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John 1:23
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John 1:23
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John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’ ”
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John 1:23 in Other Translations
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He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
ESV
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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."
NLT
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John replied in the words of the prophet Isaiah: “I am a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Clear the way for the LORD ’s coming!’”
MSG
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"I'm thunder in the desert: 'Make the road straight for God!' I'm doing what the prophet Isaiah preached."
CSB
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He said, "I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord -just as Isaiah the prophet said."
John 1:23 In-Context
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They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
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Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
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John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’ ”
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Now the Pharisees who had been sent
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questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
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Matthew 3:1
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Isaiah 40:3
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Isaiah 40:3
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