Isa 40:3-5, Mal 3:1, 4:5, Mat 3:3, 11, 11:10, Mar 1:2-3, Luk 1:16-17, 3:4-6 | ESV | STEP | A voice cries : In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord ; make straight in the desert a highway for our God .

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.
4 ^eEvery valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
5 ^fAnd the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
^gfor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Malachi 3:1

1 ^h“Behold, I send ⁱmy messenger, and ^jhe will prepare the way before me. And the Lord ^kwhom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and ^lthe messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 4:5

5 ^m“Behold, I will send you ⁿElijah the prophet ^obefore 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,

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

Matthew 3:11

11 ^s“I baptize you with water ^tfor repentance, but ^uhe who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you ^vwith the Holy Spirit and ^wfire.

Matthew 11:10

10 This is he of whom it is written,

^x“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’

Mark 1:2-3

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

^aa“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way,
3 ^abthe voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^ac‘Prepare ^{▼▼Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness} the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”

Luke 1:16-17

16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and ^aehe will go before him ^afin the spirit and power of Elijah, ^agto turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and ^ahthe disobedient to the wisdom of the just, ^aito make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

Luke 3:4-6

4 As it is written in ^ajthe book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

^ak“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^al‘Prepare the way of the Lord, ^{▼▼Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord}
make his paths straight.
5 ^anEvery valley shall be filled,
^aoand every mountain and hill shall be made low,
^apand the crooked shall become straight,
and the rough places shall become level ways,
6 ^aqand all flesh shall see ^arthe salvation of God.’”