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Luke 1:76 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Luke 1:76 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 1 verse 76 to related passages throughout the 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;”
Luke 1:76 (KJV)
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Commentary on Luke 1:76
Zacharias addresses his infant son John: 'And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest' (καὶ σὺ δέ, παιδίον, προφήτης ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ). The title 'prophet of the Highest' places John in the line of Old Testament prophets while emphasizing his unique role. The phrase 'thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways' (προπορεύσῃ γὰρ ἐνώπιον κυρίου ἑτοιμάσαι ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ) directly applies Malachi 3:1 and Isaiah 40:3 to John. The pronoun 'his' (αὐτοῦ) refers to 'the Lord' (κυρίου)—when John prepared the way for Jesus, he prepared the way for Yahweh Himself, implying Jes...
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Cross-References for Luke 1:76
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“Behold”
“Prepare the way of Yahweh in the wilderness! Make a level highway in the desert for our God.,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., קוֹל קוֹרֵא בַּמִּדְבָּר פַּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָה יַשְּׁרוּ בָּעֲרָבָה מְסִלָּה לֵאלֹהֵינוּ׃ ,Hark! one calleth: Clear ye in the wilderness the way of the LORD”
“Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.{Malachi 3:1},As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.,,,,,,,,”
“I tell you”
“saying”
“he feared the multitude”
“I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,'{Isaiah 40:3} as Isaiah the prophet said.”
“she cried out”
“and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father”
“'I am not the Christ”