John 1:23 - New Revised Standard Version

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.

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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."

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.

John 1:23 Cross References

Matthew 3:3

This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ ”

Mark 1:3

the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’ ”

John 1:22

Then they said to him, “Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

John 1:24

Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

John 3:28

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent ahead of him.’