For this is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, saying: "A voice crying out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight his paths."
John 1:23 - 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." Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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.” 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. English Standard Version 2016 He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.” |
For this is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, saying: "A voice crying out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight his paths."
The voice of one crying out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight his paths."
Therefore, they said to him: "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
You yourselves offer testimony for me that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but that I have been sent before him.