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Matthew 3:2-3
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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.’ ”

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Matthew 3:2-3
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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!’”

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  1. Matthew 3:2 Lit has come near
  2. Matthew 3:3 Or through
  3. Matthew 3:3 Or shouting
  4. Matthew 3:3 Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way
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Matthew 3:2-3
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2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(A) has come near.” 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
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Isaiah 40:3-4
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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;

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  1. Isaiah 40:3 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX omits in the desert
  2. Isaiah 40:4 Or a plain
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Isaiah 40:3-4
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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;

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  1. Isaiah 40:3 Or smooth
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Isaiah 40:3-4
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3 A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
    the way(A) for the Lord[a];
make straight(B) in the desert
    a highway for our God.[b](C)
4 Every valley shall be raised up,(D)
    every mountain and hill(E) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,(F)
    the rugged places a plain.

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  1. Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
  2. Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
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