew 3:3
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3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare[a] the way of the Lord;
    make his paths straight.’”

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  1. Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
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Matthew 3:3
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3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[a](A)

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  1. Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
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Acts 16:17
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17 She followed Paul and us, (A)crying out, “These men are (B)servants of (C)the Most High God, who proclaim to you (D)the way of salvation.”

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Acts 16:17
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17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God,(A) who are telling you the way to be saved.”

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Luke 1:35
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35 And the angel answered her, (A)“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of (B)the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[a] will be called (C)holy—(D)the Son of God.

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  1. Luke 1:35 Some manuscripts add of you
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Luke 1:35
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35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you,(A) and the power of the Most High(B) will overshadow you. So the holy one(C) to be born will be called[a] the Son of God.(D)

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  1. Luke 1:35 Or So the child to be born will be called holy,
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Luke 1:32
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32 He will be great and will be called the Son of (A)the Most High. And the Lord God (B)will give to him the throne of (C)his father David,

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Luke 1:32
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32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(A) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(B)

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Mark 11:32
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32 But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—(A)they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was (B)a prophet.

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Mark 11:32
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32 But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)(A)

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Acts 13:24-25
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24 Before his coming, (A)John had proclaimed (B)a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John was finishing his course, (C)he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

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Acts 13:24-25
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24 Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.(A) 25 As John was completing his work,(B) he said: ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not the one you are looking for.(C) But there is one coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’(D)

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