Luke 7:27
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Luke 7:27 in other translations
| BSB | This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’ |
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| WEB | This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ |
| ASV | This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee. |
| YLT | this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee; |
| DARBY | This is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee; |
| BBE | This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you. |
| Webster | This is he, concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. |
What does Luke 7:27 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 7:19-35
To his miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this in the kingdom of grace, To the poor the gospel is preached. It clearly pointed out the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, that the messenger he sent before him to prepare his way, did it by preaching repentance and reformation of heart and life. We have here the just blame of those who were not wrought upon by the ministry of John Baptist or of Jesus…
Luke 7:27 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 7:27
- Malachi 3:1
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.
- Luke 1:76
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;
- Mark 1:2
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
- Matthew 11:10
For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
- Malachi 4:5-6
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: 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.
- John 1:23
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
- Luke 1:15-17
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 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.
- Isaiah 40:3
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.
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Context
- Luke 7:26
But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
- Luke 7:27
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
- Luke 7:28
For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
Luke 7:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Este es de quien está escrito: He aquí, envío mi mensajero delante de tu faz, el cual aparejará tu camino delante de ti. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | C’est ici celui dont il est écrit: « Voici, j’envoie mon messager devant ta face, lequel préparera ton chemin devant toi »; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dieser ist es, von dem geschrieben steht: "Siehe, ich sende meinen Boten vor deinem Angesicht her, der deinen Weg vor dir bereiten wird"; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | hic est, de quo scriptum est: Ecce mitto angelum meum ante faciem tuam, qui præparabit viam tuam ante te. |