Sirach 48:10
Good News Translation
10 The scripture says that you are ready to appear at the designated time,[a] to cool God's anger before it breaks out in fury; that you
will bring parents and children together again, and restore the tribes of Israel.
Footnotes
- Sirach 48:10 Hebrew you are...time; Greek unclear.
Baruch 5:7
Good News Translation
7 God has commanded that every high mountain and the everlasting hills shall be made low; he has commanded that the valleys shall be filled and the ground leveled, so that the people of Israel may come safely home in the glory of God.
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Matthew 3:3
Good News Translation
3 (A)John was the man the prophet Isaiah was talking about when he said,
“Someone is shouting in the desert,
‘Prepare a road for the Lord;
make a straight path for him to travel!’”
Matthew 3:3
New International Version
3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
Matthew 3:3
King James Version
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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Mark 1:3
Good News Translation
3 (A)Someone is shouting in the desert,
‘Get the road ready for the Lord;
make a straight path for him to travel!’”
Mark 1:3
New International Version
Mark 1:3
King James Version
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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John 1:23
Good News Translation
23 (A)John answered by quoting the prophet Isaiah:
“I am ‘the voice of someone shouting in the desert:
Make a straight path for the Lord to travel!’”
John 1:23
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
John 1:23
King James Version
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
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Isaiah 40:3
Good News Translation
3 (A)A voice cries out,
“Prepare in the wilderness a road for the Lord!
Clear the way in the desert for our God!
Isaiah 40:3
New International Version
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
- Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
Isaiah 40:3
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.
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Luke 3:4-6
Good News Translation
4 (A)As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah:
“Someone is shouting in the desert:
‘Get the road ready for the Lord;
make a straight path for him to travel!
5 Every valley must be filled up,
every hill and mountain leveled off.
The winding roads must be made straight,
and the rough paths made smooth.
6 The whole human race will see God's salvation!’”
Luke 3:4-6
New International Version
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
Footnotes
- Luke 3:6 Isaiah 40:3-5
Luke 3:4-6
King James Version
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
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