John 1:23 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

²³ He said, *I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Yeshaiyahu the prophet said.*

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness [the voice of one shouting in the desert], Prepare the way of the Lord [level, straighten out, the path of the Lord], as the prophet Isaiah said. [Isa. 40:3.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

Common English Bible

²³ John replied, “I am a voice crying out in the wilderness, Make the Lord’s path straight, just as the prophet Isaiah said.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ He said, "I am a voice crying out in the desert, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' just as the prophet Isaiah said."

John 1:23 Cross References

Matthew 3:3

For this is he who was spoken of by Yeshaiyahu the prophet, saying, *The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.*

Mark 1:3

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'*

John 1:22

They said therefore to him, *Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?*

John 1:24

The ones who had been sent were from the Perushim.

John 3:28

You yourselves testify that I said, 'I am not the Messiah,' but, 'I have been sent before him.'