Matthew 11:10

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

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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

9Yet what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and abundantly more than a prophet.

11Verily I say unto you, There hath not arisen, from those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

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Cross References

Mark 1:2as it is written in the prophets; “Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, he shall prepare thy way before thee.

John 1:23He said, I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way for the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.

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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