John 1:23

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John replied, using the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I’m the voice calling out in the desert, ‘Make a straight way for the Lord.’ ”

Cross References

Mark 1:3

“A messenger is calling out in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight.’ ”

Matthew 3:3

John is the one Isaiah the prophet was talking about when he said, “A messenger is calling out in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ”

John 3:28

You yourselves heard me say, ‘I’m not the Messiah, I was sent ahead of him.’

John 1:22

They asked one last time, “Then who are you? Give us an answer to take back to the people who sent us. Who do you say you are?”

John 1:24

The Pharisees who’d been sent