Isa 40:3, Mal 3:1, 4:5, Mat 3:3, Mar 1:2, Luk 7:26-27, Joh 1:23 | ESV | STEP | A voice cries : In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord ; make straight in the desert a highway for our God .

Isaiah 40:3

3 ^aA voice cries: ^{▼▼Or A voice of one crying}
^c“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
^dmake straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Malachi 3:1

1 ^e“Behold, I send ^fmy messenger, and ^ghe will prepare the way before me. And the Lord ^hwhom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and ⁱthe messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 4:5

5 ^j“Behold, I will send you ^kElijah the prophet ^lbefore the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

Matthew 3:3

3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

^m“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
ⁿ‘Prepare ^{▼▼Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness} the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”

Mark 1:2

2 ^pAs it is written in Isaiah the prophet, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts in the prophets}

^r“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way,

Luke 7:26-27

26 What then did you go out to see? ^sA prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written,

^t“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’

John 1:23

23 He said, “I am ^uthe voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight ^{▼▼Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight} the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”