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Even as it is written [a]in Isaiah the prophet,

[b]Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way;
[c]The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight;

John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

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  1. Mark 1:2 Some ancient authorities read in the prophets.
  2. Mark 1:2 Mal. 3:1.
  3. Mark 1:3 Isa. 40:3.

The voice of one [a]that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.

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  1. Isaiah 40:3 Or, that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way etc.

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; [a]and the [b]messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.

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  1. Malachi 3:1 Or, even
  2. Malachi 3:1 Or, angel