John 1:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He said, ‘I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord , #– #just as Isaiah the prophet said.’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |