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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 out in the wilderness,
‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ ”
as the prophet Isaiah said.(A)
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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
Isaiah 40:3-5
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Isaiah 40:3-5
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3 A voice cries out:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.(A)
4 Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.(B)
5 Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Isaiah 40:3-5
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Isaiah 40:3-5
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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)
4 Every valley shall be raised up,(D)
every mountain and hill(E) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,(F)
the rugged places a plain.
5 And the glory(G) of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.(H)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”(I)
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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
Mark 1:3
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Mark 1:3
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3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight,’ ”(A)
Mark 1:3
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Mark 1:3
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Matthew 3:3
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Matthew 3:3
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3 This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said,
“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’ ”(A)
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
Luke 1:76-79
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Luke 1:76-79
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76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,(A)
77 to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.(B)
78 Because of the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break[a] upon[b] us,
79 to shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”(C)
Luke 1:76-79
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Luke 1:76-79
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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)
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun(E) will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,(F)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”(G)
Luke 1:16-17
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Luke 1:16-17
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16 He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.(A) 17 With the spirit and power of Elijah he will go before him, to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”(B)
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Luke 1:16-17
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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)
Luke 3:4-6
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Luke 3:4-6
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4 as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,
“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.(A)
5 Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth,
6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ”(B)
Luke 3:4-6
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Luke 3:4-6
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4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
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- Luke 3:6 Isaiah 40:3-5
John 3:28
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John 3:28
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28 You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah,[a] but I have been sent ahead of him.’(A)
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John 3:28
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John 3:28
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28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’(A)
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