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
For 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 enim de quo scriptum est: Ecce ego 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
This section starts with John the Baptist’s doubt. It ends by honoring his faith and his work (Matthew 11:7–19). The people's rejection of John (11:16–19) hints at their future rejection of Jesus.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
Parallels
Glossary
Faith Gospel of Matthew Jesus Christ John the Baptist Malachi, Book of Messenger
Topics
Jesus, the Christ: Receives the Message from John the Baptist (In Galilee) Jesus, the Christ: Unclassified Prophecies Concerning the Kingdom of Jesus, the Christ: Unclassified Scriptures Relating to the Divinity of John: Jesus Discourses Upon Messenger: Figurative Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament