Luke 7:27

27 He is the messenger Malachi announced when he wrote, I'm sending my messenger on ahead To make the road smooth for you.

Luke 7:27 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 7:27

This is he of whom it is written
In ( Malachi 3:1 ) . (See Gill on Matthew 11:10). (See Gill on Mark 1:2).

Luke 7:27 In-Context

25 Hardly. What then? A sheik in silk pajamas? Not in the wilderness, not by a long shot.

26 What then? A messenger from God? That's right, a messenger! Probably the greatest messenger you'll ever hear.

27 He is the messenger Malachi announced when he wrote, I'm sending my messenger on ahead To make the road smooth for you.

28 "Let me lay it out for you as plainly as I can: No one in history surpasses John the Baptizer, but in the kingdom he prepared you for, the lowliest person is ahead of him.

29 The ordinary and disreputable people who heard John, by being baptized by him into the kingdom, are the clearest evidence;