Luke 1:76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,

◄ Luke 1:76 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,

English Standard Version
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

New American Standard Bible
"And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; For you will go on BEFORE THE LORD TO PREPARE HIS WAYS;

King James Bible
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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And child, you will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways,

International Standard Version
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, because you will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his way

American Standard Version
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;

Douay-Rheims Bible
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:

Darby Bible Translation
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

Young's Literal Translation
And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.

Cross References

Malachi 3:1
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in: behold, he shall come, said the LORD of hosts.

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 you the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Matthew 11:9
But what went you out for to see? A prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

Matthew 11:10
For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, which shall prepare your way before you.

Mark 1:2
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, which shall prepare your way before you.

Luke 1:17
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.

Luke 1:32
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give to him the throne of his father David:

Luke 7:27
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, which shall prepare your way before you.

Jump to Previous

Child Face Front High Highest Moreover Prepare Prophet Ready Way Ways

Jump to Next

Child Face Front High Highest Moreover Prepare Prophet Ready Way Ways

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

1:67-80 Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the day dawns. In John the Baptist it began to break, and increased apace to the perfect day. The gospel is discovering; it shows that about which we were utterly in the dark; it is to give light to those that sit in darkness, the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. It is reviving; it brings light to those that sit in the shadow of death, as condemned prisoners in the dungeon. It is directing; it is to guide our feet in the way of peace, into that way which will bring us to peace at last, Ro 3:17. John gave proofs of strong faith, vigorous and holy affections, and of being above the fear and love of the world. Thus he ripened for usefulness; but he lived a retired life, till he came forward openly as the forerunner of the Messiah. Let us follow peace with all men, as well as seek peace with God and our own consciences. And if it be the will of God that we live unknown to the world, still let us diligently seek to grow strong in the grace of Jesus Christ.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

76-79. Here are the dying echoes of this song; and very beautiful are these closing notes—like the setting sun, shorn indeed of its noontide radiance, but skirting the horizon with a wavy and quivering light—as of molten gold—on which the eye delights to gaze, till it disappears from the view. The song passes not here from Christ to John, but only from Christ direct to Christ as heralded by His forerunner.

thou child—not "my son"—this child's relation to himself being lost in his relation to a Greater than either.

prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before him—that is, "the Highest." As "the Most High" is an epithet in Scripture only of the supreme God, it is inconceivable that inspiration should apply this term, as here undeniably, to Christ, unless He were "God over all blessed for ever" (Ro 9:5).