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Matthew 11:10
ESV This is he of whom it is written, "‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
NIV This is the one about whom it is written: " ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’
NASB This is the one about whom it is written: ‘BEHOLD, I AM SENDING MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.’
CSB This is the one about whom it is written: See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.
NLT John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way before you.’
KJV For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
NKJV For this is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You.’

What does Matthew 11:10 mean?

The crowds following Jesus are now hearing about John the Baptist. Christ is reminding them that when the people went to see John in the wilderness, preaching about the kingdom and baptizing, he was strong and wore rough clothes (Matthew 11:7–9). Jesus has described John the Baptist as a prophet and more than a prophet. Now He quotes from Malachi 3:1 to show what He means.

John the Baptist was the fulfilment of Malachi's prophecy: "Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me" (Malachi 3:1) These words are spoken by the Lord of the one who will come before Him when He comes. This is a prophecy about the Messiah.

It's extremely important to note that Jesus confirms His own identity as the Messiah by making this reference. His insistence that John is the one Scriptures predicted to herald the Messiah means Jesus Himself is the Messiah. Jesus is upholding both John as God's messenger and Himself as the "one who is to come" (Matthew 11:3).
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