And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming (A)a baptism of repentance (B)for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in (C)the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

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

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:4 Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord

He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.(A) 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.
Every valley shall be filled in,
    every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
    the rough ways smooth.
And all people will see God’s salvation.’”[a](B)

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Footnotes

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