Matthew 3:1-3
American Standard Version
3 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying, 2 Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
[a]The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight.
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Mark 1:2-4
American Standard Version
2 Even as it is written [a]in Isaiah the prophet,
[b]Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way;
3 [c]The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight;
4 John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.
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Luke 3:2-4
American Standard Version
2 in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins; 4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
[a]The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight.
Footnotes
Isaiah 40:3
American Standard Version
3 The voice of one [a]that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.
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- Isaiah 40:3 Or, that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way etc.
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