Matthew 11:10

This, is he, concerning whom it is written,—Lo! I, send my messenger before thy face, who shall make ready thy way before thee!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

9But why went ye forth? A prophet, to see? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

11Verily, I say unto you—There hath not arisen, among such as are born of women, a greater than John the Immerser,—yet, he that is less in the kingdom of the heavens, is, greater than he.

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Cross References

Isaiah 40:3A voice of one crying!—In the desert, prepare ye the way of Yahweh,—Make smooth in the waste plain a highway for our God:

Malachi 4:5Lo! I am sending unto you Elijah the prophet,—before the coming of the great and awful day of Yahweh;

Mark 1:2According as it is written in Isaiah the prophet—Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way,—

John 1:23He said—I, am a Voice, of one crying aloud;—In the desert, make ye straight, the way of the Lord: according as said Isaiah the prophet.

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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