For this is the (A)one referred to [a]by Isaiah the prophet when he said,

(B)The voice of one [b]calling [c]out in the wilderness,
(C)Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”

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  1. Matthew 3:3 Or through
  2. Matthew 3:3 Or shouting
  3. Matthew 3:3 Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way

(A)The voice of one calling [a]out in the wilderness,
Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”

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  1. Mark 1:3 Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way

And he came into all (A)the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance [a]for the forgiveness of sins; as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

(B)The voice of one calling [b]out in the wilderness,
Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!
(C)Every ravine will be filled,
And every mountain and hill will be lowered;
The crooked will become straight,
And the rough roads smooth;

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  1. Luke 3:3 Or with reference to
  2. Luke 3:4 Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way

23 He said, “I am (A)the voice of one calling [a]out in the wilderness, ‘Make the way of the Lord straight,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

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  1. John 1:23 Or out, In the wilderness make the way

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