Matthew 3:3
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3 This is the one who was mentioned by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the road for the Lord,
[a]Make His highways straight (level, direct)!’”(A)
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:3 A ruler or nobleman traveling in the wilderness would have a crew of workmen preparing and clearing the road ahead of him. In spiritual terms, the message was clearing the way for the arrival of the Messiah by preparing the hearts of His followers.
Matthew 3:3
New International Version
3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
Mark 1:3-4
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3
A voice of one shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
[a]Make His paths straight!’”(A)
4 [b]John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins [that is, requiring a change of one’s old way of thinking, turning away from sin and seeking God and His righteousness].
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- Mark 1:3 A ruler or nobleman traveling in the wilderness would have a crew of workmen preparing and clearing the road ahead of him. In spiritual terms, John the Baptist was clearing the way for the arrival of the Messiah by preparing the hearts of his followers.
- Mark 1:4 Considered the last of the Old Testament prophets, John the Baptist was the son of Zecharias (Zechariah) the priest and his wife, Elizabeth. Elizabeth and Mary, the mother of Jesus, were related (Luke 1:36), and Mary may have been with Elizabeth at the time John was born (Luke 1:56). John the Baptist is not to be confused with John the Apostle who, along with his brother James, was among the twelve disciples of Jesus.
Mark 1:3-4
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Luke 3:4-6
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4 as it is written and forever remains written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
[a]Make His paths straight.
5
‘Every ravine shall be filled up,
And every mountain and hill shall be leveled;
And the crooked [places] shall be made straight,
And the rough roads smooth;
6
and [b]all mankind shall see the salvation of God.’”(A)
Luke 3:4-6
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4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
Footnotes
- Luke 3:6 Isaiah 40:3-5
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