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Luke 7

Luke 7:27

Jesus Testifies about John · Luke 7:24–35
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Translations

Modern
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
Traditional
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Literal
This is he about whom it has been written: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.’
Latin
…hic est, de quo scriptum est: Ecce mitto angelum meum ante faciem tuam, qui præparabit viam tuam ante te.

Original

Greek
English
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’

Notes

Luke 7:27

The quotation is from Malachi 3:1. In Malachi 4:5–6, this messenger is identified as the prophet Elijah. Though John denied that he was Elijah (John 1:21–23), he came in the spirit and power of Elijah to prepare the way for God's chosen king (Luke 1:17; see 3:4–6).

Theme notes and profiles

John the Baptist

Events

Parallels

Malachi 3:1–5 Matthew 11:7–19

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Jesus Christ Luke, Gospel of Messenger Prophecy

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Receives the Message from John the Baptist (In Galilee) John: Jesus Discourses Upon Messenger: Figurative