Mal 2:7, 4:5, Mat 11:10-11, Mar 1:2-3, Luk 1:76, 7:26-28, Joh 1:6-7 | ESV | STEP | For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge , and people should seek instruction from his mouth , for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts .

7 For ^athe lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people ^{▼▼Hebrew they} should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 4:5

5 ^c“Behold, I will send you ^dElijah the prophet ^ebefore the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

Matthew 11:10-11

10 This is he of whom it is written,

^f“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
11 Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Mark 1:2-3

2 ^gAs it is written in Isaiah the prophet, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts in the prophets}

ⁱ“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way,
3 ^jthe voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^k‘Prepare ^{▼▼Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness} the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”

Luke 1:76

76 And you, child, will be called ^mthe prophet of ⁿthe Most High;
for ^oyou will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

Luke 7:26-28

26 What then did you go out to see? ^pA prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written,

^q“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

John 1:6-7

6 There was a man ^rsent from God, whose name was ^sJohn. 7 He came as a ^twitness, to bear witness about the light, ^uthat all might believe through him.