Matthew 11:10

This is he of whom it was written, 1 'See, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

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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

9But what did you go out to see—a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.

11I say to you truly, among those born of women no one is greater than John the Baptist. Yet the least important person in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.

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Cross References

Isaiah 40:3A voice cries out, 1 “In the wilderness prepare the way of Yahweh; 1 make straight in the Arabah a highway for our God.” + 40:3 Some older modern versions have A voice cries out in the wilderness . 1

Malachi 4:5See, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and fearful day of Yahweh.

Mark 1:2As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, 1 “Look, I am sending my messenger before your face, 1 the one who will prepare your way. 1

John 1:23He said, 1 “I am a voice, crying in the wilderness: 1 'Make the way of the Lord straight,' just as Isaiah the prophet 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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