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Luke 7:26–27

26 What then did you go out to see? gA prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written,

h“ ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,

who will prepare your way before you.’

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Luke 7:26–27 — The New International Version (NIV)

26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written:

“ ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you,

who will prepare your way before you.’

Luke 7:26–27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. 27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Luke 7:26–27 — New Living Translation (NLT)

26 Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. 27 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,

Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,

and he will prepare your way before you.’

Luke 7:26–27 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written:

Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,

Who will prepare Your way before You.’

Luke 7:26–27 — New Century Version (NCV)

26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, and I tell you, John is more than a prophet. 27 This was written about him:

I will send my messenger ahead of you,

who will prepare the way for you.’

Luke 7:26–27 — American Standard Version (ASV)

26 But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written,

Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,

Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

Luke 7:26–27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

26 But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and what is more excellent than a prophet. 27 This is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

Luke 7:26–27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

26 Really, what did you go to see? A prophet? Let me tell you that he is far more than a prophet. 27 John is the one about whom Scripture says, 

‘I am sending my messenger ahead of you 

to prepare the way in front of you.’ 

Luke 7:26–27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

26 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet. 27 This is the one it is written about:

Look, I am sending My messenger

ahead of You;

he will prepare Your way before You.

Luke 7:26–27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

26 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written,

See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,

who will prepare your way before you.’

Luke 7:26–27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and even more than a prophet! 27 It is this man about whom it is written:

‘Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face,

who will prepare your way before you.’

Luke 7:26–27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

26 Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

27 “He is the one written about in Scripture. It says,

“ ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you.

He will prepare your way for you.’

Luke 7:26–27 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one who is more than a prophet.

27 This is the one about whom it is written,

Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,

Who will prepare Your way before You.’


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