For this is the (A)one referred to [a]by Isaiah the prophet when he said,

(B)The voice of one [b]calling [c]out in the wilderness,
(C)Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!’”

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  1. Matthew 3:3 Or through
  2. Matthew 3:3 Or shouting
  3. Matthew 3:3 Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way

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](A)

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  1. Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3

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

“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

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

(A)The voice of one calling [a]out in the wilderness,
Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight!
(B)Every ravine will be filled,
And every mountain and hill will be lowered;
The crooked will become straight,
And the rough roads smooth;
(C)And all [b]flesh will (D)see the salvation of God!’”

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  1. Luke 3:4 Or out, Prepare in the wilderness the way
  2. Luke 3:6 I.e., mankind

As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.
Every valley shall be filled in,
    every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
    the rough ways smooth.
And all people will see God’s salvation.’”[a](A)

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  1. Luke 3:6 Isaiah 40:3-5

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

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  1. John 1:23 Or out, In the wilderness make the way

23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,(A) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”[a](B)

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  1. John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3