John 1:23

New American Bible - revised edition

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

Cross References

Mark 1:3

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

Matthew 3:3

It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said: “A voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.’”

John 3:28

You yourselves can testify that I said [that] I am not the Messiah, but that I was sent before him.

John 1:22

So they said to him, “Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you have to say for yourself?”

John 1:24

Some Pharisees were also sent.