Luke 1:76

And thou, Child, shalt be called Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to make ready his way,

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

75and should serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness, In his presence all our days.

77to give his people the knowledge of salvation In the forgiveness of their sins,

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Cross References

Matthew 3:3This is he who was spoken of in the Prophet Isaiah, where he says — ‘The voice of one crying aloud in the Wilderness: “Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”’

Matthew 11:9What, then, did you go for? To see a Prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.

Matthew 21:26But if we say ‘human,’ we are afraid of the people, for every one regards John as a Prophet.”

Mark 11:32Yet can we say ‘human’?” — They were afraid of the people, for everyone regarded John as undoubtedly 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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