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Isaiah 40:3
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Isaiah 40:3
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- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
- Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
Isaiah 40:3
New King James Version
Isaiah 40:3
New King James Version
3 (A)The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)“Prepare the way of the Lord;
(C)Make straight [a]in the desert
A highway for our God.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX omits in the desert
Isaiah 40:3
English Standard Version
Isaiah 40:3
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3 (A)A voice cries:[a]
(B)“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
(C)make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one crying
Matthew 3:3
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Matthew 3:3
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3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
Matthew 3:3
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Matthew 3:3
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3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
Matthew 3:3
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Matthew 3:3
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3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare[a] the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
Mark 1:3
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Mark 1:3
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Mark 1:3
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Mark 1:3
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3 “The(A) voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
Mark 1:3
English Standard Version
Mark 1:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare[a] the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”
Footnotes
- Mark 1:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
John 1:23
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John 1:23
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23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,(A) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”[a](B)
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- John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
John 1:23
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John 1:23
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23 He said: (A)“I am
(B)‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
“Make straight the way of the Lord,” ’
as the prophet Isaiah said.”
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John 1:23
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John 1:23
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23 He said, “I am (A)the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight[a] the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
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- John 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight
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