Luke 1:76

And you, child, will be called prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready his way,

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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

75and should serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness, in his presence all our days.

77to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,

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Cross References

Psalms 87:5As for Zion it will be said each and all were born in her.” The Lord will preserve her.

Malachi 3:1“I am about to send my messenger and he will clear a path before me: And the Lord, who you are seeking, will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant who you long for is already coming, says the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 3:3John was the one who was spoken of in the prophet Isaiah, where he says – ‘The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: “Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”’

Matthew 11:9What, then, did you go for? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

Matthew 21:26But if we say ‘human,’ we are afraid of the people, for everyone regards John as a prophet.”

Mark 11:32Yet can we say ‘human’?” They were afraid of the people, for everyone regarded John as undoubtedly 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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