Malachi 3:1

New International Reader's Version

The Lord who rules over all says, “I will send my messenger. He will prepare my way for me. Then suddenly the Lord you are looking for will come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant will come. He is the one you long for.”

Cross References

Psalm 110:1

The Lord says to my lord, “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your control.”

Exodus 23:20

“I am sending an angel ahead of you. He will guard you along the way. He will bring you to the place I have prepared.

Exodus 23:21

Pay attention to him. Listen to what he says. Do not refuse to obey him. He will not forgive you if you turn against him. He has my full authority.

Isaiah 40:10

The Lord and King is coming with power. He rules with a powerful arm. He has set his people free. He is bringing them back as his reward. He has won the battle over their enemies.

Isaiah 63:9

When they suffered, he suffered with them. He sent his angel to save them. He set them free because he is loving and kind. He lifted them up and carried them. He did it again and again in days long ago.

Isaiah 7:14

The Lord himself will give you a sign. The virgin is going to have a baby. She will give birth to a son. And he will be called Immanuel.

Isaiah 9:6

A child will be born to us. A son will be given to us. He will rule over us. And he will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also be called Father Who Lives Forever and Prince Who Brings Peace.

Haggai 1:13

Haggai was the Lord’s messenger. So Haggai gave the Lord’s message to the people. He told them, “The Lord announces, ‘I am with you.’ ”

Malachi 2:4

You will know that I have given you this warning. I have warned you so that my covenant with Levi will continue,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Malachi 2:7

“The lips of a priest should guard knowledge. After all, he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all. And people seek instruction from his mouth.

Malachi 4:5

“I will send the prophet Elijah to you. He will come before the day of the Lord arrives. It will be a great and terrifying day.

Matthew 11:14

If you are willing to accept it, John is the Elijah who was supposed to come.

Luke 1:76

“And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go ahead of the Lord to prepare the way for him.

Luke 19:47

Every day Jesus was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests and the teachers of the law were trying to kill him. So were the leaders among the people.

Luke 2:11

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you. He is the Messiah, the Lord.

Luke 2:38

Anna came up to Jesus’ family at that moment. She gave thanks to God. And she spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the time when Jerusalem would be set free.

Luke 2:46

After three days they found him in the temple courtyard. He was sitting with the teachers. He was listening to them and asking them questions.

Acts 19:4

Paul said, “John baptized people, calling them to turn away from their sins. He told them to believe in the one who was coming after him. Jesus is that one.”

Acts 7:38

Moses was with the Israelites in the desert. He was with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai. Moses was with our people of long ago. He received living words to pass on to us.