Luke 3:4
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Isaiah 40:3-5
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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.
4 (D)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.
5 (E)And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
(F)for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one crying
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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- John 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight
John 3:28-36
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28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, (A)‘I am not the Christ, but (B)I have been sent before him.’ 29 (C)The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. (D)The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, (E)rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. 30 (F)He must increase, but I must decrease.”[a]
31 (G)He who comes from above (H)is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and (I)speaks in an earthly way. (J)He who comes from heaven (K)is above all. 32 (L)He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, (M)yet no one receives his testimony. 33 Whoever receives his testimony (N)sets his seal to this, (O)that God is true. 34 For he whom (P)God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit (Q)without measure. 35 (R)The Father loves the Son and (S)has given all things into his hand. 36 (T)Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; (U)whoever does not obey the Son shall not (V)see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
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Luke 1:76-79
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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,
78 because of the (E)tender mercy of our God,
whereby (F)the sunrise shall (G)visit us[a] (H)from on high
79 to (I)give light to (J)those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into (K)the way of (L)peace.”
Footnotes
- Luke 1:78 Or when the sunrise shall dawn upon us; some manuscripts since the sunrise has visited us
John 1:26-36
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26 John answered them, (A)“I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, 27 even (B)he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” 28 These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Behold, the Lamb of God
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, (C)the Lamb of God, who (D)takes away the sin (E)of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, (F)‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but (G)for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 And John (H)bore witness: (I)“I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and (J)it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but (K)he who sent me to baptize (L)with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, (M)this is he who baptizes (N)with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son[a] of God.”
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, (O)the Lamb of God!”
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- John 1:34 Some manuscripts the Chosen One
John 1:7
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7 He came as a (A)witness, to bear witness about the light, (B)that all might believe through him.
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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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Matthew 3:3
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3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare[a] the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
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.”
Mark 1:3
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3 (A)the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare[a] the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”
Footnotes
- Mark 1:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
Malachi 4:6
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6 And he will (A)turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and (B)strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”[a]
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- 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
Isaiah 62:10
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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.
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