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Malachi 3:1

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The Purifier

1“aBehold, I am going to send bMy 1messenger, and he will 2cclear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; 3and the dmessenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or angel
  2. 2Or prepare
  3. 3Or even

Cross references

  1. aMatt 11:10, 14; Mark 1:2; Luke 1:76; 7:27
  2. bHag 1:13; John 1:6, 7
  3. cIs 40:3
  4. dIs 63:9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“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.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Look! I am going to send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you are seeking will come suddenly to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you are taking pleasure—look!—he is about to come,” says Yahweh of hosts.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.