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

(A)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,[a]

(B)“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
    who will prepare your way,
(C)the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
    (D)‘Prepare[b] the way of the Lord,
    make his paths straight,’”

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  1. Mark 1:2 Some manuscripts in the prophets
  2. Mark 1:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness

As it is written in (A)the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

(B)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(C)‘Prepare the way of the Lord,[a]
    make his paths straight.

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  1. Luke 3:4 Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord

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

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  1. John 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight

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