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Isaiah 40:3
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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.

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  1. Isaiah 40:3 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX omits in the desert
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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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Mark 1:2-5
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2 As it is written in [a]the Prophets:

(A)“Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.”
3 “The(B) voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”

4 (C)John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance [b]for the remission of sins. 5 (D)Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

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  1. Mark 1:2 NU Isaiah the prophet
  2. Mark 1:4 Or because of forgiveness
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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: (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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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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Malachi 3:1
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The Coming Messenger

3 “Behold, (A)I send My messenger,
And he will (B)prepare the way before Me.
And the Lord, whom you seek,
Will suddenly come to His temple,
(C)Even the Messenger of the covenant,
In whom you delight.
Behold, (D)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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Matthew 3:1-3
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)

3 In those days (B)John the Baptist came preaching (C)in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, “Repent, for (D)the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:

(E)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(F)‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”

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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 (A)He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

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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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Malachi 4:5-6
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5 Behold, I will send you (A)Elijah the prophet
(B)Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
6 And (C)he will turn
The hearts of the fathers to the children,
And the hearts of the children to their fathers,
Lest I come and (D)strike the earth with (E)a curse.”

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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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Luke 1:76-77
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76 “And you, child, will be called the (A)prophet of the Highest;
For (B)you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
77 To give (C)knowledge of salvation to His people
By the remission 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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Isaiah 57:14
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Healing for the Backslider

14 And one shall say,
(A)“Heap it up! Heap it up!
Prepare the way,
Take the stumbling block out of the way of My people.”

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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 Behold, I will do a (A)new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
(B)I will even make a road in the wilderness
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 35:8
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8 A (A)highway shall be there, and a road,
And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
(B)The unclean shall not pass over it,
But it shall be for others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
Shall not go astray.

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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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Isaiah 62:10-11
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10 Go through,
Go through the gates!
(A)Prepare the way for the people;
Build up,
Build up the highway!
Take out the stones,
(B)Lift up a banner for the peoples!

11 Indeed the Lord has proclaimed
To the end of the world:
(C)“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Surely your salvation is coming;
Behold, His (D)reward is with Him,
And His [a]work before Him.’ ”

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  1. Isaiah 62:11 recompense
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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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Luke 3:2-6
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2 [a]while (A)Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to (B)John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 (C)And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance (D)for the remission of sins, 4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying:

(E)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled
And every mountain and hill brought low;
The crooked places shall be made straight
And the rough ways smooth;
6 And (F)all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ”

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  1. Luke 3:2 NU, M in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas
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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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