John 1:23 - 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.

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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."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ He said: I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias.

English Standard Version 2016

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

John 1:23 Cross References

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.

Mark 1:3

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

John 1:22

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

John 1:24

And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

John 3:28

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