Luke 1:76

And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways,

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

In Context

75in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.

77by giving to his people the knowledge of salvation in the remission of their sins,

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Cross References

Matthew 3:3For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Matthew 11:9But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

Matthew 21:26But if we reply, From men, we fear the multitude; for all regard John as a prophet.

Mark 11:32But if we say, From men, they feared the people; for all regarded John as a prophet indeed.

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:68-80

The Song of Zacharias. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his… Read the whole commentary →

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