John 1:23 - Easy To Read Version

John told them the words of the prophet {\cf2\super [13]} Isaiah:

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King 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.”

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."

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.

John 1:23 Tagairtí Cros

Matthew 3:3

John the Baptizer is the one that Isaiah the prophet {\cf2\super [34]} was talking about. Isaiah said:

Mark 1:3

“There is a person shouting in the desert:\par ‘Prepare the way for the Lord.\par Make his paths straight.’”\par \i (Isaiah 40:3)\i0 \par

John 1:22

Then the Jews said, “Who are you? Tell us about yourself. Give us an answer to tell the people who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

John 1:24

These Jews were sent from the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [14]}

John 3:28

You yourselves heard me say, ‘I am not the Christ. {\cf2\super [54]} I am only the one that God sent to prepare the way for him.’