Luke 3:4
New King James Version
4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying:
(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.
Isaiah 40:3-5
New King James Version
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.
4 Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill brought low;
(D)The crooked places shall be made [b]straight
And the rough places smooth;
5 The (E)glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
And all flesh shall see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX omits in the desert
- Isaiah 40:4 Or a plain
John 1:23
New King James Version
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 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)He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but (D)the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. 30 (E)He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 (F)He who comes from above (G)is above all; (H)he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. (I)He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 And (J)what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony. 33 He who has received His testimony (K)has certified that God is true. 34 (L)For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit (M)by measure. 35 (N)The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. 36 (O)He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the (P)wrath of God abides on him.”
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Luke 1:76-79
New King James Version
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,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the [a]Dayspring from on high [b]has visited us;
79 (D)To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To (E)guide our feet into the way of peace.”
John 1:26-36
New King James Version
26 John answered them, saying, (A)“I baptize with water, (B)but there stands One among you whom you do not know. 27 (C)It is He who, coming after me, [a]is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”
28 These things were done (D)in [b]Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
The Lamb of God(E)
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! (F)The Lamb of God (G)who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who [c]is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ 31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, (H)therefore I came baptizing with water.”
32 (I)And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, (J)this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the (K)Son of God.”
The First Disciples
35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. 36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, (L)“Behold the Lamb of God!”
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John 1:7
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7 This man came for a (A)witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might (B)believe.
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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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Matthew 3:3
New King James Version
3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
Isaiah 57:14
New King James Version
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.”
Mark 1:3
New King James Version
3 “The(A) voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
Malachi 4:6
New King James Version
6 And (A)he will turn
The hearts of the fathers to the children,
And the hearts of the children to their fathers,
Lest I come and (B)strike the earth with (C)a curse.”
Isaiah 62:10
New King James Version
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!
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