‘See, I am going to send my messenger, and he will clear the way before me. Then the Lord you seek will suddenly come to his temple, the Messenger of the covenant you delight in #– #see, he is coming,’ says the Lord of Armies.
John 3:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised You yourselves can testify that I said, “I am not the Messiah, but I’ve been sent ahead of him.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 going to send my messenger, and he will clear the way before me. Then the Lord you seek will suddenly come to his temple, the Messenger of the covenant you delight in #– #see, he is coming,’ says the Lord of Armies.
For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said: A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight! ,
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
He said, ‘I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord , #– #just as Isaiah the prophet said.’
So they asked him, ‘Why then do you baptise if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet? ’
He is the one coming after me, , whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to untie.’