Mat 11:10 | NET2full | STEP | This is the one about whom it is written: “‘ Look , I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you .’

‏ Matthew 11:10

10 This is the one about whom it is written:
“‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, ^{▼▼tn Grk “before your face” (an idiom).}
who will prepare your way before you.’ ^{▼▼sn The quotation is primarily from Mal 3:1 with pronouns from Exod 23:20, and provides a more precise description of John the Baptist’s role. He is the forerunner who points the way to the arrival of God’s salvation. His job is to prepare and guide the people (just as the cloud did for Israel in the wilderness at the time of the Exodus).}