Matthew 11:10

This is the man of whom scripture says – ‘I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way before you.’

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In The King James Version

For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

In Context

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

11I tell you, no one born of a woman has yet appeared who is greater than John the Baptist; and yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

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Cross References

Malachi 4:5I am about to send to you Elijah the prophet, before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

Mark 1:2It is said in the prophet Isaiah – ‘I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way.

John 1:23“I,” he answered, “am – ‘The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: make a straight road for the Lord’, as the prophet Isaiah said.”

Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:8-16

Christ's Testimony of John. 7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. 10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way… Read the whole commentary →

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