“See, I am sending My messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me. Then suddenly the Master you are seeking comes to His Hĕḵal, even the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight. See, He is coming,” said יהוה of hosts.
John 3:28 - The Scriptures 2009 “You yourselves are witnesses for me that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but I am sent ahead of Him.’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You yourselves are my witnesses [you personally bear me out] that I stated, I am not the Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), but I have [only] been sent before Him [in advance of Him, to be His appointed forerunner, His messenger, His announcer]. [Mal. 3:1.] American Standard Version (1901) Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. Common English Bible You yourselves can testify that I said that I’m not the Christ but that I’m the one sent before him. Catholic Public Domain Version You yourselves offer testimony for me that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but that I have been sent before him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version You yourselves do bear me witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him. |
“See, I am sending My messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me. Then suddenly the Master you are seeking comes to His Hĕḵal, even the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight. See, He is coming,” said יהוה of hosts.
For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Yeshayahu, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of יהוה, make His paths straight.’ ”
And you, child, shall be called prophet of the Most High, for you shall go before the face of יהוה to prepare His ways,
And he confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.”
He said, “I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of יהוה,’ as the prophet Yeshayahu said.”
and they asked him, saying, “Why then do you immerse if you are not the Messiah, nor Ěliyahu, nor the Prophet?”
the One coming after me, who has become before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loosen.”