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# This is he of whom it is written
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "John is the one the prophets wrote about long ago" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# See, I am sending
In this verse, Jesus is quoting the prophet Malachi and saying that John is the messenger of which Malachi spoke.
# before your face
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This idiom means "in front of you" or "to go ahead of you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# your
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The word "your" is singular because God was speaking to the Messiah in the quotation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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