‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, 1
who will prepare your way before you.’ 2
14:22 Immediately Jesus 3 made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.
1 tn Grk “before your face” (an idiom).
2 sn The quotation is primarily from Mal 3:1 with pronouns from Exod 23:20. Here is the forerunner who points the way to the arrival of God’s salvation. His job is to prepare and guide the people, as the cloud did for Israel in the desert.
3 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.