Luke 1:76

And you, child, will be called Prophet of the Most High, because you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

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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 the days of our life.

77to give a knowledge of salvation to His people by the forgiveness of their sins,

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Cross References

Matthew 3:3For this is he who was referred to by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “A voice crying-out, ‘Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.’”

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

Matthew 21:26But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the crowd, for all consider John as a prophet.”

Mark 11:32But if we say, ‘From men’…”—they feared the people, for everyone held John to really be a 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 →

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