Isa 40:3, Mat 3:1, 11:7, Mar 1:3, Luk 1:80, 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.

Matthew 3:1

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 ^eIn those days ^fJohn the Baptist came preaching in ^gthe wilderness of Judea,

Matthew 11:7

7 As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out ^hinto the wilderness to see? ⁱA reed shaken by the wind?

Mark 1:3

3 ^jthe voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^k‘Prepare ^{▼▼Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness} the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”

Luke 1:80

80 ^mAnd the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was ⁿin the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

John 1:23

23 He said, “I am ^othe 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.”