Malachi 3:1 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Behold, I send my angel, and he will prepare the way before my face. And presently the Sovereign, whom you seek, and the angel of testimony, whom you desire, will arrive at his temple. Behold, he approaches, says the Lord of hosts.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ BEHOLD, I send My messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me. And the Lord [the Messiah], Whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; the Messenger or Angel of the covenant, Whom you desire, behold, He shall come, says the Lord of hosts. [Matt. 11:10; Luke 1:13-17, 76.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Common English Bible

¹ Look, I am sending my messenger who will clear the path before me; suddenly the LORD whom you are seeking will come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you take delight is coming, says the LORD of heavenly forces.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ Behold I send my angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord, whom you seek, and the angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Behold he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts.

English Standard Version 2016

¹ “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 3:1 Cross References

Psalm 110:1

Alleluia. I will confess to you, O Lord, with my whole heart, in the council of the just and in the congregation.

Exodus 23:20

Behold, I will send my Angel, who will go before you, and preserve you on your journey, and lead you into the place that I have prepared.

Exodus 23:21

Heed him, and hear his voice, and do not hold him in disregard. For he will not release you when you have sinned, and my name is in him.

Isaiah 40:10

Behold, the Lord God will arrive in strength, and his arm will rule. Behold, his reward is with him, and his work is before him.

Isaiah 63:9

Throughout all their tribulation, he was not troubled, for the Angel of his presence saved them. With his love, and by his leniency, he has redeemed them, and he has carried them and lifted them up, throughout all the days of the ages.

Isaiah 7:14

For this reason, the Lord himself will grant to you a sign. Behold, a virgin will conceive, and she will give birth to a son, and his name will be called Immanuel.

Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. And leadership is placed upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called: wonderful Counselor, mighty God, father of the future age, Prince of Peace.

Haggai 1:13

And Haggai, a messenger of the Lord among messengers of the Lord, spoke to the people, saying: the Lord says, "I am with you."

Malachi 2:4

And you will know that I sent you this commandment, so that my covenant might be with Levi, says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 2:7

For the lips of the priests will keep knowledge, and they will request the law from his mouth, because he is an angel of the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 4:5

Behold, I will send to you Elijah the prophet, before the arrival of the great and terrible day of the Lord.

Matthew 11:14

And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah, who is to come.

Luke 1:76

And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the face of the Lord: to prepare his ways,

Luke 19:47

And he was teaching in the temple daily. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him.

Luke 2:11

For today a Saviour has been born for you in the city of David: he is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:38

And entering at the same hour, she confessed to the Lord. And she spoke about him to all who were awaiting the redemption of Israel.

Luke 2:46

And it happened that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, listening to them and questioning them.

Acts 19:4

Then Paul said: "John baptized the people with the baptism of repentance, saying that they should believe in the One who is to come after him, that is, in Jesus."

Acts 7:38

This is he who was in the Church in the wilderness, with the Angel who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. It is he who received the words of life to give to us.