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“The(A) voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”

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(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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Footnotes

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


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

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  1. Mark 1:3 A ruler or nobleman traveling in the wilderness would have a crew of workmen preparing and clearing the road ahead of him. In spiritual terms, John the Baptist was clearing the way for the arrival of the Messiah by preparing the hearts of his followers.

“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. Mark 1:3 Isaiah 40:3

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

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