For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
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Gill's Exposition
Verily I say unto you,.... What Christ had before said, he proved from a testimony of Scripture; what he was about to say depending on his word, he asseverates in the most solemn manner:
among them…
Barnes' Notes
For this is he ... - 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…
We have here the high encomium which our Lord Jesus gave of John the Baptist; not only to revive his honour, but to revive his work. Some of Christ's disciples might perhaps take occasion from the…
Cambridge Bible
Behold, I send, &c. Quoted from the Hebrew of Mal 3:2. The LXX. rendering of the passage is different.
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