Joh 1:23 | MHM | STEP | v. 23 : John replied by quoting the prophet Isaiah: “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord’” (John 1:23; Isaiah 40:3 ). John said his job was to prepare people for the coming of Jesus, not to promote himself. He was just a messenger, calling people to get ready for the Lord.

‏ John 1:23

v. 23: John replied by quoting the prophet Isaiah: “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord’” (John 1:23; Isaiah 40:3 ^a). John said his job was to prepare people for the coming of Jesus, not to promote himself. He was just a messenger, calling people to get ready for the Lord.