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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
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Isaiah 40:3
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3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
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Isaiah 40:3
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Isaiah 40:3
English Standard Version
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.
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- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one crying
Isaiah 40:3
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 40:3
New American Standard Bible
3 (A)The voice of one calling out,
“(B)Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness;
Make [a]straight in the desert a highway for our God.
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- Isaiah 40:3 Or smooth
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:
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- 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 that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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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
Matthew 3:3
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 3:3
New American Standard Bible
3 For this is the (A)one referred to [a]by Isaiah the prophet when he said,
“(B)The voice of one [b]calling [c]out in the wilderness,
‘(C)Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”
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- Matthew 3:3 Or through
- Matthew 3:3 Or shouting
- Matthew 3:3 Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way
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
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Mark 1:3
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3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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Mark 1:3
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Mark 1:3
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3 (A)the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare[a] the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”
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- Mark 1:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
Mark 1:3
New American Standard Bible
Mark 1:3
New American Standard Bible
3 (A)The voice of one calling [a]out in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”
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- Mark 1:3 Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way
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 the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
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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
John 1:23
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John 1:23
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23 He said, “I am (A)the voice of one calling [a]out in the wilderness, ‘Make the way of the Lord straight,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
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- John 1:23 Or out, In the wilderness make the way
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