Luke 1:76

And thou, child, wilt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou wilt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his way,

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

75all our days, in rectitude and uprightness.

77that he may give the knowledge of life to his people, and forgiveness of their sins,

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Cross References

Matthew 3:3For this is he of whom it was said, by Isaiah the prophet: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make smooth his paths.

Matthew 11:9And if not; what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, say I to you, and more than a prophet.

Matthew 21:26And if we should say, From men; we are afraid of the multitude, for they all hold John as a prophet.

Mark 11:32But if we should say, From men; there is fear from the people; for they have all held John to be truly 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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