Luke 3:4

The Passion Translation

fulfilling what was written in the book of the prophet Isaiah: “Listen! You will hear a thunderous voice in the lonely wilderness telling you to wake up and get your heart ready for the coming of the Lord Yahweh. Make straight every twisted thing in your lives.

Cross References

Isaiah 57:14

Yahweh says, “Let the people return to me. Build! Build up the road, clear the way, and get it ready! Remove every obstacle from their path.”

Isaiah 62:10

Pass through, pass through the gates, and go from old to new. Prepare a new path for the people. Build! Build up a highway for them to come to me! Remove every hindrance and unfurl a banner for the nations!

Matthew 3:3

Isaiah was referring to John when he prophesied: A thunderous voice! One will be crying out in the wilderness, “Prepare yourself for the Lord’s coming and level a straight path inside your hearts for him.”

Mark 1:3

He is a thunderous voice of one who shouts in the wilderness: “Prepare your hearts for the coming of the Lord Yahweh, and clear a straight path inside your hearts for him!”

John 1:23

John answered them, “I am an urgent, thunderous voice crying out in the desert—clear the way and prepare your hearts for the coming of the Lord Yahweh!”

John 1:7

For he came as a witness, to point the way to the Light of Life, and to help everyone believe.