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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.

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  1. Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one crying
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Isaiah 40:3
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3 A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
    the way(A) for the Lord[a];
make straight(B) in the desert
    a highway for our God.[b](C)

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  1. Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
  2. Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
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Malachi 3:1
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3 (A)“Behold, I send (B)my messenger, and (C)he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord (D)whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and (E)the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

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Malachi 3:1
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3 “I will send my messenger,(A) who will prepare the way before me.(B) Then suddenly the Lord(C) you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant,(D) whom you desire,(E) will come,” says the Lord Almighty.

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Mark 1:2-5
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2 (A)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,[a]

(B)“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
    who will prepare your way,
3 (C)the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
    (D)‘Prepare[b] the way of the Lord,
    make his paths straight,’”

4 (E)John appeared, baptizing in (F)the wilderness and proclaiming (G)a baptism of (H)repentance (I)for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, (J)confessing their sins.

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  1. Mark 1:2 Some manuscripts in the prophets
  2. Mark 1:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
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Mark 1:2-5
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2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

“I will send my messenger ahead of you,
    who will prepare your way”[a](A)—
3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[b](B)

4 And so John the Baptist(C) appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance(D) for the forgiveness of sins.(E) 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

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  1. Mark 1:2 Mal. 3:1
  2. Mark 1:3 Isaiah 40:3
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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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  1. John 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight
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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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  1. John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
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Matthew 3:1-3
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way

3 (A)In those days (B)John the Baptist came preaching in (C)the wilderness of Judea, 2 (D)“Repent, for (E)the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a] 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

(F)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(G)‘Prepare[b] the way of the Lord;
    make his paths straight.’”

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  1. Matthew 3:2 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
  2. Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
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Matthew 3:1-3
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)

3 In those days John the Baptist(B) came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(C) has come near.” 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[a](D)

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  1. Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
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Luke 1:16-17
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16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and (A)he will go before him (B)in the spirit and power of Elijah, (C)to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and (D)the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, (E)to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

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Luke 1:16-17
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16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go on before the Lord,(A) in the spirit and power of Elijah,(B) to turn the hearts of the parents to their children(C) and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”(D)

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Luke 1:76-77
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76 And you, child, will be called (A)the prophet of (B)the Most High;
    for (C)you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
    (D)in the forgiveness of their sins,

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Luke 1:76-77
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76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet(A) of the Most High;(B)
    for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,(C)
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
    through the forgiveness of their sins,(D)

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Malachi 4:5-6
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5 (A)“Behold, I will send you (B)Elijah the prophet (C)before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will (D)turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and (E)strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”[a]

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  1. Malachi 4:6 The Hebrew term rendered decree of utter destruction refers to things devoted (or set apart) to the Lord (or by the Lord) for destruction
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Malachi 4:5-6
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5 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah(A) to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.(B) 6 He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children,(C) and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike(D) the land with total destruction.”(E)

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Isaiah 57:14
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Comfort for the Contrite

14 And it shall be said,
(A)“Build up, build up, prepare the way,
    remove every obstruction from my people's way.”

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Isaiah 57:14
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Comfort for the Contrite

14 And it will be said:

“Build up, build up, prepare the road!(A)
    Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.”(B)

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Isaiah 43:19
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19 (A)Behold, I am doing a new thing;
    now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
(B)I will make a way in the wilderness
    (C)and rivers in the desert.

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Isaiah 43:19
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19 See, I am doing a new thing!(A)
    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness(B)
    and streams in the wasteland.(C)

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Isaiah 62:10-11
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10 Go through, go through the gates;
    (A)prepare the way for the people;
(B)build up, build up the highway;
    clear it of stones;
    (C)lift up a signal over the peoples.
11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed
    to the end of the earth:
(D)Say to the daughter of Zion,
    (E)“Behold, your salvation comes;
behold, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense before him.”

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Isaiah 62:10-11
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10 Pass through, pass through the gates!(A)
    Prepare the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway!(B)
    Remove the stones.
Raise a banner(C) for the nations.

11 The Lord has made proclamation
    to the ends of the earth:(D)
“Say to Daughter Zion,(E)
    ‘See, your Savior comes!(F)
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.’”(G)

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Isaiah 35:8
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8 (A)And a highway shall be there,
    and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
(B)the unclean shall not pass over it.
    It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
    even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 35:8 Or if they are fools, they shall not wander in it
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Isaiah 35:8
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8 And a highway(A) will be there;
    it will be called the Way of Holiness;(B)
    it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(C) will not journey on it;
    wicked fools will not go about on it.

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Luke 3:2-6
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2 during (A)the high priesthood of Annas and (B)Caiaphas, (C)the word of God came to (D)John the son of Zechariah in (E)the wilderness. 3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming (F)a baptism of repentance (G)for the forgiveness of sins. 4 As it is written in (H)the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

(I)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(J)‘Prepare the way of the Lord,[a]
    make his paths straight.
5 (K)Every valley shall be filled,
    (L)and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
(M)and the crooked shall become straight,
    and the rough places shall become level ways,
6 (N)and all flesh shall see (O)the salvation of God.’”

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  1. Luke 3:4 Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord
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Luke 3:2-6
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2 during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas,(A) the word of God came to John(B) son of Zechariah(C) in the wilderness. 3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.(D) 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.
5 Every valley shall be filled in,
    every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
    the rough ways smooth.
6 And all people will see God’s salvation.’”[a](E)

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  1. Luke 3:6 Isaiah 40:3-5
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