American Standard Version
"This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee. "
— Luke 7:27, American Standard Version
“This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.”
“This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'”
“This is the one about whom it is written,‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’”
“This is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.”
“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.”
“This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.”
And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?
But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.
But what went ye out 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, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
I 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.
And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him.