And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Et toi, petit enfant, tu seras appelé prophète du Très-Haut; Car tu marcheras devant la face du Seigneur, pour préparer ses voies,
KJV
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
tion 2: Further, John "was sent by God . . . for a witness" ( Jn. 1:6,7 ) as a prophet; according to Lk. 1:76 : "Thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest." But the prophets who lived before Christ did not introduce any new rite, but persuaded men to observe the rit…
Thomas Aquinas
Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew
rophets, in the words of Zacharias, “And thou, Child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest.” [ Luke 1:76 ] Secondly; That the Jews might have no cause for offence; as He declared, “John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of Man came eat…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 99 (Migne)
t, Tu, inquit, puer Propheta Altissimi vocaberis: praeibis enim ante faciem Domini parare vias ejus (Luc. I, 76) . Nathanahel profitetur hoc modo, Rabbi, ait, tu es Filius Dei vivi, tu es rex Israel (Joan. I, 49) . Lucas nempe posuit ita: Et vocatum est nomen ejus Jesus, sicut di…
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