Listen, there is a person shouting!\par “Prepare a way in the desert for the Lord!\par Make the road in the desert level\par for our God!\par
Matthew 24:26 - Easy To Read Version “Some person might tell you, ‘The Christ {\cf2\super [374]} is there in the desert!’ But don’t go into the desert to look for the Christ. Another person might say, ‘There is the Christ in that room!’ But don’t believe that. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So if they say to you, Behold, He is in the wilderness (desert)–do not go out there; if they tell you, Behold, He is in the secret places or inner rooms–do not believe it. American Standard Version (1901) If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe it not. Common English Bible So if they say to you, ‘Look, he’s in the desert,’ don’t go out. And if they say, ‘Look, he’s in the rooms deep inside the house,’ don’t believe it. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, if they will have said to you, 'Behold, he is in the desert,' do not choose to go out, or, 'Behold, he is in the inner rooms,' do not be willing to believe it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If therefore they shall say to you: Behold he is in the desert, go ye not out: Behold he is in the closets, believe it not. |
Listen, there is a person shouting!\par “Prepare a way in the desert for the Lord!\par Make the road in the desert level\par for our God!\par
When the Son of Man {\cf2\super [375]} comes, he will be seen by all people. It will be like lightning flashing in the sky that can be seen everywhere.
At that time John the Baptizer came and began telling people a message \{from God\}. This was in the desert area of Judea.
Then you are not the man I thought you were? I thought you were the Egyptian man who started some trouble against the government not long ago. That Egyptian man led 4,000 killers out to the desert.”