Malachi 3:1

New English Translation

“I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Cross References

Psalm 110:1

Here is the Lord’s proclamation to my lord: “Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”

Exodus 23:20

“I am going to send an angel before you to protect you as you journey and to bring you into the place that I have prepared.

Exodus 23:21

Take heed because of him, and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgressions, for my name is in him.

Isaiah 40:10

Look, the sovereign Lord comes as a victorious warrior; his military power establishes his rule. Look, his reward is with him; his prize goes before him.

Isaiah 63:9

Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.

Isaiah 7:14

For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.

Isaiah 9:6

For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Haggai 1:13

Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, spoke the Lord’s word to the people: “I am with you!” says the Lord.

Malachi 2:4

Then you will know that I sent this commandment to you so that my covenant may continue to be with Levi,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Malachi 2:7

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all.

Malachi 4:5

Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.

Matthew 11:14

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

Luke 1:76

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

Luke 19:47

Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him,

Luke 2:11

Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:38

At that moment, she came up to them and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Luke 2:46

After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

Acts 19:4

Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

Acts 7:38

This is the man who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors, and he received living oracles to give to you.