Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
And you, my child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go in front of the Lord to make his ways ready,
New American Standard Bible
For you will go on
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;
Holman Bible
a prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord
to prepare His ways,
International Standard Version
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, because you will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his way
A Conservative Version
And thou, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High. For thou will go ahead, before the face of Lord, to prepare his ways,
American Standard Version
Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;
Amplified
“And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
For you will go on before the Lord (the Messiah) to prepare His ways;
An Understandable Version
Yes, you [my] child [i.e., John], will be called the prophet of the Highest [i.e., God], for you will go ahead of the Lord's presence to prepare His ways.
Anderson New Testament
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways,
Bible in Basic English
And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;
Common New Testament
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare his ways,
Daniel Mace New Testament
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,
Darby Translation
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;
Godbey New Testament
And thou, little child, shall be called a prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
Goodspeed New Testament
"And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, For you will go before the Lord to make his way ready,
John Wesley New Testament
And thou, child, shalt be a prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his ways,
Julia Smith Translation
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;
King James 2000
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Highest: for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And so you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go on before the Lord to prepare his ways,
Modern King James verseion
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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:
Montgomery New Testament
"And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare the way
NET Bible
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
New Heart English Bible
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready his ways,
Noyes New Testament
And thou, child, shalt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go in advance before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,
Sawyer New Testament
And you, little child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,
The Emphasized Bible
And, even thou, child, prophet of the Most High, shalt be called, - for thou shall march on before the Lord, to prepare his ways,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Twentieth Century New Testament
And thou, Child, shalt be called Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to make ready his way,
Webster
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;
Weymouth New Testament
And you moreover, O child, shall be called Prophet of the Most High; For you shall go on in front before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
Williams New Testament
And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready His ways,
World English Bible
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,
Worrell New Testament
"And you also, child, shall be called 'Prophet of the Most High;' for you shall go before the face of the Lord, to prepare His ways;
Worsley New Testament
And thou, my child, shalt be called the prophet of the most High; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord,
Youngs Literal Translation
And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.
Themes
The Covenant » Fulfilled in Christ
John the baptist » Characteristics of » Called the "forerunner" of Christ
John the baptist » John the baptist being sent to prepare the way for jesus Christ
Joy » Instances of » Of zecharias, when john the baptist was born
divine Messenger » John the baptist as » Called the "forerunner" of Christ
Miracles » Catalogue of » The incarnation of jesus
Poetry » Lyrics, sacred » Of zacharias
Select readings » The prophetic blessing of zacharias
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » Zacharias
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 1:76
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Praise And Prophecy Of Zechariah
75 in holiness and uprightness all our days within his presence. 76 And you, my child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go in front of the Lord to make his ways ready, 77 to bring his people the knowledge of salvation through the remission of their sins
Cross References
Luke 1:32
He will be great, he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father;
Matthew 3:3
(This was the man spoken of by the prophet Isaiah: The voice of one who cries in the desert, 'Make the way ready for the Lord, level the paths for him.')
Matthew 11:9-10
Come, why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.
Matthew 14:5
He was anxious to kill him but he was afraid of the people, for they held John to be a prophet.
Mark 1:2-3
As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, Here I send my messenger before your face to prepare the way for you:
Luke 1:35
The angel answered her, "The holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Most High will overshadow you; hence what is born will be called holy, Son of God.
Matthew 3:11
I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals; he will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.
Matthew 21:26
And if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet."
Mark 11:32
No, let us say, From men" ??but they were afraid of the multitude, for the people all held John had been really a prophet.
Luke 1:16-17
he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God,
Luke 6:35
No, you must love your enemies and help them, you must lend to them without expecting any return; then you will have a rich reward, you will be sons of the Most High for he is kind even to the ungrateful and the evil.
Luke 7:27-28
This is he of whom it is written, Here I send my messenger before your face, to prepare the way for you.
John 1:23
He said, "I am the voice of one who cries in the desert, 'level the way for the Lord' ??as the prophet Isaiah said."
John 1:27
and I am not fit to untie the string of his sandal."
John 3:28
You can bear me out, that I said, 'I am not the Christ'; what I said was, 'I have been sent in advance of him.'
Acts 13:24-25
before whose coming John had already preached a baptism of repentance for all the people of Israel.
Acts 16:17
She followed Paul and the rest of us, shrieking, "These men are servants of the Most High God, they proclaim to you the way of salvation!"