Parallel Verses
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,
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:
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,
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,
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 In His own presence all our days. 76 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, 77 to give His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.
Cross References
Luke 1:32
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His forefather David,
Matthew 3:3
This is he who was mentioned by the prophet Isaiah, when he said: "Here is a voice of one who shouts in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord; Make the paths straight for him.'"
Matthew 11:9-10
If not, why did you go out there? To see a prophet?
Matthew 14:5
Although he wanted to have him killed, he was afraid of the people, for they regarded him as a prophet.
Mark 1:2-3
As it is written in the prophet Isaiah: "Here I send my messenger ahead of you; He will prepare your way.
Luke 1:35
Then the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you, and so your child will be called holy, the Son of God.
Matthew 3:11
I am baptizing you in water to picture your repentance. But He that is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not fit to carry His shoes. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire;
Matthew 21:26
But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the people, for they all consider John a prophet."
Mark 11:32
On the other hand, can we say, 'It was from men'?" For they were afraid of the people, because everybody thought that John was really a prophet.
Luke 1:16-17
And he will turn many of Israel's descendants to the Lord their God.
Luke 3:4-6
as it is written in the sermon-book of the prophet Isaiah: "Here is a voice of one shouting in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord, make the paths straight for Him.
Luke 6:35
But you must practice loving your enemies, doing good to them, and lending to them, despairing of nothing; so that your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Luke 7:27-28
This is the man of whom the Scripture says: "'Attention! I send my messenger on before you. He will prepare the road ahead of you.'
John 1:23
He said, "I am a voice of one shouting in the desert, 'Make the road straight for the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said."
John 1:27
He is to become my successor, because He has been put before me, and I am not fit to untie His shoestrings."
John 3:28
You can bear testimony to me yourselves that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but I have been sent as His announcer.'
Acts 13:24-25
as John, before His coming, had already preached baptism as an expression of repentance, for all the people of Israel.
Acts 16:17
This girl kept following Paul and the rest of us, shrieking, "These men are slaves of the Most High God, and they are proclaiming to you a way of salvation."