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.’”

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  1. Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness

This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[a](A)

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  1. Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3

(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.

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  1. Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one crying

A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
    the way(A) for the Lord[a];
make straight(B) in the desert
    a highway for our God.[b](C)

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  1. Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
  2. Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God