Luke 3:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Isaiah the prophet wrote about John when he said, “In the desert someone is shouting, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord! Make a straight path for him.

Cross References

Isaiah 57:14

The LORD says, “Clear the road! Get it ready for my people.”

Isaiah 62:10

People of Jerusalem, open your gates! Repair the road to the city and clear it of stones; raise a banner to help the nations find their way.

Malachi 4:6

He will lead children and parents to love each other more, so that when I come, I won't bring doom to the land.

Matthew 3:3

John was the one the prophet Isaiah was talking about, when he said, “In the desert someone is shouting, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord! Make a straight path for him.’ ”

Mark 1:3

In the desert someone is shouting, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord! Make a straight path for him.’ ”

John 1:23

John answered in the words of the prophet Isaiah, “I am only someone shouting in the desert, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord!’ ”

John 1:7

who came to tell about the light and to lead all people to have faith.