Luke 1:76
New Living Translation
76 “And you, my little son,
will be called the prophet of the Most High,
because you will prepare the way for the Lord.
Malachi 3:1
New Living Translation
The Coming Day of Judgment
3 “Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Isaiah 40:3-5
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3 Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,
“Clear the way through the wilderness
for the Lord!
Make a straight highway through the wasteland
for our God!
4 Fill in the valleys,
and level the mountains and hills.
Straighten the curves,
and smooth out the rough places.
5 Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.
The Lord has spoken!”[a]
Footnotes
- 40:3-5 Greek version reads He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, / “Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! / Clear a road for our God! / Fill in the valleys, / and level the mountains and hills. / And then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, / and all people will see the salvation sent from God. / The Lord has spoken!” Compare Matt 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4-6.
Mark 1:2-3
New Living Translation
2 just as the prophet Isaiah had written:
“Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
and he will prepare your way.[a]
3 He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming!
Clear the road for him!’[b]”
Matthew 11:9-10
New Living Translation
9 Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. 10 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,
‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
and he will prepare your way before you.’[a]
John 1:23
New Living Translation
23 John replied in the words of the prophet Isaiah:
“I am a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Clear the way for the Lord’s coming!’”[a]
Matthew 14:5
New Living Translation
5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.
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Matthew 3:3
New Living Translation
3 The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said,
“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming!
Clear the road for him!’”[a]
Acts 16:17
New Living Translation
17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved.”
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Luke 1:35
New Living Translation
35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.
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Luke 1:32
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32 He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
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Mark 11:32
New Living Translation
32 But do we dare say it was merely human?” For they were afraid of what the people would do, because everyone believed that John was a prophet.
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Acts 13:24-25
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24 Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their sins and turn to God and be baptized. 25 As John was finishing his ministry he asked, ‘Do you think I am the Messiah? No, I am not! But he is coming soon—and I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the sandals on his feet.’
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John 3:28
New Living Translation
28 You yourselves know how plainly I told you, ‘I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for him.’
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John 1:27
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27 Though his ministry follows mine, I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal.”
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Luke 7:27-28
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27 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,
‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
and he will prepare your way before you.’[a]
28 I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of God is greater than he is!”
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Luke 6:35
New Living Translation
35 “Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.
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Luke 3:4-6
New Living Translation
4 Isaiah had spoken of John when he said,
“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming!
Clear the road for him!
5 The valleys will be filled,
and the mountains and hills made level.
The curves will be straightened,
and the rough places made smooth.
6 And then all people will see
the salvation sent from God.’”[a]
Footnotes
- 3:4-6 Isa 40:3-5 (Greek version).
Luke 1:16-17
New Living Translation
16 And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God. 17 He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children,[a] and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.”
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Matthew 21:26
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26 But if we say it was merely human, we’ll be mobbed because the people believe John was a prophet.”
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Matthew 3:11
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11 “I baptize with[a] water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.[b]
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Malachi 4:5
New Living Translation
5 “Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives.
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Psalm 87:5
New Living Translation
5 Regarding Jerusalem[a] it will be said,
“Everyone enjoys the rights of citizenship there.”
And the Most High will personally bless this city.
Footnotes
- 87:5 Hebrew Zion.
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