Malachi 3:1
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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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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,
Isaiah 63:9
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9 (A)In all their affliction he was afflicted,[a]
and the angel of his presence saved them;
(B)in his love and in his pity he redeemed them;
(C)he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 63:9 Or he did not afflict
Acts 19:4
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4 And Paul said, (A)“John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people (B)to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.”
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Luke 7:26-28
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26 What then did you go out to see? (A)A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written,
(B)“‘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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Malachi 2:7
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7 For (A)the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people[a] should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
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- Malachi 2:7 Hebrew they
John 1:6-7
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6 There was a man (A)sent from God, whose name was (B)John. 7 He came as a (C)witness, to bear witness about the light, (D)that all might believe through him.
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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 17:10-13
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10 And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say (A)that first Elijah must come?” 11 He answered, “Elijah does come, and (B)he will restore all things. 12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but (C)did to him whatever they pleased. (D)So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” 13 (E)Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
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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 11:10-11
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10 This is he of whom it is written,
(A)“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
11 Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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Matthew 3:1-3
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
3 (A)In those days (B)John the Baptist came preaching in (C)the wilderness of Judea, 2 (D)“Repent, for (E)the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a] 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
(F)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(G)‘Prepare[b] the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:2 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
- Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
Exodus 23:20
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Conquest of Canaan Promised
20 (A)“Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared.
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Luke 19:47
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47 (A)And he was teaching daily in the temple. (B)The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him,
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Luke 2:21-32
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21 And (A)at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, (B)he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Jesus Presented at the Temple
22 And (C)when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem (D)to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in (E)the Law of the Lord, (F)“Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in (G)the Law of the Lord, (H)“a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was (I)righteous and (J)devout, (K)waiting for (L)the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not (M)see death before he had seen (N)the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when (O)the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and (P)blessed God and said,
29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant[a] depart (Q)in peace,
(R)according to your word;
30 for (S)my eyes have seen your (T)salvation
31 (U)that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 (V)a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and (W)for glory to (X)your people Israel.”
Footnotes
- Luke 2:29 Or bondservant
Haggai 2:7-9
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7 And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and (A)I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. 8 (B)The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of hosts. 9 (C)The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And (D)in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.’”
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John 1:15-23
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15 ((A)John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, (B)‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from (C)his fullness we have all received, (D)grace upon grace.[a] 17 For (E)the law was given through Moses; (F)grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 (G)No one has ever seen God; (H)the only God,[b] who is at the Father's side,[c] (I)he has made him known.
The Testimony of John the Baptist
19 And this is the (J)testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, (K)“Who are you?” 20 (L)He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? (M)Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you (N)the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22 So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said, “I am (O)the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight[d] the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
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Luke 3:3-6
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3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming (A)a baptism of repentance (B)for the forgiveness of sins. 4 As it is written in (C)the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
(D)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(E)‘Prepare the way of the Lord,[a]
make his paths straight.
5 (F)Every valley shall be filled,
(G)and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
(H)and the crooked shall become straight,
and the rough places shall become level ways,
6 (I)and all flesh shall see (J)the salvation of God.’”
Footnotes
- Luke 3:4 Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord
Isaiah 9:6
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6 (A)For to us a child is born,
to us (B)a son is given;
(C)and the government shall be (D)upon[a] his shoulder,
and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful (E)Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
(G)Everlasting (H)Father, Prince of (I)Peace.
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- Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
- Isaiah 9:6 Or is called
Isaiah 7:14
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14 Therefore the (A)Lord himself will give you a sign. (B)Behold, the (C)virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name (D)Immanuel.[a]
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- Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel means God is with us
Genesis 48:15-16
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15 And he blessed Joseph and said,
“The God (A)before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,
16 (B)the angel who has (C)redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys;
and in them let (D)my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
and let them (E)grow into a multitude[a] in the midst of the earth.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 48:16 Or let them be like fish for multitude
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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