Luke 7:27

Luke chapter 7 · verse 27 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.26But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

v.27This passage

v.28I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none greater than John: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Luke 1:15
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
John 1:23
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
Luke 1:76
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;
Matthew 11:10
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
Malachi 4:5
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come.
Isaiah 40:3
The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.