Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

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

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

He said, I {am} the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all {men} counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and {to} the evil.

He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

This is {he}, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and {with} fire:

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, {and} I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. {ordained: Heb. gave}

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

He said, I {am} the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. {to the wisdom: or, by the wisdom}

There was a man sent from God, whose name {was} John.

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

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

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

This is {he}, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for {he that is} higher than the highest regardeth; and {there be} higher than they. {at the... Heb. at the will, or, purpose}

And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, {even} Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,