Luke 7:27

Luke 7:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
• New International Version (NIV)This is the one about whom it is written: “ ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)This is he of whom it is written, "'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)This is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You.’

Context of Luke 7:27

25Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces. 26What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’ 28I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” 29All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

Luke 7:27 word by word

οὗτός ἐστιν περὶ οὗ γέγραπται· ἰδοὺ ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου ὃς κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου ἔμπροσθέν σου.¶Read the interlinear

• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• is the oneεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• Beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• I will sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• Myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• messengerἄγγελοςaggelos · angel: messengerG32
• ahead of Youπρόpro · beforeG4253
• ahead of Youσύsu · youG4771
• ahead of Youπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• will prepareκατασκευάζωkataskeuazō · to prepareG2680
• wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715

Cross-references for Luke 7:27

• Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
• Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
• Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
• Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
• John 1:23John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

Commentaries on Luke 7:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-35Verses 19-35 See this passage explained in Luke 7:29 The people - The common people. That heard him - That heard “John.” The publicans - The tax-gatherers, the worst kind of people, who had, however, been converted. Justified God - Considered God as “just” or “right” in the counsel which he gave by John - to wit, in calling people to repentance, and in denouncing future wrath on the impenitent. Compare Matthew 11:19. Being baptized … - They “showed” that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-35Verses 19-35 To his miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this in the kingdom of grace, To the poor the gospel is preached. It clearly pointed out the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, that the messenger he sent before him to prepare his way, did it by preaching repentance and reformation of heart and life. We have here the just blame of those who were not wrought upon by the ministry of John Baptist or of Jesus Christ himself. They made a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27The quotation is from Malachi 3:1. In Malachi 4:5–6, this messenger is identified as the prophet Elijah. Though John denied that he was Elijah (John 1:21–23), he came in the spirit and power of Elijah to prepare the way for God's chosen king (Luke 1:17; see 3:4–6).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 7:27

• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Messenger
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions

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Commentaries on Luke 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings