Bible Cross References
Behold
Luke 1:15-17
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John will be great in the Lord's sight. He must not drink any wine or strong drink. From his very birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit,
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and he will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
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He will go ahead of the Lord, strong and mighty like the prophet Elijah. He will bring fathers and children together again; he will turn disobedient people back to the way of thinking of the righteous; he will get the Lord's people ready for him."
Luke 1:76-17
Isaiah 40:3
A voice cries out, "Prepare in the wilderness a road for the LORD! Clear the way in the desert for our God!
Malachi 3:1
The LORD Almighty answers, "I will send my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger you long to see will come and proclaim my covenant."
Malachi 4:5
"But before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes, I will send you the prophet Elijah.
Malachi 4:6
He will bring fathers and children together again; otherwise I would have to come and destroy your country."
John 1:23
John answered by quoting the prophet Isaiah: "I am 'the voice of someone shouting in the desert: Make a straight path for the Lord to travel!' "