Malachi 3:1

The messenger preparing the way.

Text — King James Version (1611)

3:1Behold, 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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Justin Martyr — Dialogue with Trypho curated

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Augustine of Hippo — City of God cited in text · 2 references — Of the Prophecy of the Three Prophets, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
John Chrysostom — Homilies on the Gospel of John cited in text · 2 references — John 1:6
Clement of Rome — First Epistle to the Corinthians cited in text · 1 reference — Be Humble, and Believe that Christ Will Come Again.
Jerome — Letters cited in text · 1 reference — (Jerome)

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