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;
KJV
καὶ σὺ δέ παιδίον, προφήτης ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ· προπορεύσῃ γὰρ πρὸ προσώπου κυρίου ἑτοιμάσαι ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ,
Greek NT
Et tu puer, propheta Altissimi vocaberis : præibis enim ante faciem Domini parare vias ejus,
Vulgate
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;
ASV
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:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλέω
kaleo
verb · 148×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
παιδίον
paidion
noun · 52×
προπορεύομαι
proporeuomai
verb · 2×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
πρό
pro
preposition · 47×
πρόσωπον
prosopon
noun · 77×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἑτοιμάζω
etoimazo
verb · 41×
ὁδός
odos
noun · 101×
ὕψιστος
upsistos
adjective · 13×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
trivial
SBLGNT: δέ | WH/Treg/NIV: δέ
- δέ — SBLGNT
- δέ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐνώπιον | WH/NIV: ἐνώπιον | Treg/RP: πρὸ προσώπου
- ἐνώπιον — SBLGNT
- ἐνώπιον — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- πρὸ προσώπου — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Themes
Historic Christian voices
7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§523St. John the Baptist is the Lord's immediate precursor or forerunner, sent to prepare his way.196 "Prophet of the Most High", John surpasses all the prophets, of whom he is the last.197 He inaugurates the Gospel, already from his mother's womb welcomes the coming of Christ, and rejoices in being "the friend of the bridegroom", whom he points out as "the Lamb of God, who takes a…
Proofs of the foregoing, drawn from the Gospels of Mark and Luke. 1. Luke also, the follower and disciple of the apostles, referring to Zacharias and Elisabeth, from whom, according to promise, John was born, says: And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. Luke 1:6 And again, speaking of Zacharias: And it came…
1. Wherefore does He depart? Again instructing us not to go to meet temptations, but to give place and withdraw ourselves. For it is no reproach, the not casting one's self into danger, but the failing to stand manfully when fallen into it. To teach us this accordingly, and to soothe the envy of the Jews, He retires to Capernaum; at once fulfilling the prophecy, and making hast…
1. The Work is Taken Up After a Violent Interruption, Which Has Driven the Writer from Alexandria. He Addresses Himself to It Again, with Thanks for His Deliverance, and Prayer for Guidance. When a house is being built which is to be made as strong as possible, the building takes place in fine weather and in calm, so that nothing may hinder the structure from acquiring the need…
Cross-references
- Acts 16:17 — The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
- Acts 19:4 — Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
- Isa 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.
- Isa 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.
- Jer 1:5 — Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
- John 1:6 — There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
- 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.
- 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.
- John 1:31 — And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
- John 3:28 — Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
- John 3:28 — Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
- John 5:35 — He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
- John 12:46 — I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
- Luke 1:16 — And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
- 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 L
- Luke 1:32 — He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
- Luke 1:32 — He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
- Luke 1:35 — And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be c
- Luke 3:4 — As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
- 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.
- Mal 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,
- Mal 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,
- Mal 4:6 — 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mark 9:12 — And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
- Mark 11:32 — But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
- Matt 3:1 — In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
- Matt 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.
- Matt 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.
- Matt 11:9 — But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
- Matt 11:9 — But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
- Matt 14:5 — And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.