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John 1:23-25
King James Version
John 1:23-25
King James Version
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.
24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
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John 1:23-25
English Standard Version
John 1:23-25
English Standard Version
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.”
24 (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) 25 They asked him, (B)“Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
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- John 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight
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