Parallel Verses

Daniel Mace New Testament

It is written in the prophet, "behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

New American Standard Bible

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way;

King James Version

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Holman Bible

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You,
who will prepare Your way.

International Standard Version

As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See! I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way.

A Conservative Version

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee.

American Standard Version

Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way.

Amplified

As it is written and forever remains in the [writings of the] prophet Isaiah:

Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way—

An Understandable Version

It was even written in Isaiah, the prophet [Note: Verse

Anderson New Testament

as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.

Bible in Basic English

Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

Common New Testament

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way";

Darby Translation

as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.

Godbey New Testament

As has been written in the prophets; Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee;

Goodspeed New Testament

As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Here I send my messenger on before you; He will prepare your way;

John Wesley New Testament

Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

Julia Smith Translation

As it has been written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

King James 2000

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,

Modern King James verseion

as it is written in the Prophets, "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way before thee;"

Moffatt New Testament

As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, Here I send my messenger before your face to prepare the way for you:

Montgomery New Testament

even as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face to prepare your way.

NET Bible

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,

New Heart English Bible

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Look, I send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.

Noyes New Testament

as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;"

Sawyer New Testament

as it is written in Isaiah the prophet; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way.

The Emphasized Bible

According as it is written in Isaiah the prophet - Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way, -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

as it is written in the prophets; "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, he shall prepare thy way before thee.

Twentieth Century New Testament

It is said in the Prophet Isaiah--'Behold! I send my Messenger before thy face; He shall prepare thy way.'

Webster

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

Weymouth New Testament

As it is written in Isaiah the Prophet, "See, I am sending My messenger before Thee, Who will prepare Thy way";

Williams New Testament

As it is written in the prophet Isaiah: "Here I send my messenger ahead of you; He will prepare your way.

World English Bible

As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.

Worrell New Testament

As it has been written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way;

Worsley New Testament

As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee:"

Youngs Literal Translation

As it hath been written in the prophets, 'Lo, I send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee,' --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
As
ὡς 
Hos 
as, when, how, as it were, about,
Usage: 417

it is written
γράφω 
Grapho 
Usage: 149

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the prophets
προφήτης 
Prophetes 
Usage: 105

ἰδού 
Idou 
behold, lo, see
Usage: 140

I
ἐγώ 
Ego 
I, my, me, not tr
Usage: 174

ἀποστέλλω 
Apostello 
Usage: 73

my
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

G32
ἄγγελος 
Aggelos 
Usage: 153

πρό 
Pro 
ἔμπροσθεν 
Emprosthen 
before, above, above ... ago, or ever
before, in sight, of, against, in the sight of, in the presence of, at
Usage: 34
Usage: 27

thy
σοῦ 
Sou 
σοῦ 
Sou 
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
Usage: 241
Usage: 241

πρόσωπον 
Prosopon 
Usage: 70

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

κατασκευάζω 
Kataskeuazo 
Usage: 9

way
ὁδός 
Hodos 
Usage: 75

Context Readings

John The Baptist Begins His Ministry

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the son of God. 2 It is written in the prophet, "behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."


Cross References

Matthew 11:10

for it is he that is meant in that passage, "behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee."

Luke 1:76

and you, dear babe, you shall be the prophet of the most high: for you shall go before the Lord, in order to prepare his way,

Matthew 2:5

they answered him, in Bethlehem of Judea: for these are the words of the prophet;

Matthew 3:1-11

At that time appeared John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

Matthew 26:24

the son of man is going to die, pursuant to the scripture: but wo to that man by whom the son of man is betrayed: it had been better for that man, if he had never been born.

Matthew 26:31

then said Jesus to them, I shall be the occasion of your revolting all from me this night: for it is written, "I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered."

Luke 1:15-17

he shall appear as a divine messenger. he shall drink neither wine, nor any other strong liquor: he shall be filled with the holy spirit, even from his infancy:

Luke 1:70

according to the antient promise he made by the mouth of the holy prophets,

Luke 3:2-16

under the pontificate of Annas and Caiaphas, JOHN, the son of Zacharias, received his divine commission in the wilderness.

Luke 7:27-28

he it is, of whom it is written, "behold, I send my messenger before you, who shall prepare the way for you."

Luke 18:31

Afterwards Jesus took the twelve aside, and said to them, now we are going to Jerusalem where all that the prophets have writ concerning the son of man shall be accomplished.

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