For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: "A voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the LORD; make His paths straight.' "
John 1:23 - English Majority Text Version He said: "I am 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Make straight the way of the LORD," ' just as Isaiah the prophet said." Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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. |
For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: "A voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the LORD; make His paths straight.' "
"A voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make His paths straight.' "
Then they said to him, "Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
You yourselves bear witness that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before Him.'