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John 1:23

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He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

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John 1:23 in other translations

He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

John 1:23 · American Standard Version

John 1:23 in context

  1. 21They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”
    He said, “I am not.”
    “Are you the prophet?”
    He answered, “No.”
  2. 22They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
  3. 23He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
  4. 24The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
  5. 25They asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”