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John 1:23

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Prophecy

21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that 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

    The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

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  • Mark 1:3

    The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

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  • Matthew 3:3

    For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

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  • Luke 1:76–79

    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;

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  • John 3:28

    Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

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  • Luke 1:16–17

    And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

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  • Luke 3:4–6

    As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

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