KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Luke 7:26–27
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Luke 7:26
26But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
26But what went ye out for to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say vnto you, and much more then a Prophet.
Luke 7:27
27This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
27This is he of whome it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
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DEFINED WORDS
Luke 7:26
However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Especially, an inspired teacher; He that prophesies.
Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893
Yes; truly; an expression of affirmation or emphasis.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
To speak, declare, tell, or express; also what is said.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A great quantity or degree; abundant in amount.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A greater amount, number, or degree; in a greater degree.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Luke 7:27
To write: to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
To look upon or see; as an interjection, look or take notice.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
One who bears a message or an errand; the bearer of a verbal or written commu nication, notice or invitation from one person to another, or to a public body; one who conyeys dispatches from one prince or court to another.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
To make all things ready; to put things in suitable order. Ina general sense, to fit, adapt or qualify for a particular purpose, end, use, service or state, by any means whatever.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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From verse 26
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Open the full verse study76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
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Open the full verse study35He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
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Open the full verse study6But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
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Open the full verse study26And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30He must increase, but I must decrease.
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Open the full verse study16The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
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Open the full verse study9But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
11Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
From verse 27
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Open the full verse study1BEHOLD, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
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Open the full verse study76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
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Open the full verse study2As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
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Open the full verse study23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
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Open the full verse study15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
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Open the full verse study5¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
6And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
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Open the full verse study10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
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Open the full verse study3¶ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
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