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John 1:23

IsaiahJesus
Prophecy

21 “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

22 So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

24 Then the Pharisees who had been sent

25 asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
KJV
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
WEB
He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
ASV
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
DARBY
He said, I [am] [the] voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of [the] Lord, as said Esaias the prophet.
BLB
He was saying, “I [am] a voice crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ just as Isaiah the prophet said.”
ÅB
Han sa: Jeg er en røst av en som roper i ørkenen: Gjør Herrens vei jevn, som profeten Jesaja har sagt.
OTB
Johannes svarte med ordene til profeten Jesaja, “Jeg er stemmen til en som roper i ørkenen: ‘Gjør Herrens vei klar’”
B1930
Han sa: Jeg er en røst av en som roper i ørkenen: Gjør Herrens vei jevn, som profeten Esaias har sagt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 40:3–5

    A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

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  • Mark 1:3

    “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

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  • Matthew 3:3

    This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

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  • Luke 1:76–79

    And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

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  • John 3:28

    You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

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  • Luke 1:16–17

    Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.

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  • Luke 3:4–6

    as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.

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