Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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";

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.

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 good-news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of a man crying out in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Lord. Make his paths straight.


Cross References

Malachi 3:1

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. And LORD, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple. And the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he comes, says LORD of hosts.

Matthew 11:10

For this is he about whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face who will prepare thy way before thee.

Luke 1:76

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,

Psalm 40:7

Then I said, Lo, I have come. In the volume of a book it is written of me.

Matthew 2:5

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For thus it is written through the prophet,

Matthew 3:1-11

And in those days John the immerser comes, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying,

Matthew 26:24

The Son of man indeed goes as it is written about him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for him if that man had not been born.

Matthew 26:31

Then Jesus says to them, All ye will be caused to stumble by me in this night, for it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.

Luke 1:15-17

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he should, no, not drink wine and strong drink. And he will be filled of Holy Spirit, even from his mother's belly.

Luke 1:70

just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,

Luke 3:2-16

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God became in John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

Luke 7:27-28

This is he about whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee.

Luke 18:31

And having taken along the twelve, he said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets about the Son of man will be completed.

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