Matthew 11 · Verse 10

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.
Matthew 11:10, King James Version

Matthew 11:10 in other translations

BSBThis is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
WEBFor this is he, of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
ASVThis is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
YLTfor this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
DARBYthis is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
BBEThis is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.
WebsterFor 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 Matthew 11:10 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 10. For this is he, etc. The passage of Scripture here quoted is found in Mal 3:1. The substance of it is contained also in Isa 40:3.

Prepare thy way. That is, to prepare the people; to make them ready, by proper instructions, to receive the Messiah.

(h) "is written" Is 40:3, Mal 3:1, Lk 1:76

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Behold, I send my messenger - A fifth excellency of the Baptist was, his preparing the way of the Lord; being the instrument, in God's hand, of preparing the people's hearts to receive the Lord Jesus; and it was probably through his preaching that so many thousands attached themselves to Christ, immediately on his appearing as a public teacher.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 11:7-15

What Christ said concerning John, was not only for his praise, but for the people's profit. Those who attend on the word will be called to give an account of their improvements. Do we think when the sermon is done, the care is over? No, then the greatest of the care begins. John was a self-denying man, dead to all the pomps of the world and the pleasures of sense. It becomes people, in all their appearances, to be…

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Matthew 11:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

οὗτόςhoutosFor thisG3778
ἐστινestinis [he]G1510
περὶpericoncerningG4012
οὗhouwhomG3739
γέγραπται·gegraptaiit has been written:G1125
ἰδοὺidouBeholdG2400
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473
ἀποστέλλωapostellōsendG649
τὸνtontheG3588
ἄγγελόνangelonmessengerG32
μουmouof MineG3165
πρὸprobeforeG4253
προσώπουprosōpou[the] faceG4383
σουsouof YouG4771
ὃςhoswhoG3739
κατασκευάσειkataskeuaseiwill prepareG2680
τὴνtēntheG3588
ὁδόνhodonwayG3598
σουsouof YouG4771
ἔμπροσθένemprosthenbeforeG1715
σου.¶souYou.’G4771

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 11:10

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Malachi 4:5

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

  • 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.

  • Luke 7:26-27

    But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • 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.

  • Matthew 3:3

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:3; Isa 40:3; Mal 3:1; 4:5; Mr 1:2; Lu 7:26,27; Joh 1:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 11:9

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

  • 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.

  • Matthew 11:11

    Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

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Matthew 11:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque éste es de quien está escrito: He aquí, yo envío mi mensajero delante de tu faz, que aparejará tu camino delante de ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		car c’est ici celui dont il est écrit: « Voici, moi j’envoie mon messager devant ta face, lequel préparera ton chemin devant toi ».
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn 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 enim de quo scriptum est: Ecce ego mitto angelum meum ante faciem tuam, qui præparabit viam tuam ante te.