Matthew 3:2-3
New King James Version
2 and saying, “Repent, for (A)the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
(B)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(C)‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
Matthew 3:2-3
New American Standard Bible
2 “(A)Repent, for (B)the kingdom of heaven [a]is at hand.” 3 For this is the (C)one referred to [b]by Isaiah the prophet when he said,
“(D)The voice of one [c]calling [d]out in the wilderness,
‘(E)Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:2 Lit has come near
- Matthew 3:3 Or through
- Matthew 3:3 Or shouting
- Matthew 3:3 Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way
Matthew 3:2-3
King James Version
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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Isaiah 40:3-4
New King James Version
3 (A)The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)“Prepare the way of the Lord;
(C)Make straight [a]in the desert
A highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill brought low;
(D)The crooked places shall be made [b]straight
And the rough places smooth;
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX omits in the desert
- Isaiah 40:4 Or a plain
Isaiah 40:3-4
New American Standard Bible
3 (A)The voice of one calling out,
“(B)Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness;
Make [a]straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Let every valley be lifted up,
And every mountain and hill be made low;
And let the uneven ground become a plain,
And the rugged terrain a broad valley;
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 Or smooth
Isaiah 40:3-4
King James Version
3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
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