Luke 1:76
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the face of the Lord: to prepare his ways,
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75in holiness and in justice before him, throughout all our days.
77to give knowledge of salvation to his people for the remission of their sins,
Cross References
Psalms 87:5I am considered to be among those who will descend into the pit. I have become like a man without assistance,
Malachi 3:1Behold, I send my angel, and he will prepare the way before my face. And presently the Sovereign, whom you seek, and the angel of testimony, whom you desire, will arrive at his temple. Behold, he approaches, says the Lord of hosts.
Matthew 3:3For this is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, saying: “A voice crying out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight his paths.”
Matthew 11:9Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
Matthew 21:26“If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ But if we say, ‘From men,’ we have the crowd to fear, for they all hold John to be a prophet.”
Mark 11:32If we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the people. For they all hold that John was a true prophet.”
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 →