King James Version (KJV)
Luke 7:27
“‹This is› [he], ‹of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.›”
Verse in context — Luke 7
‹But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.›
‹But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.›
‹This is› [he], ‹of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.›
‹For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.›
And all the people that heard [him], and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
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