Malachi 3:1

English Standard Version

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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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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Malachi 4:5

New International Version

⁵“See, I will send the prophet Elijah^(A) to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.^(B)

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Luke 1:76

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⁷⁶And 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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⁷⁶And 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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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.

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Isaiah 63:9 Or he did not afflict

Isaiah 63:9

New International Version

⁹In all their distress he too was distressed,
    and the angel^(A) of his presence^(B) saved them.^[a]
In his love and mercy he redeemed^(C) them;
    he lifted them up and carried^(D) them
    all the days of old.^(E)

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Isaiah 63:9 Or Savior ⁹in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved them

Acts 19:4

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⁴And 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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Acts 19:4

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⁴Paul said, “John’s baptism^(A) was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”^(B)

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John 1:6-7

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⁶There was a man ^(A)sent from God, whose name was ^(B)John. ⁷He came as a ^(C)witness, to bear witness about the light, ^(D)that all might believe through him.

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John 1:6-7

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⁶There was a man sent from God whose name was John.^(A) ⁷He came as a witness to testify^(B) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.^(C)

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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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Mark 1:2 Some manuscripts in the prophets
Mark 1:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness

Mark 1:2-3

New International Version

²as 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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Mark 1:2 Mal. 3:1
Mark 1:3 Isaiah 40:3

Malachi 2:7

English Standard Version

⁷For ^(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

Malachi 2:7

New International Version

⁷“For the lips of a priest^(A) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger^(B) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.^(C)

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Luke 7:26-28

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²⁶What then did you go out to see? ^(A)A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. ²⁷This is he of whom it is written,

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

²⁸I 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 7:26-28

New International Version

²⁶But what did you go out to see? A prophet?^(A) Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. ²⁷This is the one about whom it is written:

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

²⁸I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God^(C) is greater than he.”

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Luke 7:27 Mal. 3:1

Matthew 17:10-13

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¹⁰And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say ^(A)that first Elijah must come?” ¹¹He answered, “Elijah does come, and ^(B)he will restore all things. ¹²But 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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Matthew 17:10-13

New International Version

¹⁰The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”

¹¹Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things.^(A) ¹²But I tell you, Elijah has already come,^(B) and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished.^(C) In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer^(D) at their hands.” ¹³Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.^(E)

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Matthew 11:10-11

English Standard Version

¹⁰This is he of whom it is written,

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

¹¹Truly, 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 11:10-11

New International Version

¹⁰This is the one about whom it is written:

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

¹¹Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

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Matthew 11:10 Mal. 3:1

Isaiah 9:6

English Standard Version

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 9:6

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⁶For to us a child is born,^(A)
    to us a son is given,^(B)
    and the government^(C) will be on his shoulders.^(D)
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor,^(E) Mighty God,^(F)
    Everlasting^(G) Father,^(H) Prince of Peace.^(I)

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Acts 7:38

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³⁸This is the one ^(A)who was in the congregation in the wilderness with ^(B)the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. ^(C)He received ^(D)living ^(E)oracles to give to us.

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Acts 7:38

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³⁸He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel^(A) who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors;^(B) and he received living words^(C) to pass on to us.^(D)

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