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,
Malachi 3:1
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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.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one crying
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.’
Footnotes
- Matthew 11:9 Some manuscripts Why then did you go out? To see a prophet?
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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- John 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight
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 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.’”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
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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Luke 1:35
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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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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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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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John 3:28
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28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, (A)‘I am not the Christ, but (B)I have been sent before him.’
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John 1:27
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27 even (A)he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”
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Luke 7:27-28
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27 This is he of whom it is written,
(A)“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
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Luke 6:35
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35 But (A)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (B)you will be sons of (C)the Most High, for (D)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
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Luke 3:4-6
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4 As it is written in (A)the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
(B)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(C)‘Prepare the way of the Lord,[a]
make his paths straight.
5 (D)Every valley shall be filled,
(E)and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
(F)and the crooked shall become straight,
and the rough places shall become level ways,
6 (G)and all flesh shall see (H)the salvation of God.’”
Footnotes
- Luke 3:4 Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord
Luke 1:16-17
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16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and (A)he will go before him (B)in the spirit and power of Elijah, (C)to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and (D)the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, (E)to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
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Matthew 21:26
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26 But if we say, ‘From man,’ (A)we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was (B)a prophet.”
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Malachi 4:5
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5 (A)“Behold, I will send you (B)Elijah the prophet (C)before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
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Psalm 87:5
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5 And of Zion it shall be said,
“This one and that one were born in her”;
for the Most High himself will (A)establish her.
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