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Malachi 3:1

WEB

1“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me! The Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple. Behold, the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, is coming!” says the LORD of Armies.

KJV

1Behold, 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.

BSB

1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me.[+] Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

FBV

1Look! I am sending my messenger,[+] and he will prepare the way for me. The Lord you are seeking[+] will suddenly arrive at his Temple. The messenger of the agreement you say is so happy with you[+] is coming, says the Lord Almighty.

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Extra References

Malachi 4:5

5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.

Luke 1:76

76And 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,

Mark 1:2-3

2As it is written in the prophets, “Behold,[+] I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you:3the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!’”

Luke 7:26-28

26But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet. 27This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’

28“For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in God’s Kingdom is greater than he.”

Isaiah 63:9

9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and in his pity he redeemed them. He bore them, and carried them all the days of old.

Matthew 11:10-11

10For this is he, of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’11Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

Acts 19:4

4Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.”

Malachi 2:7

7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of Armies.

Isaiah 40:3-5

3The voice of one who calls out, “Prepare the way of the LORD in the wilderness! Make a level highway in the desert for our God. 4Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain. 5The LORD’s glory shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.”

John 1:6-7

6There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.